For the first time in history, the United States government declared a genocide while it was still taking place. In this film, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals shed light on the situation in Darfur and on the need to get involved. From a UCLA graduate in Los Angeles to a Darfuri woman who joins the rebel forces, a prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, a United Nations humanitarian worker in Sudan, a well-known actor and activist, and the leader of a community in a Darfur refugee camp, the film portrays the heroic efforts of these six people responding to a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes.