Visual Anthropology in Sierra Leone
Shooting Freetown has received its first online review from Africa Is a Country, a terrific blog which dubs itself as -
The media blog that is not about famine, Bono, or Barack Obama. For that, go to Newsweek.
It is essential reading for anyone thirsting for alternative and insightful coverage of the African continent and has fast become a personal favourite.
The review was written by Boima Tucker aka Chief Boima, a Sierra Leonean-American musician and writer who was in Freetown at the time my film was being made. He focuses primarily on the piracy issue and gives a thought provoking critique of how he thinks I could have better addressed this in the film.
I will be responding to the issues raised in the review when Im back in the UK through the comments on the blog entry, so feel free to join in the discussion.
You can read the review here.
I have also made Shooting Freetown available to watch online for the readers of Africa Is a Country for the next two weeks, so take a look if you havent already!
Im currently in Prague screening Shooting Freetown at Antropofest, but Ill be back soon with a report on the festival.
Until then!
