Description
An investigation into the horrific and terrifying phenomen of children stigmatised as witches in Nigeria.
In the River Delta region of Nigeria, countless children are being beaten, tortured and abandoned by frightened parents and communities. These children have been branded as 'witches' by corrupt local preachers who terrify villagers into believing that their children are possessed by witchcraft, preying on their fears that these children will bring them death, accident and disease. Villagers are forced to pay huge sums of money for their children to be 'exorcised' by these pastors, but these young children often end up wandering the countryside, abandoned and alone. If they are lucky, they will find their way to 'Stepping Stones', a UK charity funded orphanage in the River Delta region which offers refuge to over 140 of these 'Witch Children'. 'Stepping Stones' director Gary Foxcroft struggles to reunite these children with their families, and tries to convince the government to outlaw child abandonment and protect children from being stigmatised as witches..
This film investigates the roots of the terrifying epidemic of Africa's Child Witches, and identifies those individuals and churches believed to be behind this disturbing recent phenomenon.
Saving Africa's Witch Children - Red Rebel Films Ltd and Southern Star Entertainment UK plc 2008.
Photo provided courtesy of redrebelfilms.com.