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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars [videorecording] / Red Envelope Entertainment ; Ninemillion.org ; Shangri-La Entertainment ; Cube Vision ; SodaSoap Productions presents Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars ; a film by Zach Niles and Banker White.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, N.Y.] : Docurama : Distributed by New Video, [2007]

Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Uplifting and courageous, this dramatic seven-time award-winning film by Zach Niles and Banker White tracks the journey of a group of six musicians who formed a band after being displaced from their home during a brutal decade long civil war.

Subjects:

Refugee All Stars.

Reggae music -- Sierra Leone.

Rap (Music) -- Sierra Leone.

Refugees -- Sierra Leone -- Biography.

Musicians -- Sierra Leone -- Biography.

Refugee camps -- Guinea.

Feature films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Other Author:

Niles, Zach.

White, Banker.

Koroma, Reuben.

Langba, Francis.

Amponah, Grace Efuah.

Bangura, Mohammed.

Kamara, Arahim.

Kamara, Alhadji.

Refugee All Stars.

Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm)

Ninemillion.org (Firm)

SodaSoap Productions (Firm)

American Documentary, Inc.

Shangri-La Entertainment (Firm)

Cube Vision (Firm)

Docurama (Firm)

New Video Group.

Other Title:

Refugee All Stars.

POV (Television program)

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary film in 2005.

Special features: "Refugee rolling:" this short film picks up the band's story as they prepare for their first journey to America featurette; deleted scenes; musical moments; about ninemillion.org; theatrical trailer.

Cinematography, Banker White, Chris Jenkins, Andy Mitchel ; editor, Jim Bruce ; musical director, Chris Velan.

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (Reuben Koroma, Francis "Franco" Langba, Grace Efuah Amponah, Abdul Rahim Kamara ; Mohammed Bangura, Arahim Kamara, Alhadji Jeffery "Black Nature" Kamara).

DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.

In English with optional English subtitles.

Contents:

We are refugees -- A band, a family -- Camp tour -- Overcoming trauma -- Go and see -- A rolling stone -- The war done done -- Home sweet home -- Island studios -- Return to Boreah -- Repatriation.

ISBN:

0767098617

9780767098618

Publisher Number:

NVG-9922

Other Number:

155855221

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

339342

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 781.63 Refugee

Medium:

[videorecording]