Details
Directed by: Clive Patterson
Country:
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Year: 2021
Topics:
Arts & Culture
Last Screened:
Mon 19th Jul 2021
Recorded Q&A
Sing, Freetown: Q&AEmmy-winning journalist Sorious Samura embarks on a journey to create an epic work of national theatre for his home country, Sierra Leone. It doesn't go as planned.
“A hugely special, rewarding documentary” * The Guardian Emmy winning filmmaker from Sierra Leone, Sorious Samura, has grown tired telling negative stories about Africa.
He embarks on a journey with his best friend, Sierra Leone’s most famous playwright, Charlie Haffner, to create an epic work of national theatre – a play to reclaim their country from negative media narratives and the damaging legacy of colonial rule. It doesn’t go as planned.
