In Uganda, child soldiers are forced to wield weapons as tall as they are and to watch their friends die. The Invisible Children organization is trying to end the use of child solders, one step at a time.

The Invisible Children club sponsored two showings in the auditorium today of “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” a 2006 documentary about Ugandan child soldiers by filmmakers Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Lauren Poole. Becca Andrasko (’11) started the club two years ago, and sophomores Natalie Andrasko, her sister, and Jamey Harman revived the club this year.

The Invisible Children club’s goal is to raise $1,000 by the end of the year, Andrasko said. The documentary screening raised close to $150 from $5 admission tickets to the film screenings.

The documentary is startling to see, especially for those of us who don’t live in such harsh conditions, Harman said.

“The first time I saw the documentary, I was in shock,” she said. “I knew a lot about the organization, but when you see it in person, it’s mind-blowing.”

The documentary interspersed graphic scenes of tortured child soldiers with scenes of the same children dancing and singing happily. It also depicted the extreme poverty in Uganda.

Though it was originally meant to be seen by only the filmmakers’ family and friends, the film has now been seen by millions of people. Russell and Poole created the organization in response to the people who wanted to help after seeing the documentary.

The movie shows how different the lives of the impoverished child soldiers are from the lives of children in America, Harman said.

“It makes you, at first, be incredibly inspired to do a lot,” Harman said. “But it also makes you look at your life and realize how lucky you are.”