Shooting Freetown

An award winning short documentary.

A decade since Sierra Leone's devastating civil war, from the ashes rises a new dawn of creativity in audio-visual media. Shooting Freetown follows three people forging their way in film and music in the nation's capital, facing the constant struggles with vision and resourcefulness. By incorporating collaborative music video and drama projects, their stories give a fresh image of post-war Freetown - presented to the world through their own lens.

WINNER Best Student Short Documentary, Manchester Film Festival 2012

WINNER Espiello Chobin Award (Best Film by a Director Under 30), Espiello IEFF 2013

Nominated for the One World Media Awards: Student Award 2012

  • Shooting Freetown

    29m

    A decade since Sierra Leone's devastating civil war, from the ashes rises a new dawn of creativity in audio-visual media. Inspired by Jean Rouch's 'shared anthropology' and 'ethno-fiction', Shooting Freetown follows three people forging their way in film and music in the nation's capital, facing ...

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