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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / COMEDY FOR PEACE
TRT: 02:48
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 APRIL 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
23 APRIL 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, audience
2. Med shot, comedian
3. Close up, person in audience laughing
4. Med shot, comedian
5. Med shot, audience laughing
6. Med shot, comedian
7. Med shot, audience laughing
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Diu Lual Atent Lual, Musician and Comedian:
“Comedy in South Sudan is growing because we are targeting our people, whatever they are doing in their daily lives. And when we come together and make comedy, and then they laugh, this will release those bad things from them or those tumours from their hearts; and then they will be having a peace of mind. This ‘Comedy for Peace’, it is really a great job by UNMISS, and it is a very big contribution to South Sudan.”
9. Wide shot, UNMISS quiz
10. Med shot, UNMISS officers in attendance
11. Various shots, UNMISS quiz
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Toma, Comedian:
“This is a very good event that when that happens every now and then you can send out messages of peace to the people because our country is in need of urgent peace. So, such events are very important if UNMISS can do it in different towns, not only in Juba city, but other towns, so that the messages of peace can reach the society.”
13. Wide shot, audience
14. Med shot, singer
15. Med shot, audience laughing
16. Wide shot, UNMISS peacekeepers preforming
17. Wide shot, audience
18. Wide shot, performers
19. Wide shot, audience
20. Pan right, stage to audience
Hundreds of revellers on Sunday laughed away at jokes during a ‘Comedy for Peace’ event organized by the Free Voice NGO and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The show brought together people from different ethnic, cultural, political and ideological backgrounds under one roof, to share in the cultural and artistic heritage of South Sudan with many jokes poking fun at the state of the country and foreigners alike.
Well-known comedians in the country like Wokil, Fell Free, Ziko, Lotole,and Kon Kuol all spun out their best jokes to a receptive audience that did not seem to tire. Musician and Comedian Diu Lual Atent Lual said comedy was expanding in South Sudan and appreciated that UNMISS was taking advantage of this to communicate to audiences.
SOUNDBITE (English) Diu Lual Atent Lual, Musician and Comedian:
“Comedy in South Sudan is growing because we are targeting our people, whatever they are doing in their daily lives. And when we come together and make comedy, and then they laugh, this will release those bad things from them or those tumours from their hearts; and then they will be having a peace of mind. This ‘Comedy for Peace’, it is really a great job by UNMISS, and it is a very big contribution to South Sudan.”
UNMISS used the event to introduce its work the audience in an attempt to deliver a message of peace and unity in diversity. Comedian Toma said through such events, UNMISS could convey a message of peace to the people of South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Toma, Comedian
“This is a very good event. And when that happens every now and then you can send out messages of peace to the people because our country is in need of urgent peace. So, such events are very important. If UNMISS can do it in different towns, not only in Juba city, but other towns, so that the messages of peace can reach the society.”
UNMISS said another main purpose of this event was to create awareness about the role of the Mission in the country and help dispel misconceptions. The mission quizzed the audience on its mandate and activities in South Sudan and provided prizes for correct answers.
