Zach Niles, Banker White - (Director / Producer) Chris Velan - (Musical Director) Jim Bruce - (Editor)
Festivals
AFI FEST 2005 WINNER
IDFA 2005
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL 2005 WINNER
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL2006 WINNER
MOFFOM PRAGUE 2006 WINNER
I.D.A 2006 WINNER
EMERGING PICTURES 2006 WINNER
FULL FRAME FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WINNER
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WINNER
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WINNER
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WINNER
HOT DOCS TORONTO 2006
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006
JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL 2006
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006
Professional Affiliations
SodaSoap Productions
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Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are a band of six Sierra Leonean musicians who have been living as refugees in the West African nation of the Republic of Guinea. A brutal civil war (1991-2002) forced them from their homes in Sierra Leone. Many of their family and friends were murdered in the violence, leaving them with physical and emotional scars that may never heal. Despite the unimaginable horrors of civil war, they were saved through their music. Through music, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have found refuge, purpose and a source of power by giving a voice to the experiences of so many struggling to survive.
SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS is a character driven film that chronicles the band over three years, from Guinean refugee camps back to war-ravaged Sierra Leone. Amidst the tragedies of their incredible losses the band triumphs by realizing the dream of recording their first studio album.
SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS reveals unique and inspiring personal stories of survival and rebirth through the universal language of music. As violent conflicts multiply around the globe the worldwide refugee crisis deepens, this film is a humanizing tribute to all the innocent survivors of war whose brutal realities are often dismissed by surface mass media sound bytes.
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The Refugee All Stars members are the Bravest, Most Talented, and Harmonious group I have ever seen. I wish you all the best, Peace and Prosperity of life to each and everyone of you. I captured your lives, and show on TV the other day, and I was just blown away.
Thank you all for the friendship add on and I’m looking forward to catching a live show when you arrive back in the bay area of San Francisco, Ca.
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