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Sorious Samura is Sierra Leone's best-known investigative journalist, making documentaries for CNN, Channel 4 and PBS that have won two Emmy Awards and seem him described by The Independent as "the world's most fearless filmmaker". Over the last 25 years, he's tackled the toughest issues in the region including civil war, starvation, AIDs, corruption, attitudes to homosexually and more. But Sorious has grown tired of telling negative stories about Africa and, having moved to London many years earlier, begins to realize that he is only telling half of the truth about his continent.
Desperate to change the narrative, he turns to his best friend and mentor, Sierra Leone's iconic playwright, Charlie Haffner. These two friends embark on a journey to create an inspiring work of national theatre -- to restore pride to a nation with a rich and amazing history, yet known today mostly for conflict, poverty and corruption. It doesn't go as planned. It becomes clear very quickly that the two men have a shared ambition but have lived very different lives. Their two cultures collide and tensions flare, as Sierra Leone itself teeters on the brink of civil unrest. For both men, the play becomes a matter of personal and national salvation. Through increasing adversity, they push to opening night.
What will happen when the curtain lifts?
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My country used to be a special nation.
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We have riches, great riches,
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s gold, lush plant life, the sea.
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We were known as the
Athens of West Africa.
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Home to Sub-Saharan
Africa's first university.
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Our nation was forged out of the
great movement to abolish slavery.
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These shores became known as
the province of freedom where
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tens of thousands of freed slaves
returned from their incarceration abroad
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to rebuild their lives.
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But today that history
has been long forgotten.
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We need to find a way
back, back from the brink,
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but how
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we tried in the only way we knew how
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with a story.
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Only in the sun
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that goes here.
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My jungle spray,
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it's the first thing that
actually goes under my box and I
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always have at least one p of decent,
decent shoe. So I'll pack that.
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This is my Chinese peanut,
one for Charlie, one for me.
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I'm really excited. Thank.
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You.
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I'm getting ready to go back to
my home country, Sarah Leone,
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to begin what I hope will
be an amazing adventure.
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I left my country almost 20 years ago.
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I've been working in London as
a journalist and a filmmaker.
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I've just been dropped by the
camera group. You have taken that.
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Wouldn't that be
corruption, sir? He's lying.
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I've become known for telling hard
hitting stories for my continent Africa.
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The killings and raping still goes
on in Dao Villages and fields.
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Still born in Dao. There was
a silent majority suffering.
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I'm grateful I've had success,
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but over the years my country
has really been suffering.
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Torn apart by civil
war corruption and then
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Ebola
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and I was there covering these
stories for the international media,
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but as a storyteller, I wanted
to do something different.
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Back in the seventies, Sierra
Leone had a thriving theater scene.
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It was the center of cultural life
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and it was the center of my life as well.
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But then the government clamped down.
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The artists were persecuted
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and that theater scene died
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except for one man, Charlie Hoffner.
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He formed his group, the Free Town
Players, and took theater to the streets
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Free. He took theater right across
from the city to the villages,
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but the rich theater scene
of old never returned.
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He was my teacher, my mentor,
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and now I've asked him to join
me on the journey to create
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a major new play for our country,
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a national story to
offer hope to our people
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and yeah, I just hope everything goes
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smoothly.
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Man together. No partner
for the smile, no smiling.
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We know him as a traditional
actor. We hear about him all over.
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Sierra Leon in the
provinces we hear about him.
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Back.
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Money on and yet go yet.
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Now they're calling for more
rehearsal. Mondays not off.
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Okay.
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Mr. Charlie, now
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you Sir.
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Sam. A long, long, long, long time friend,
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three decades or more and it's been
really a long time. I've not seen him.
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It's good to see him today.
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This is actually where it started for us.
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I was here as a student
and of course Charlie
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was my teacher. Yeah.
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We were talking about 1977. Then.
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Charlie at that time was one of very few.
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Teachers. Please Mr Hoffner.
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Sos is a guy who was always
full of life, always laughing.
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His face was always bright.
It's very playful, very risky.
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I wish I would be as fiy as he's,
but I can't. I'm an introvert.
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I keep everything inside.
