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Foreign Policy reports that the documentary came about after Mulroy and Oehlerich met the Opoka's during Operation Observant Compass (OOC).<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /> Mulroy called OOC a “model” for how to address child soldiers using influence operations instead of lethal force. They worked with Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)s who found mothers of child soldiers and had them broadcast messages over the radio, begging them to come home. Mulroy said that many of these kids didn't think they were going to be allowed back, so to have their mother get on the radio and specifically tell them ‘we want you back’ made a big difference. He continued that other missions are driven by the kinetics—this was not. Marine Corps Col. Jon Darren Duke, who previously commanded OOC, said they did everything they could to get the child soldiers to defect so they would not have to fight them by using psychological operations to “appeal to them to lay down their arms,” he said during the screening.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /> Mulroy said that he hopes that OOC serves as a model for future programs to address child soldiers, as well as other operations, as it showed how the U.S. military could use “soft power, influence operations” and other aspects of so-called “irregular warfare” to fight the problem.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" />
Foreign Policy reports that the documentary came about after Mulroy and Oehlerich met the Opoka's during Operation Observant Compass (OOC).<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /> Mulroy called OOC a “model” for how to address child soldiers using influence operations instead of lethal force. They worked with Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)s who found mothers of child soldiers and had them broadcast messages over the radio, begging them to come home. Mulroy said that many of these kids didn't think they were going to be allowed back, so to have their mother get on the radio and specifically tell them ‘we want you back’ made a big difference. He continued that other missions are driven by the kinetics—this was not. Marine Corps Col. Jon Darren Duke, who previously commanded OOC, said they did everything they could to get the child soldiers to defect so they would not have to fight them by using psychological operations to “appeal to them to lay down their arms,” he said during the screening.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /> Mulroy said that he hopes that OOC serves as a model for future programs to address child soldiers, as well as other operations, as it showed how the U.S. military could use “soft power, influence operations” and other aspects of so-called “irregular warfare” to fight the problem.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" />
This documentary has been screened at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://macmillan.yale.edu/event/screening-my-star-sky-and-qa-filmmakers |title=Screening of "My Star in the Sky" and Q&A with filmmakers |date=January 17, 2019 |website=The MacMillan Center}}</ref> the [[Atlantic Council]], a Washington, D.C. based think tank for international affairs,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/my-star-in-the-sky-a-movie-screening-and-reception |title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception |website=www.atlanticcouncil.org |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> the Enough Project, a non-profit group to end crimes against humanity,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://enoughproject.org/event/star-sky-movie-screening-reception |title=My Star in the Sky: A Movie Screening and Reception |website=enoughproject.org |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy,<ref name="auto9" /> and the Truman National Security Project, a left-leaning national security and leadership development organization based in Washington, D.C.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loboinstitute.org/film-screening-of-my-star-in-the-sky-at-truman-national-security-project/|title=Film Screening of "My Star in the Sky" at Truman National Security Project – Lobo Institute|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/74774431337?aff=efbneb |title=Film and Panel Discussion on Lord's Resistance Army, "My Star in the Sky" |website=Eventbrite}}</ref> In April 2020, it was announced that author Mark Sullivan will be writing a book based on the documentary "My Star in the Sky". Sullivan has written several books including the New York Times best-selling book, "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" that is currently being made into a major motion picture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loboinstitute.org/the-book-about-the-documentary-my-star-in-the-sky-is-being-made/|title=The book about the documentary "My Star in the Sky" is being written! – Lobo Institute|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sullivan|first=Mark|title=Beneath a Scarlet Sky: a novel|date=May 2017|isbn=978-1-5039-4337-7|location=Seattle|oclc=961155564}}</ref>
=== The Grassroots Reconciliation Group ===
=== The Grassroots Reconciliation Group ===