Survivors
Short film In Production
Director
Banker White
Director
Sara Afshar
Director
Arthur Pratt
Director
Anna Fitch
Doc Society helped with
Production
Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmakers, SURVIVORS presents a portrait of their country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake.
Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmakers, SURVIVORS presents a portrait of their country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake. Drawing from deeply personal stories of Sierra Leonean heroes, the film explores how the epidemic not only ravaged families and communities, but also reveals broken infrastructures, entrenched political fissures and mounting tensions with roots in the decade-long Civil War. Our guide in this film is Arthur Pratt, a Sierra Leonean filmmaker. Arthur’s video diaries and coverage of the outbreak becomes a prism for understanding both the personal and the political significance of the health catastrophe. In this way, SURVIVORS profoundly wrestles with what it means to be Sierra Leonean at this critical juncture in the country’s history.
Crew
Banker White
Director
Banker White is the director and producer of the award-winning documentary Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The film was nominated by the IDA (International Documentary Association) for best feature in 2006 and was broadcast on PBS and internationally. His collaborative filmmaking and storytelling project WeOwnTV was supported by Creative Capital, Freedom to Create, The Bertha Foundation and The Bay Area Video Coalition.
Recent documentary work has been supported by the Tribeca Film Institute, The Catapult Film fund, the Sundance Documentary fund, the California Council for Humanities and the Pacific Pioneer fund.
