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Screening with Shorts Program 5

Tickets to watch this film can be found on the Shorts Program 5 page.

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Four hundred years ago, freed Black folks braved the Atlantic Ocean to travel to Africa. On arrival, they walked from the shore to a tall cotton tree, where they took respite from their journey. When they awoke with renewed strength, they decided to name this place Freedom Town, then Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. Elder Ballu tries to remember this history and legacy.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda
  • Executive Producer(s)

    • Ishmael Beah
  • Styling

    • Franklyn Dero Momoh
  • Writer(s)

    • Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda
  • Editor(s)

    • Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda
    • Ibrahim Hamid Koroma
  • Cinematography

    • Ibrahim Hamid Koroma
  • Composer

    • Jongnic Bontemps
  • Music

    • Jongnic Bontemps
  • Sound

    • Sylvester Bangura
  • Sound Mix

    • Emilia Rodriguez Lupica
  • Sound Design

    • Emilia Rodriguez Lupica
  • Colourist(s)

    • Rocio Valenzuela
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