Kony & Redemption: Can Movements Outlive Their Founders?

by Jason Russell

The famous 30-minute documentary, KONY 2012, became the most viral video in history, reaching more than 100 million views in six days. At the peak of the video’s success, Jason Russell, the director and founder of Invisible Children Inc., suffered a radical and public breakdown. Russell admits his personal limits and their power over him. He shares his own story of breakdown and redemption and asks if a movement can, in fact, outlive its founder.

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