Invisible Children releases new film, "KONY 2012: Part II - Beyond Famous"

Invisible Children has released a sequel to their polarizing KONY 2012 film, titled KONY 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous. The sequel addresses some of the media coverage surrounding the first film and claims to go more in-depth on the issue at hand, a topic many felt was simplified in the first film. According to the description on YouTube:

“KONY 2012: Part II — Beyond Famous offers a closer look at the LRA and explores the solutions put forward by leaders of the currently-affected areas of CAR, DRC, and South Sudan, where local communities continue to live under the constant threat of LRA violence. This generation has responded to the call to make Joseph Kony famous. Now we need to dig deeper and turn awareness into informed action. That starts with sharing this film and continues with participating in Cover the Night, the advocacy and awareness event taking place worldwide on April 20th.”

The BBC adds more context for the new video:

“The first film profiled Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, a militia operating in several African countries which has kidnapped thousands of children, forcing girls to become sex slaves and boys to fight as child soldiers.

Some criticised the video for oversimplifying a complex issue. Uganda's Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi said that the video wrongly gave the impression that the country was still at war.

Titled Kony 2012: Beyond Famous, the new release begins with the huge media reaction to the initial release, highlighting the mainstream media coverage the video gained across the US.

But it quickly switches focus to Africa, with more voices from Uganda than were featured in the emotive first release.

That film struck a chord with a younger generation not often engaged with the traditional news agenda.

'This generation has responded to the call to make Joseph Kony famous,' the group said, promising to take the 'next step' on 20 April.

'Part II gives a closer look at the Lord's Resistance Army, the international efforts to stop them, the progress that has already been made, and what we can all do to help,' the group said.”

Watch the film below and let us know what you think in the comments.