https://www.amclub.ch/events/450/

Film Screening and Panel Discussion with director
The Comfort Dogs of Uganda
30 min
Documentary 2025 Australia
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Richard Wainwright

Wednesday, 27 May 2026
19h-21h doors open 18h30

Les Salons
Rue Jean-F Bartholoni 6
1204 Genève

All proceeds from the screening will go directly to the Comfort Dog Project.

Following this exclusive screening of the film, there will be a Q&A session with the director and Dr. Psych Rebecca Weber, exploring the themes of the film. The theatre bar will be open before and after the event.

In the shadow of the brutal 20-year conflict in Northern Uganda, The Comfort Dog Project pairs former child soldiers abducted by The Lord's Resistance Army who are suffering severe PTSD with rescued and abandoned dogs.

The film highlights their transformative bond as both the survivors of the conflict and their dogs heal together. We meet Lucy and her dog Sadik, one of the program’s first graduates; Francis and his rescued guard dog Tommy; and Jennifer who credits her dog Ogen with saving her life.

Interwoven with expert insight from human-animal bond researcher Meg Daley Olmert, the film explores how oxytocin, the “trust hormone,” plays a key role in this unique path to healing. A deeply moving exploration of trauma, recovery and the power of connection, The Comfort Dogs of Uganda is a visual testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the extraordinary role dogs can play in helping us find our way back to life.