WAR WITCH on the road to the Oscars.

WAR WITCH, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and an Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film, recently released an extended featurette detailing the many struggles it overcame on its road to the Oscars.

WAR WITCH took 10 years to make and was shot entirely in the Congo.  There were many challenges, including the crew being mistaken for actual army rebels. The lead actress, Rachel Mwanza, was twelve years old and living on the streets when she was cast in the film. The experience making the film has completely changed her life – she is now in school and the filmmakers continue to provide her with a caregiver. She attended the Berlin Film Festival last year, where she won the Silver Bear award for Best Actress. Rachel's journey with the film will conclude on the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

Trailer (YouTube): http://youtu.be/zIgWvpFel10

Poster: http://bit.ly/Y3VFer

Official Stills: http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/media/tribeca-film-press/War_Witch.html

Website: www.warwitch-film.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WarWitchfilm

Synopsis: Komona (Rachel Mwanza) is only 12 years old when she is kidnapped by rebel soldiers and enslaved to a life of guerrilla warfare in the African jungle. Forced to commit unspeakable acts of brutality, she finds hope for survival in protective, ghost-like visions (inspiring a rebel chief to anoint her "War Witch"), and in a tender relationship with a fellow soldier named Magician (Serge Kanyinda). Together, they manage to escape the rebels' clutches, and a normal life finally seems within reach. But after their freedom proves short-lived, Komona realizes she must find a way to bury the ghosts of her past.

Distributor: Tribeca Film

God luck to the movie and Anne-Marie Gélinas the producer.