Below are the fantastic films we will be screening during the 2013 Freetown Festival:
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| 30% (2012, UK/ Sierra Leone, Doc, English) Dir: Anna Caday
Film explores women’s political participation in Sierra Leone |
Our Issues, Our Voices (2011, Sierra Leone/ Austria, Doc, English subtitles)
Film about the lives of teenage mothers across the world |
| Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry (2012, China/ USA, Doc, English subtitles) Dir: Alison Clayman
Documentary about Ai Wei Wei, Chinese artist and dissident. His blog was shut down, he was beaten and held in secret detention. Named by Art Review as the most powerful artist in the world. |
Play Safe, Prevent Fistula (2012, Sierra Leone, Krio with English subtitles)
Dir: Ngardy Conteh Miss Sierra Leone investigates teenage pregnancy and fistula |
| AK (2010, UK/ Sierra Leone, Drama, English/ Krio with sutitles) Dir: Michael Chandler
AK has a new life in the UK but his past haunts him … |
Police Case (2012, Sierra Leone, Drama, Krio with subtitles) Dir: Jon Bundu
Adama is arrested after a fight with her husband. If you were arrested, would you know what to do? |
| An African Election (2011, Ghana, Doc, English) Dir: Jarreth Mertz
Insider view into the 2008 Ghanian elections, exploring democracy in Africa |
Salay (2012, Sierra Leone, Drama, Krio with subtitles) Dir: Alie Kamanda
A young woman in the provinces struggles to access education and opportunities. |
| Forbidden Voices (2012, Switzerland, Doc, English subtitles) Dir: Barbara Miller
How to start a revolution with a laptop? 3 female bloggers from China, Iran & Cuba use social media to highlight human rights abuses despite great risk. |
The Way (2012, Sierra Leone, Drama, English) Dir: Alimammy Kamara/ WAYOUT
Film based on the true life stories of members of a street gang |
| Inside Story (2012, Kenya/ South Africa, Drama, English)
Dir: Rolie Nikiwe Kalu, a young soccer player from Kenya, dreams of playing for Arsenal. We witness the battles he faces to achieve his dream, including one he did not expect: HIV. |
The Witchhunter and the Cripple (2011, Sierra Leone, Drama, English) We Own TV
Insight into the life of a disabled man |
| iThemba (2011, Zimbabwe, Doc, English) Dir: Elinor Burkett
Zimbabwean band, Liyana, a group of musicians with physical disabilities who navigate a country where many of their neighbors consider them to be cursed. |
Unheard Cries (2011, Sierra Leone, Doc, English) Dir: Johnny Paul Koroma
Insight into child labour in Sierra Leone |
| My Motivation (2012, Sierra Leone, Drama, English) We Own TV
A doctor does not take his job seriously with terrible consequences … |
United States of Africa (2011, Africa, Doc, English subtitles) Dir: Yanick Létourneau
Film explores hip-hop in Africa and political consciousness |
| Nairobi Half Life (2012, Kenya, Doc, Swahili with English subtitles)
Dir: David “Tosh” Gitonga A young actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of a better life but is torn between 2 worlds when he comes to “Nai-robbery” … |
Women and Land (2012, Sierra Leone, Doc, Krio with English subtitles)
Dir: Fid Thompson 3 stories of women who struggled to access land and property |
