When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016, English. Directed by Paul J. Lynch.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY is a feature length documentary about the transformation achieved by 12 orphan genocide survivors in Rwanda after participating in a new form of sustainable humanitarian aid called Project LIGHT. Using a train the trainer model, these young people called Ambassadors, were trained to heal their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and their hearts as well as teach others to do the same. In only two short years they paid forward their healing to hundreds, from Rwanda to Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 29 March 2016
- Country
- Rwanda, United States of America
- Written by
- Ellen Goldwasser
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When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 March 2016. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy?
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy (2016) was directed by Paul J. Lynch and stars Scarlett Lewis, J.T. Lewis, Lori Leyden.