More than 50 students gathered last night at Alumni Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center for the screening of Invisible Children.

The movie, a documentary about the war in Uganda created by three students from California, has been shown all over the nation in the past week.

Kenny Laubbacher, a member of a tour group showing the documentary, said it's an inspiring story because it's filmed by kids our age who found an atrocity in the world and are trying to stop it.

"We're doing this because we all saw the film, were impacted by it in a deep way, and we had the opportunity to act," he said. "I think that it's an emergency, and people need to know about this and end the war in northern Uganda."

The documentary, which takes place in 2003, portrays life in Uganda and the conditions the children of the country have to live in.

It focused on the problems of children who have been abducted by the Lords Resistance Army, a group who opposes the Ugandan government. The film shows that the children are made soldiers and trained to kill those allied with the government.

The documentary showed thousands of Ugandan orphans sleeping in streets, commuting far from their home every night to sleep in safety.

The tour group has seven Winnebagos currently touring the nation showing the documentary.

Laubbacher said the group will be traveling to universities, high schools, colleges, churches, theaters and even parking lots. "Sometimes we just play the documentary on the side of our Winnebago," he said.

The group had also shown the documentary at State College High School earlier during the day.

In the film, the students who created the documentary said they were "three kids who want to find the truth."

They said they wanted to document the "hidden holocaust" and see the repercussions of this war.

Deron Williams (sophomore- education) said he heard about the screening from a friend.

"I had no idea about the horrors that go on in the world -- it's ridiculous," he said.

Brandon Fink, the tour's information manager, said they will be on tour for four months travelling around the country in a Winnebago.

"It's been 100 percent positive reactions so far," he said. "It's amazing."

He added that some Ugandan refugees have a problem with it because it doesn't shine light on the government, but they haven't run into anything like that.

Laubbacher said the mission is to raise awareness and to inspire the youth and people of America, getting them to think globally.

One of the things Invisible Children is doing to help raise awareness is organizing a "Global Commute Night" in April in support of the children in Uganda who have to commute to stay safe, Laubbacher said.

The event will take place in many major cities across the nation, he said, and so far, the closest screening to State College will be in Pittsburgh.

Laubbacher said the group will be starting at one point of a city -- commute to another part of the city and then sleep there for the night.

Sasha Wright (junior- journalism) said the movie was really sad and hard to digest.

"You see everything going on over there and you feel helpless," she said.

After the showing of the documentary, the members of the group shared their experiences and stories about trips they had taken to Uganda, after seeing the documentary.

"You realize how real it is," Laubbacher said.

Megan White, a senior at State High, said she was horrified by what she saw.

"You're aware bad things are going on, but when you see it, it's real," she said. "Look at what they did -- it's inspiring."