The Sierra Leone collection contains 54 records, both raw and edited videos documenting the fierce civil war that devastated the country leaving more than 50,000 people dead and much of the infrastructure destroyed.It includes recordings of site visits and interviews, particularly notable being the interviews with victims of the amputation squads and child soldiers detailing the killings and the damage they inflicted upon their communities. Several tapes containing raw footage are witness to executions and the movements of the military and rebel troops.The collection also features television news, reports and documentaries. The news and reports come from SLBS (Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services), APTV (Associated Press Television News) and ITN (Independent Television Network).
Among the documentaries, Sorious Samura’s film “Cry Freetown” gained international recognition for uncovering the details and horrors of the most brutal period of the civil war in Sierra Leone. It changed the way the international community responded to the conflict.
13 Beta SP NTSC tapes. They were digitized in 2021 and the Access Copy items of the series are accessible via Blinken OSA's Research Cloud services.
The Sierra Leone collection contains 54 records, both raw and edited videos documenting the fierce civil war that devastated the country leaving more than 50,000 people dead and much of the infrastructure destroyed.It includes recordings of site visits and interviews, particularly notable being the interviews with victims of the amputation squads and child soldiers detailing the killings and the damage they inflicted upon their communities. Several tapes containing raw footage are witness to executions and the movements of the military and rebel troops.The collection also features television news, reports and documentaries. The news and reports come from SLBS (Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services), APTV (Associated Press Television News) and ITN (Independent Television Network).
Among the documentaries, Sorious Samura’s film “Cry Freetown” gained international recognition for uncovering the details and horrors of the most brutal period of the civil war in Sierra Leone. It changed the way the international community responded to the conflict.
13 Beta SP NTSC tapes. They were digitized in 2021 and the Access Copy items of the series are accessible via Blinken OSA's Research Cloud services.