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Sierra Leone Shorts
Sierra Leone 2006/7
Director: diverse
divers,
English spoken
No subtitles
AFRICA IN THE PICTURE presents a selection of five shorts from Sierra Leone. They are excellent examples of issue-based community filmmaking with a strong human angle.
KING OF THE STALLS
JONATHAN BUNDU, Sierra Leone 2006, video, 21 min, English
‘Life on the streets is no child’s play’. In this short feature we view a rivalry between children and youths who live in the streets. Exploration of the confl ict between a judgement on ethical grounds and economic injustice. What does it mean to be King of the Stalls?
CURSED ONES
BRIAN JAMES, Sierra Leone 2006, video, 17 min, English
Beauty and terror are woven into a touching tale with a sting. The village wants to ban a rebel.
VICTIMS
Mohamed Sheriff, Sierra Leone 2007, video, 12 min, English
A furious crowd enters the village looking for revenge. They are about to ‘necklace’ a young rebel. Covered in petrol and trapped in a car tyre the boy awaits the moment the match will be lit...How will this story end?
SCARS
JOHN SOLO FOFANAH, Sierra Leone 2006, video, 16 min, English
Kemoh Kargbo can drive and fix cars, but he is also scarred by his past as a child soldier of the Revolutionary United Front. Will he be able to return to society, even though his past is widely known?
TOY GUN
MUNDA PANGU, Sierra Leone 2006, video, 9 min, English
It is Christmas time...with toy guns and real guns: “We don’t want to be reminded of the past.” TOY GUN explores the position of the rebellion and their return to society. “I don’t understand you... the war within is far from over.”