MTV will mark the United Nation's International Day of Peace on September 21 by airing the 30-minute special, Rocked: Sum-41 in Congo. Punk/metal group Sum-41 documented their trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo to draw attention to the bloody humanitarian crisis that has cost 3 million lives over the past 6 years and destroyed much of the country. The special includes the band's rescue from a particularly fraught incident by U.N. peace worker Chuck Pelletier (for whom Sum-41's latest album, Chuck, is named).
Rocked: Sum-41 in Congo was commissioned by War Child Canada and directed by Spy Entertainment's George Vale. The special is strongly tied-in with MTV's politically active web site think MTV and will also air commercial-free on the Cable In The Classroom closed circuit network, which is available in over 8,000 schools in the United States.
A preview of the special and additional info about the situation in the Congo can be found at War Child Canada.
