Climate of Conflict

Climate of Conflict: Nigeria’s Burning Divide, 

is a feature-length documentary film exposing the escalating violence in Nigeria’s Kaduna State where we witness firsthand the plight of Christian farmers relentlessly targeted by those Fulani herders who have been radicalized as Islamists. Using the climate-induced drought and desertification excuse, shifting migratory patterns of the Fulani herdsmen into southern Kaduna State has created an inter-communal, economic competition that is further exacerbated by deep-seated religious tensions and rivalries that are unraveling into a dangerous cycle of progressing violence and persecution. Through the testimonies of survivors detailing their brutalization by Islamist Fulanis, the film aims to educate, inform, and raise global awareness of the issue. Expert testimonials by historians, human rights activists, lawyers, environmentalists, local officials, Muslim and Christian scholars and religious experts will layer the backdrop of the hostilities. While the documentary raises awareness of environmental and economic justice issues, it poses the question of why a scourge of religious persecution, on an alarming uptick in over 90% of countries worldwide, doesn’t elicit mainstream media attention.