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WHAT PERSISTENCE CAN DO
Edmond Abu has an unshakable sense of justice that is often tested by big corporations and shady government deals. Rights Defenders follows him as he pursues his quest for transparency and integrity in sports as well as in the Sierra Leonian parliament while fellow activist Brima Sheriff give insights into the realities of human rights work. Will they succeed in correcting problematic toll-road contracts that put financial strain on the people of Freetown?
 
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COME, I’LL SHOW YOU
WHAT PERSISTENCE CAN DO
Edmond Abu has an unshakable sense of justice that is often tested by big corporations
and shady government deals. Rights Defenders follows him as he pursues his quest for
transparency and integrity in sports as well as in the Sierra Leonian parliament while fellow activist Brima Sheriff give insights into the realities of human rights work. Will they succeed in correcting problematic toll-road contracts that put financial strain on the people of Freetown?
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FILMMAKERS
| Director | Mohamed Alarini Bah |
| Assistant Directors | Iscandri Alimamy Sankoh + Augusta Dora Tucker |
| D.O.P. | Schwarbu E. Kamara |
| ASSISTANT D.O.P | Foday Sillah, Chernor Algassimu Bah + Francis Abubakarr Kamara |
| Editors | Schwarbu E. Kamara + Mohamed Alarini Bah |
| Assistant Editors | Abdulai Barric + Elfrida Johnson |
| Drone | Schwarbu E. Kamara |
| Producers | Alfred Sankoh, Benjamin Sesay, Rebecca Conteh, Marion Yeanoh Sesay + Junisa S. Sillah |
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FILMMAKERS
Director
Mohamed Alarini Bah
Assistant Directors
Iscandri Alimamy Sankoh + Augusta Dora Tucker
D.O.P.
Schwarbu E. Kamara
Assistant D.O.P
Foday Sillah, Chernor Algassimu Bah + Francis Abubakarr Kamara
Editors
Schwarbu E. Kamara + Mohamed Alarini Bah
Assistant Editors
Abdulai Barric + Elfrida Johnson
Drone
Schwarbu E. Kamara
Producers
Alfred Sankoh, Benjamin Sesay, Rebecca Conteh, Marion Yeanoh Sesay + Junisa S. Sillah
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FILM INFORMATION
| Type | Documentary |
| Length | 16:32 min. |
| Language | Krio and English with English subtitles |
| Country of origin | Sierra Leone |
| Year | 2025 |
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FILM INFORMATION
Type
Documentary
Length
16:32 min.
Language
Krio and English with English subtitles
Country of origin
Sierra Leone
Year
2025
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 64th out of 180 countries on the 2024 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 64th out of 180 countries on the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.
