Survivors

FAIN: TR-253996-17

WeOwnTV (San Francisco, CA 94110-4615)
Edward Banker White (Project Director: August 2016 to present)

Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmakers, Survivors presents a heart-connected portrait of their country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake. The film interweaves the heroic stories of Mohamed Bangura, the senior ambulance driver at the country's main ambulance dispatch location and Margaret Sesay, a nurse who works at the EMERGENCY Ebola treatment center in Freetown caring for some of the sickest patients. Through intimate verite footage of these characters’ daily lives, the film not only explores how the epidemic ravaged families and communities, but also exposed broken infrastructures, deep misunderstandings between international aid organizations and the communities they serve, as well as unresolved political tensions after the decade-long civil war. In this way, Survivors profoundly wrestles with what it means to be Sierra Leonean at this critical juncture in the country’s history.

Associated Products

SURVIVORS (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: SURVIVORS
Writer: Banker White
Director: Banker White, Arthur Pratt, Anna Fitch, Barmmy Boy Mansaray
Producer: Banker White, Samantha Grant, Sara Dosa
Abstract: Through the eyes of African filmmakers, SURVIVORS presents an unforgettable portrait of Sierra Leone’s heroes as they confront Ebola during one of the most acute public health emergencies of modern times.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: https://www.survivorsfilm.com/
Primary URL Description: This is the official website for the SURVIVORS documentary.
Secondary URL: http://archive.pov.org/survivors/
Secondary URL Description: This is the SURVIVORS film website on POV (PBS) and it has direct links to additional video material and our educational toolkit and discussion guides.
Access Model: Public Broadcast on PBS, available online (details bellow)
Format: Video
Format: DVD
Format: Digital File
Format: Web

Prizes

George Foster Peabody Award Nominnee
Date: 4/9/2019
Organization: Peabody Awards

Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Nominee
Date: 7/25/2018
Organization: News and Documentary Emmy Awards

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