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Some things are just meant to
happen. This bond, this friendship,
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this brotherhood between
Charlie Haffner and myself,
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I always wanted to be around him.
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Charlie just warned my
heart from the word go.
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So that's how I got
hooked onto drama as well.
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And today I'm standing here with him
to go on this journey to tell the
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bigger story, the bigger picture. I
couldn't have asked for anything more.
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Time means
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you are invited to come to
free time on the west of
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West of Africa.
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Five, make it 10. Welcome sir.
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We're about to start this
journey Egypts to start to
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tell the story of Sara Leon.
We want to uplift our people,
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uplift our nation, leave legacy for
our children. Sometimes I feel afraid,
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I feel terrified when
I think of the project.
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I don't even have a clue of what
we want to present as a play yet
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now we are going to the poor.
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We're going to undertake research to
talk to everybody. What are your views?
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Where are we now? Where did we go home?
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These are the answers we are going to
look for and that is what this trip is all
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about. That's what my
play is going to be about.
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At the end of this,
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all a play will be made where Sierra
Unions will hold that play or see
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that play as one big mirror that
will be able to find the answers.
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So that's why we are here. We want
your guidance, we want your direction,
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we want your blessings. Let
us know where we need to look.
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Sorio and Charlie,
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the team is about to take a
very important journey across
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Sierra Leon, please go out there
with positivity. Know your country.
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Have real interaction with the traditional
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authorities. We are
talking about national.
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Consciousness.
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And pride.
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The art to me is the
fundamental of human existence.
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I'm concerned with art that will
develop my country art that will
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create awareness for my people.
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C Ka, welcome to Radio to Money.
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Name this people go on from no
waiting the project. They're about.
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My type of theater. This to has to come
from the people and speak to the people.
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What we want to do that Charlie
go around the continue for,
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make a wonderful play. Play
with nobody Will See it.
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We go show we the hope of saloon.
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Four. Which
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cultural because they no details.
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It comes with the territory.
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When you have someone who has done
something prior to this that has some
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political implications, you have to
make sure he's on the right track.
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How this culture improve.
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So I meet my parents in
Pan Panist and hard work,
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not all man able to do our but a bless
work for that because they're able to
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survive the.
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We not get better. Education
system, science lab,
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no day ment.
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Pray Now again,
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go be in future plan. No make for them.
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Lord.
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King, the king. Welcome.
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Back to Africa.
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We mean the cultural dancer of
cultural performances. Na alone.
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This is.
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Part of our traditional culture,
but how we be the appreciator.
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How will be the encourager in oso? Again.
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One folk can tell other story but
not about war and corruption and
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seek their normal play with the not
Ky at this country possibly have
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not this country then therefore perform.
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Maybe not to just ya take worldwide.
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This is big man.
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This has great magnitude.
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I was choosing to do it.
What is it I want to do?
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Who, where, how?
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This one. I'm pleased. I'm
pleased. I'm encouraged.
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Going forward we won't have the
need to put minds around you.
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Good afternoon sir. Good afternoon
Mr. Charlie. Afternoon sir. Okay,
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afternoon sir. So you're somewhere.
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Who don't work at different areas
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for the culture of people.
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A promise chief as somebody first of
all in the custodian of the land and the
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people, if you call it tradition,
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you know of all to I wish I could belong
that the western system belong to.
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For people they come,
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they not good and they meet will
be still come with street and
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the mosque and the church dominates me
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will mask that in demonic. So education.
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It also confused me.
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When one of the most important
organs and make for educate,
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we picking them tomorrow.
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If we the big one then now we're no
small about we cost any new tradition.
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We'll not try for Han until we pick them.
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We just look at this western
way tomorrow can not even in,
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we don't kill the tradition. Finally,
we absent in this thing waiting.
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They not exceed the usefulness of
me. It's one inferiority complex.
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Be proud.
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Africans want to be white western people.
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The.
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Colonial masters.
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I think that we're not what
we are. The African is lonely.
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We're neither African. Another western.
We're in the middle lonely people.
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Christianity.
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Is a western religion.
Islam, some Arabic religion.
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We used to have ours. Where
is us? It used to work for us.
