| The Boys of Baraka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Heidi Ewing Rachel Grady |
| Produced by | Heidi Ewing Rachel Grady |
| Starring | Devon Brown Richard Keyser |
| Music by | J.J. McGeehan |
| Cinematography | Marco Franzoni Tony Hardmon |
| Editing by | Enat Sidi |
| Distributed by | ITVS |
| Release date(s) | 30 November 2005 |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Language | English |
The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film produced and directed by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (both of whom also made Jesus Camp in 2006). Twenty at-risk boys from Baltimore attend the seventh and eighth grades at a boarding school in Kenya. The documentary follows them in Kenya and in Baltimore, before and after attending the Baraka School in Kenya. It also mentions that 76% of African Americans in Baltimore do not graduate High School.
It premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2005 winning a Special Jury Prize. The film also won the Audience Award Best Feature Film at the 2005 Silverdocs Festival at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland. The film also won the Gold Hugo at The Chicago Film Festival, won the NAACP Image Award and was nominated for an Emmy.