Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (film)
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| Directed by | Zach Niles Banker White |
| Written by | Jim Bruce Zach Niles Banker White |
| Produced by | Steve Bing Jim Bruce Ice Cube Shelley Lazar Zach Niles Banker White |
| Cinematography | Chris Jenkins Andy Mitchell Banker White |
| Edited by | Jim Bruce Banker White |
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| Country | United States |
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the 1991-2002 civil war in Sierra Leone.
The film follows the band for three years as they are relocated between various refugee camps in Guinea, and concludes with their return to Freetown and the recording of their first studio album, Living Like a Refugee.
It originally premiered in November 2005 in Los Angeles at the American Film Institute's Film Fest, winning the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary. It was later shown on the American PBS television show POV in June 2007.