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Even our gods, they call them devils.
Now we call them devils as well.
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So that's the damage that has been
done across the African continent and
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until the African gets to know himself,
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until the African first of all have
said proud of who he's we don't know
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who we are
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for me can we can think
deep, deep, deep, deep.
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Beautiful sitting on the steps must
leave this especially for return of slave
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and he based this year to
water and we don't come.
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I had
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this country was a symbol for free people
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was the British and abolished lived
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legals who wanted to return home.
Most of them were returned here.
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That was why our country
is called Free Town.
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It's a home for free
people. Province of freedom,
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volunteer, nobody,
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nobody preservation but
heritage conservation.
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No longer Athens of West Africa.
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Students from all over
Africa came here to study.
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They believe that Sierra Leone
is a sitter there for education.
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Those things are all lost.
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If wait mommy own this.
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The true not that you will
sit in the castle every day.
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Ourselves say they exist.
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We not even own this, not
we give his country name.
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So we'll get foundation now.
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So this plan a foundation, Mr.
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Charlie Lana, now you with the
charge now with our responsibility.
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Take me beyond. Let me know.
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We safe.
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Charlie, you woke mixer.
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This thing came up my mind.
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The play begins with the whole nation
and the entire nation going in after
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their leader. Then I laughed.
Then I thought I put it down.
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It is good. I came finally.
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Otherwise I'll be postponing
and postponing and postponing.
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Not going to be easy. Ideas keep coming.
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Who knows? Like today, who knows,
another one will come up tomorrow.
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I don't know.
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I tell that I want doing complete love
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to turn this story into a love story.
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That province of freedom. That's
all we did. They managed it.
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Province of freedom with them.
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Real looking glass. We see we face black.
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Now is phase two of this project.
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What we need to do now is to raise funds
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and just fundraising event is key.
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My own thing now is discipline.
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We are publicizing and
there is no play yet.
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There's nothing so I have
to get down on that one.
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But.
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Yeah, we need money. We can do it.
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The venue, sorry for.
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Me, I think they are the same
blue because we a little bit of.
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Class. Yes class.
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I want us to have the beading Charlie.
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The auction. Yes, that's number one.
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Auction materials and they
put one or two of music.
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Alba.
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Ky cloth the.
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Or get some people who donate
I believe said the auction.
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If we don't have property
instruments, they alone,
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they play huge role. They make dorm,
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yes.
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But clean.
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Book. Yes.
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The universality of.
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If not 10 dorm, we get 10
dorm with 10 powerful phases.
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People auction and they
buy, I'm ready for it.
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This guy a luan, he works in
the prison but believe me,
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he's the nation's greatest painter.
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What he we do as we
explained at dorm this,
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you cannot do anything
artistic in this country.
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When we say we are looking for
the best without coming to Allan
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tomorrow we will give the
portrait all we need. That.
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Will be something special.
It is part of the story.
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We're working on the
story to change narrative.
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So we are using al heroes and
important people and symbols.
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Charlie is a great man in this country.
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They have done a lot but
neither the government or
neither any other somebody to
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appreciate it but he's still doing
trying to try it again and again.
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A witch.
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This is alone.
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If you can do amazing things that
the ordinary man cannot understand,
00:24:59.815 --> 00:25:01.595
we call you a witch.
00:25:02.775 --> 00:25:04.875
The love is not too great in this country.
00:25:06.625 --> 00:25:11.515
He's trying to bring everything back to
try to make young people understand you
00:25:11.515 --> 00:25:14.875
know that they should love
their country. That is love.
00:25:16.255 --> 00:25:19.155
If you know heart, you'll
love everybody in this world.
00:26:01.615 --> 00:26:06.185
This class is where I discovered
00:26:06.885 --> 00:26:08.145
who I was supposed to be
00:26:10.735 --> 00:26:13.265
When I entered this classroom in 1986,
00:26:13.335 --> 00:26:18.265
precisely October to be among
the first students to pursue
00:26:18.265 --> 00:26:19.825
African studies diploma,
00:26:21.125 --> 00:26:25.105
the teacher introduced she
beier to us in the class
00:26:27.725 --> 00:26:31.945
he told us his wonderful
story of this man who was in
00:26:32.105 --> 00:26:32.845
1839.
