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HOW FILMS HELP IN A CRISIS

Human rights activist and pastor Arthur Pratt was one of the first people in Sierra Leone to use film to educate others about Ebola. He knew that fast and correct information would be crucial during the outbreak. The fight against the Ebola virus was also a fight against the falsehoods and conspiracy theories that circulated vehemently during the epidemic. Pratt wanted to use his films to combat widespread and deep scepticism about the health care system.

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU

HOW FILMS HELP IN A CRISIS

Human rights activist and pastor Arthur Pratt was one of the first people in Sierra Leone to use film to educate others about Ebola. He knew that fast and correct information would be crucial during the outbreak. The fight against the Ebola virus was also a fight against the falsehoods and conspiracy theories that circulated vehemently during the epidemic. Pratt wanted to use his films to combat widespread and deep scepticism about the health care system.

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FILMMAKERS

Director Mariama Kamara
Director of Photography Saidu Jalloh
Editor Mariama Kamara, Marian T. Conteh
Camera Assistant Marian T. Conteh
Sound Samuel Massaquoi
Music + Sound Design Abdulraman Bangura
Light John Ilovi

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FILMMAKERS

Director

Mariama Kamara

Director of Photography

Saidu Jalloh

Editor

Mariama Kamara, Marian T. Conteh

Camera Assistant

Marian T. Conteh

Sound

Samuel Massaquoi

Music + Sound Design

Abdulraman Bangura

Light

John Ilovi

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FILM INFORMATION

Type Documentary
Length 9:02 min.
Language Krio with English or German subtitles
Country of origin Sierra Leone
Year 2015

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FILM INFORMATION

Type

Documentary

Length

9:02 min.

Language

Krio with English or German subtitles

Country of origin

Sierra Leone

Year

2015

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SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.