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Spotlight Premieres

Fambul Tok

Director: Sara Terry

World Premiere |  Documentary Feature |  USA |  2010 |  HDCAM |  84 MIN

Synopsis

Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone's brutal civil war come together for the first time in an unprecedented program of tradition-based truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through reviving their ancient practice of fambul tok (family talk), Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level -- succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed. Filled with lessons for the West, this film explores the depths of a culture that believes that true justice lies in redemption and healing for individuals -- and that forgiveness is the surest path to restoring dignity and building strong communities.

Credits

Director: Sara Terry

Producer: Sara Terry, Rory Kennedy, Libby Hoffman

Cinematographer: Henry Jacobson

Editor: Brian Singbiel

Sound: Eric Becker, Jake DeVito, Virginia Lee Hunter

Music: Issar Shulman

Director Bio

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Fambul Tok is Sara Terry's first film. She is a long-time, award-winning journalist and photographer who specializes in covering the aftermath of conflict. She is the founder of The Aftermath Project, www.theaftermathproject.org, a non-profit grant program which helps photographers cover the aftermath of conflict.

Contact


Print Source

Name: Sara Terry

Company: Tarmac Road

Email: saraterry13@gmail.com

Phone: 3232761886

Address: 4900 Glenalbyn Dr.

City: Los Angeles

State: CA

Zip: 90065

Stills

Screening Time

Monday March 14

1:15PM

Venue

Alamo Ritz 1

320 East 6th St

Online

www.fambultokthemovie.com

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