00:26:32.845 --> 00:26:37.585
He was only 26 years old and he
was captured when on his way to his
00:26:37.585 --> 00:26:41.225
farm one morning and sold into slavery
00:26:43.425 --> 00:26:47.685
and whilst they were being transported
to the peer called attention to the
00:26:47.685 --> 00:26:49.445
others, said to them,
00:26:49.955 --> 00:26:54.125
it's better for us to die
fighting than to be taken
00:26:55.155 --> 00:26:57.935
into slavery so it shall be appear.
00:26:58.275 --> 00:27:00.815
Not only fought in the
middle of the sea at night,
00:27:02.275 --> 00:27:06.975
but also they were captured later
on. They were tried and won the case.
00:27:08.005 --> 00:27:12.375
They became free and they decided
to come home again because of
00:27:12.715 --> 00:27:13.735
belief in this country.
00:27:15.655 --> 00:27:19.895
I never knew there were Ians like
this that we were hidden from us.
00:27:20.545 --> 00:27:23.095
Never did we know that
there was a guy like that.
00:27:24.305 --> 00:27:26.015
We're taught to forget our history
00:27:27.555 --> 00:27:30.095
and I find myself right
in this class. Weeping
00:27:33.795 --> 00:27:37.905
showed me the way we
need to love our country.
00:27:38.765 --> 00:27:40.065
We need to love ourselves.
00:28:07.415 --> 00:28:12.335
I hope this man answers. You can't count
on that. What you're calling Charlie.
00:28:15.545 --> 00:28:19.255
Reach the company you're calling is
not answering. Please try again later.
00:28:21.875 --> 00:28:25.815
Try again. This is why sometimes I think
he should just take the initiative.
00:28:26.115 --> 00:28:27.375
If he doesn't hear from us,
00:28:28.955 --> 00:28:31.455
he knows I've been trying
to call him yesterday,
00:28:31.595 --> 00:28:33.055
at least he should have
called this morning.
00:28:35.555 --> 00:28:40.415
I'm scared the fundraiser is on the
20th and now it's less than 10 days
00:28:40.955 --> 00:28:45.615
and Charlie has not given me
any concrete work as to the
00:28:45.685 --> 00:28:49.755
invites, whether they've really gone
out the whole of last week we said,
00:28:49.755 --> 00:28:53.315
oh I can tell you by Thursday
everything will be out there last week.
00:28:53.835 --> 00:28:58.035
Thursday is what? Today
is Thursday. Again,
00:28:58.575 --> 00:28:59.915
the stuff have not gone there.
00:29:00.415 --> 00:29:05.355
And every time one talks to Charlie
and I express my concern and he says,
00:29:05.565 --> 00:29:09.795
don't worry. And for me it's that
don't worry attitude and mentality.
00:29:10.095 --> 00:29:15.075
And this is like Vaseline, saline
and Sara and he's all over the place.
00:29:15.075 --> 00:29:19.635
He tell s, can you do this from
me? Don't worry, it will be ready.
00:29:20.725 --> 00:29:23.515
Maybe that's what the Charlie
should call the play. Don't worry,
00:29:27.215 --> 00:29:31.555
that's his title. Don't worry.
Tell you what that song,
00:29:31.685 --> 00:29:35.595
don't worry. Be happy
that doesn't work in sale.
00:29:36.885 --> 00:29:38.475
Don't worry, be scared.
00:29:43.125 --> 00:29:48.045
I have to kick asses because I want
this to be this Sierra Leon project that
00:29:48.235 --> 00:29:50.925
succeeded strategies. Now.
00:29:55.755 --> 00:29:56.588
Many are called.
00:29:57.425 --> 00:29:59.405
If you are choose. I love it. I love it.
00:30:01.805 --> 00:30:05.725
Researching for you son. This is super.
00:30:06.465 --> 00:30:10.245
Are you kidding me? Oh
my god, actually mine.
00:30:19.285 --> 00:30:22.725
I look even more handsome
here I look more Obamas.
