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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Monday, November 9, 2009 9:17 PM CST
EIU grad to screen new documentary

CHARLESTON — Hundreds of drawings by children from Darfur and Sri Lanka star in the new documentary, “Crayons and Paper,” which will screen at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The film, directed by EIU alum Bruce David Janu, features Dr. Jerry Ehrlich and the work he has done with Doctors Without Borders in both Darfur and Sri Lanka. Janu will be present at the screening to introduce the film and answer questions.

When Dr. Ehrlich goes on humanitarian missions, he brings with him a supply of crayons and paper. Over the years, the 74-year-old pediatrician has discovered that the drawings made by children speak louder than his own voice and are a living testament to the atrocities committed upon children in some of the world’s most violent places.

Janu, who graduated with a master’s degree in history in 1991, first met Ehrlich while working on his documentary “Facing Sudan” in 2005.

“Facing Sudan,” his first documentary feature, won best documentary awards in 2007 at the Illinois International Film Festival and the Landlocked Film Festival.

After finishing “Facing Sudan,” Janu was ready for another documentary. He decided to focus more on the work of Dr. Ehrlich.

“I didn’t think Dr. Jerry’s story was complete in the first film,” he said. “So here I am again, hopefully using Dr. Jerry’s story to raise awareness not only about Darfur, but about Sri Lanka as well.”

When he is not making films, Janu teaches A.P. United States history and sociology at John Hersey High School in suburban Chicago.

Prior to the screening of the film, Janu will present a lecture about his work on both films and give some historical insight to the conflict in Sudan.

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