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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Cohen, Rebecca Richman, director, producer.
Bello, Francisco, producer, film editor.
Lichtenstein, Max Avery, composer.
New Day Films, producer, distributor.
Racing Horse Productions, producer.
Salone Films, producer.
Naked Edge Films (Firm), producer.
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sesay, Issa.
Revolutionary United Front.
War crime trials--Sierra Leone.
War crime trials.
War criminals--Sierra Leone.
War criminals.
Sierra Leone.
Genre:
Feature films -- United States.
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
[Harriman, N.Y.] : Distributed by New Day Films, [2010]
System Details:
DVD, Region 0, NTSC, aspect ratio 16:9.
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Documents the trial of Issa Sesay, former general of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), accused of war crimes in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The film explores perspectives of prosecutors, defense attorneys, victims, and Sesay himself, revealing conflicting views of Sesay and his actions. While prosecutors regard him as a war criminal, defenders see him as a protector of civilians who played an important role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
Credits:
Directors of photography, Nadia Hallgren and William Charles Moss ; editor, Francisco Bello ; original music, Max Avery Lichtenstein.
Notes:
Originally produced in 2010.
Winner, Special Jury Award: SXSW Film Festival ; Winner, First Merit Prize: Taiwan Int'l Documentary Festival ; Winner Cinereach Award: Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York ; Winner, Karen Schmeer Award For Excellence in Documentary Editing: Independent Film Festival Boston.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
ISBN:
9781574482898
1574482890
OCLC:
694085874

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