00:30:23.115 --> 00:30:25.525
This is a special gift that
I'll treasure all my life.
00:30:26.345 --> 00:30:28.485
It feel like one is bribing them,
00:30:29.555 --> 00:30:32.085
putting them under
pressure to do something
00:30:33.745 --> 00:30:38.365
proper packaging and finishing. We
are getting the painting ready. Okay,
00:30:38.365 --> 00:30:41.685
now take care. Take care. We
have to support Charlie Afna.
00:30:41.985 --> 00:30:43.325
We have to support Rios.
00:30:46.345 --> 00:30:50.885
The project is already beginning to
intensify the law for serial union.
00:30:50.885 --> 00:30:51.718
People.
00:31:02.055 --> 00:31:02.888
President,
00:31:12.365 --> 00:31:17.335
good morning. Good morning, good morning
everyone. Good morning, good morning.
00:31:17.365 --> 00:31:18.335
Good morning sir. Morning.
00:31:18.435 --> 00:31:19.268
Sir
00:31:24.995 --> 00:31:29.455
and thank you. Well gentlemen,
00:31:29.455 --> 00:31:32.655
please let me start by thanking you.
00:31:33.115 --> 00:31:36.695
I'm happy that in the first place
you have come together as a team,
00:31:36.955 --> 00:31:41.735
an artist and a journalist
working together to wake up Sierra
00:31:41.795 --> 00:31:44.455
unions because I think we need a weak of,
00:31:45.175 --> 00:31:49.975
I think it'll go down in the history
of this country and are very anxious.
00:31:50.355 --> 00:31:54.055
You see the final product itself.
Thank you so much for your time sir.
00:31:54.055 --> 00:31:55.135
Thank you. Thank you.
00:31:59.315 --> 00:32:03.255
For me that was one big reason to even
be happy because some of these guys,
00:32:03.965 --> 00:32:07.775
they've never treated
theater or Charlie seriously.
00:32:07.875 --> 00:32:11.375
But today with all that I am hopeful.
00:32:51.455 --> 00:32:51.745
This.
00:32:51.745 --> 00:32:53.705
Gentlemen put your hands together for Mr.
00:32:53.965 --> 00:32:54.825
So Sam.
00:33:03.145 --> 00:33:04.705
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen,
00:33:05.785 --> 00:33:09.745
I want to thank you for actually
taking your time out to be here.
00:33:11.505 --> 00:33:15.345
I am known as the messenger
of doom in Africa,
00:33:15.925 --> 00:33:20.385
not just Sierra Leon. I bring out
all this bad news whether it's war,
00:33:20.385 --> 00:33:23.305
whether it's Ebola, whether
it's corruption, whatever it is.
00:33:24.135 --> 00:33:27.395
But let me tell you the truth, even me,
00:33:28.635 --> 00:33:33.435
I am fed up with that kind
of news. We need to rebrand.
00:33:34.735 --> 00:33:39.195
We can use culture and art to change
00:33:39.505 --> 00:33:43.435
mind and hearts and
inspire young generations.
00:33:43.925 --> 00:33:45.555
Thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming
00:33:52.295 --> 00:33:53.755
Now, ladies and gentlemen.
00:33:54.415 --> 00:33:54.915
The.
00:33:54.915 --> 00:33:56.915
Business of making money.
00:33:57.455 --> 00:34:01.795
Now let me hear the leading stuff
ladies and gentlemen for Charlie
00:34:02.025 --> 00:34:04.075
Haffner. Charlie Haffner,
00:34:04.575 --> 00:34:07.475
am I hearing somebody coming up with what.
00:34:08.895 --> 00:34:13.355
He goes when? Where do we start?
00:34:14.475 --> 00:34:15.308
A hundred thousand.
00:34:15.895 --> 00:34:16.115
You.
00:34:16.115 --> 00:34:19.475
Said five. You heard what you
00:34:49.695 --> 00:34:50.135
ladies.
00:34:50.135 --> 00:34:50.968
And gentlemen.
00:34:51.795 --> 00:34:52.628
I.
00:34:53.335 --> 00:34:56.515
The man who stood up to the stood up for.
