Sierra Leone

After spending three years doing field installation work in West Africa, Fred returns home to his old neighbourhood, an industrial region on the outskirts of a major city. He is filled with confidence and optimism for a

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Sierra Leone Rising

Having emerged from an 11-year civil war that left more than 50,000 people dead and two million displaced, Sierra Leone strives for a peaceful and democratic future. Since the end of conflict in 2002, the people of Sierr

Ibu in Sierra Leone

Mr Ibu, a Nigerian heavyweight boxing champion goes to Sierra Leone to fight the Sierra Leone heavyweight boxing champion.

Brilliant Corners : Sierra Leone

A former champion surfer travels to Sierra Leone to discover the people, coastlines and emerging surf culture of the western peninsula of the country.

Sierra Leone Greets the Queen

Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st December 1961) the Queen and Prince Philip covered an exhausting array o

30% – Women & Politics in Sierra Leone

The story of the ten-year battle to achieve fair representation for women in the governance of Sierra Leone is passionately revealed to us by three women from diverse backgrounds. Bernadette Lahai, Salamatu Kamara and Ba

Sowei mask: spirit of Sierra Leone

Unique to the region around Sierra Leone, sowei masks are worn by senior members of the all-female Sande Society during rite-of-passage ceremonies that signify a girl's transition to adulthood. Each mask has an individu

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra Leone. The film follows the b

Träume aus Stoff - Modemacherinnen in Sierra Leone

Isaiah Washington's Passport to Sierra Leone

When actor and philanthropist Isaiah Washington found out through DNA analysis that his roots traced back to Sierra Leone he set off on a path to visit his ancestral home. In the Spring of 2010, Isaiah returned to Sierra

The New Boats

The New Boats is an investigative documentary that presents an eye-opening look at the impact of international industrialized fishing in West African waters and its disastrous effect on local communities at a critical po