00:34:58.405 --> 00:34:59.435
0.5 Million.
00:35:39.265 --> 00:35:43.765
Adonis Abud, $1,000 Mr. And Mrs.
00:35:44.025 --> 00:35:46.325
jal called 1,000,500 bucks.
00:35:48.945 --> 00:35:51.925
We got the play done. $1,000,500.
00:35:52.425 --> 00:35:55.365
1 Million, 500,000. Leons.
00:35:56.185 --> 00:35:58.965
The auction where we
do almost at the total.
00:36:00.045 --> 00:36:01.805
13,400,000.
00:36:03.945 --> 00:36:04.778
Oh God,
00:36:05.695 --> 00:36:10.165
we're 21 million something now
because we bill now is over
00:36:10.165 --> 00:36:13.005
26 million. Gosh,
00:36:15.255 --> 00:36:16.565
we've actually made a loss
00:36:18.785 --> 00:36:20.725
so I'll just say.
00:36:34.265 --> 00:36:36.125
So what we got, it's good,
00:36:36.125 --> 00:36:39.805
it's substantial but not what we expect.
00:36:41.065 --> 00:36:46.045
We dragged our heels and it's about
time we kick ourselves a little
00:36:46.045 --> 00:36:47.645
bit more to say, you know what?
00:36:47.775 --> 00:36:52.125
Maybe we were complacent five
months down the line we fail to
00:36:52.805 --> 00:36:57.445
A, B, C, D. I just want people
to see this country differently
00:36:59.105 --> 00:37:03.125
and if this fails, it is not good for
the country. It's not a good message.
00:37:04.905 --> 00:37:06.885
No, I fulfill. I say
don't talk fail to me.
00:37:09.355 --> 00:37:10.405
It's not a word I know,
00:37:11.905 --> 00:37:16.325
but if you come with your own standard
and your own expectation and your own
00:37:16.325 --> 00:37:21.125
culture there I will fail
course. That is not how I do it.
00:37:22.115 --> 00:37:25.285
Some of the things I mentioned to you
that I'm worried about and you said don't
00:37:25.285 --> 00:37:27.205
worry, you'll see I didn't see.
00:37:27.515 --> 00:37:32.205
This is a process that is
on. It's a Kickstarter.
00:37:32.745 --> 00:37:35.445
It marks the beginning of the fundraising.
00:37:36.025 --> 00:37:39.085
That's how we do it gradually. So I don't.
00:37:39.085 --> 00:37:43.565
Know. The one key thing is just
Charlie has to kick himself to say,
00:37:43.785 --> 00:37:46.485
you know what? I have
to give this priority.
00:37:58.895 --> 00:38:00.315
The rule looks so quiet
00:38:02.795 --> 00:38:04.555
compared to other days.
00:38:07.235 --> 00:38:12.235
I am thinking that it's
due to this proposed
00:38:13.145 --> 00:38:13.978
protest.
00:38:16.225 --> 00:38:18.795
Last week there was fuel price increase.
00:38:19.135 --> 00:38:22.675
It almost doubled what it used to
be and right now as we are talking,
00:38:22.695 --> 00:38:25.595
we are sitting in the dark.
There's no electricity in many,
00:38:25.595 --> 00:38:29.195
many homes and some people will tell
you as well that they've gone for about
00:38:29.265 --> 00:38:34.235
five, six months without salaries.
People are really scared.
00:38:34.305 --> 00:38:37.325
It's a sort of fear that is
feeding into the tension,
00:38:37.625 --> 00:38:42.045
the anger that is going on in the
country. I have seen how these rumors,
00:38:42.145 --> 00:38:47.045
how it leads to things getting out
of control and this is why honestly
00:38:47.325 --> 00:38:49.925
I don't want to be out here that late.
00:38:50.705 --> 00:38:54.245
All I'm concerned about, I don't want
violence in this country anymore.
00:38:54.895 --> 00:38:57.725
We've seen it. If we fight
against this country,
00:38:57.895 --> 00:39:00.005
we're going down 10 times backwards.
00:39:02.045 --> 00:39:05.845
I know these problems very,
very well. I live in them.
00:39:06.865 --> 00:39:08.165
You can feel the tension.
00:39:08.305 --> 00:39:11.325
People you talk to now you can
really see that they are angry.
00:39:11.755 --> 00:39:15.445
They want something to happen. They
are threatening for things to happen.
00:39:15.635 --> 00:39:16.725
Then they're not be violence.
00:39:17.755 --> 00:39:21.045
Charlie, the people have
been pushed to the wall.
00:39:21.195 --> 00:39:24.125
They're not the only one pushed against
the wall. We're all being pushed.
00:39:24.595 --> 00:39:25.925
What I'm saying these you.
00:39:25.925 --> 00:39:27.285
Are going to be the first
to be to the wall. No,
00:39:27.315 --> 00:39:31.085
your company will be forced to
go if there is violence. Charlie,
00:39:31.405 --> 00:39:32.445
I don't want violence. Charles.
00:39:32.675 --> 00:39:36.565
What do we expect? This tension.
It is what this place is all about.
00:39:36.905 --> 00:39:38.805
It is the harsh reality of this country.
00:39:39.205 --> 00:39:41.365
Advocate are not violate.
00:39:41.585 --> 00:39:42.418
That's why we're doing this.
00:39:42.665 --> 00:39:46.565
To teach this, to let us,
allow us to teach. Allow.
00:39:47.065 --> 00:39:48.245
Do they know? Do we know them?
00:39:48.675 --> 00:39:49.505
That is what work.
00:39:49.505 --> 00:39:50.445
Do they know about us?
00:39:50.605 --> 00:39:52.325
I don't want to know them. So yours, this.
00:39:52.455 --> 00:39:57.045
Feeds into what we are doing because
hopefully people will watch this
00:39:57.385 --> 00:39:58.405
and they'll start learning.
00:40:07.275 --> 00:40:10.845
Free. Give them good and.
00:40:14.925 --> 00:40:15.758
Faithful,
00:40:25.395 --> 00:40:26.228
prepare.
00:40:28.355 --> 00:40:29.188
Install.
00:40:53.315 --> 00:40:55.925
Charlie is arriving this morning.
00:40:56.875 --> 00:41:01.365
He's coming to give a speech at the
Commonwealth Conference which is going on
00:41:01.365 --> 00:41:06.045
here in London. I am hoping
we're going to sit down and
00:41:07.765 --> 00:41:12.695
have a serious rethinking
because six to nine months down
00:41:12.695 --> 00:41:13.528
the line,
00:41:13.775 --> 00:41:18.015
I have not seen a single script or
00:41:18.575 --> 00:41:22.295
synopsis. You talk to
Charlie or you ask him,
00:41:22.755 --> 00:41:26.255
he just keeps telling you I'm
doing it. You don't worry.
00:41:26.955 --> 00:41:28.015
But I think it's deeply,
00:41:28.015 --> 00:41:32.495
deeply frustrating that you're
meant to work as a team and
00:41:33.345 --> 00:41:37.725
I'm not sure what's to make of
it. We've actually gone public.
00:41:38.855 --> 00:41:40.085
We've got a set. An example
00:42:01.235 --> 00:42:05.375
so else leave me alone. Leave me alone,
00:42:05.375 --> 00:42:09.375
leave me to do. Left me
make a do display. Look,
00:42:10.585 --> 00:42:13.135
give me blow. Blow you cannot
00:42:15.315 --> 00:42:19.535
for mind you Charlie, for him. Mind you,
00:42:19.795 --> 00:42:24.375
if you send me that, you a sister.
If you send me that you a producer,
00:42:24.805 --> 00:42:26.335
call yourself any name you like,
00:42:27.305 --> 00:42:31.655
give me chance because what you want
for the pan display left me. He left me.
00:42:32.165 --> 00:42:35.375
Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
00:42:44.055 --> 00:42:48.895
I know I tell you I'm deeply,
deeply worried. I know.
00:42:49.315 --> 00:42:54.035
Get a clue which at the play something
00:42:54.045 --> 00:42:54.878
right
00:42:56.015 --> 00:43:00.355
at this level of this project I've
been hope say we have more dialogue,
00:43:00.585 --> 00:43:03.835
more discussion about the play,
more discussion about the ideas.
00:43:04.135 --> 00:43:07.155
But so we will say something you say
00:43:09.295 --> 00:43:12.675
and not say nothing. If this project fail,
00:43:12.775 --> 00:43:17.595
it shows you can never
walk in fail at 65. I know,
00:43:17.745 --> 00:43:22.555
guarantee me. Trust
me, I know I want this,
00:43:22.755 --> 00:43:25.675
I want it, I want it. I can call
him a second to last project.
00:43:27.035 --> 00:43:31.295
It die at the last August.
Assured my brother, I son
00:43:32.865 --> 00:43:36.015
understand and this's
how God send you to me
00:43:37.625 --> 00:43:39.255
Never failed. Okay? Never.
00:43:48.755 --> 00:43:53.375
He said to me, guys, just give me
up to Tuesday, which is tomorrow.
00:43:54.595 --> 00:43:59.495
So I'm just hoping that he will just
lay the script down on Tuesday because
00:43:59.955 --> 00:44:04.175
really, really and
truly I am getting very,
00:44:04.245 --> 00:44:09.095
very stressed, really
anxious. What is at stake?
00:44:09.285 --> 00:44:10.118
Seriously,
00:44:13.295 --> 00:44:17.215
a fucking war happened for
12, 13 years in this country
00:44:19.075 --> 00:44:23.295
as a direct result of social
injustice by our politicians,
00:44:24.685 --> 00:44:26.895
desperate government trying
to keep people in the dark.
00:44:27.435 --> 00:44:29.175
That's why all of this happened
00:44:30.675 --> 00:44:35.325
and now we have an opportunity to say,
you know what? Let's address all of this.
00:44:37.445 --> 00:44:40.205
I don't believe in confrontation
anywhere at any level.
00:44:40.945 --> 00:44:44.445
It doesn't solve any problem. Our
company needs to know that too.
00:44:45.085 --> 00:44:48.565
I don't want to go back fe my people
00:44:49.455 --> 00:44:54.325
butchering themselves and
the only way we can try
00:44:54.325 --> 00:44:57.085
and prevent that is to be very bold.
00:44:57.475 --> 00:45:01.045
Basically is a diplomats. I
don't say hash things to people.
00:45:01.745 --> 00:45:02.805
Is to be very brave.
00:45:03.845 --> 00:45:05.165
I don't confront to any government.
00:45:05.555 --> 00:45:06.405
It's to be radical.
00:45:07.025 --> 00:45:08.325
And very diplomatic.
00:45:09.275 --> 00:45:10.108
It's a rebel.
00:45:10.325 --> 00:45:13.325
I look at you, I shut
up, I wait and so on.
00:45:13.575 --> 00:45:15.645
Right Now I can say to
Charlie, I don't give a fuck.
00:45:16.025 --> 00:45:20.645
The war news is important to the
western journalists and 70 people die.
00:45:20.645 --> 00:45:24.605
That is good for them. It
brings money, it brings adverts.
00:45:25.395 --> 00:45:30.285
Your station is up or hitting
his hope like so else.
00:45:30.425 --> 00:45:31.258
Now.
00:45:31.465 --> 00:45:36.285
If he doesn't present something that
looks like what I'm talking about
00:45:36.385 --> 00:45:39.325
now, I'll ask him what he's been doing.
00:45:53.595 --> 00:45:54.428
Cha.
00:46:03.075 --> 00:46:07.055
For him not to open his door,
that's fucking disrespectful.
00:46:08.365 --> 00:46:10.335
Sometimes you have to
come and wait for Charlie.
00:46:10.555 --> 00:46:13.095
You said Charlie we are leaving
at eight o'clock. You come.
00:46:13.095 --> 00:46:14.895
Charlie is still pacing in his house.
00:46:14.895 --> 00:46:19.055
You don't really know what I'm getting
really, really enough of this now
00:46:21.435 --> 00:46:25.815
but I know go continue for telling
because he say Charlie can do amazing
00:46:26.165 --> 00:46:30.775
Charlie, no actually give me hope.
I don't sleep for Zika this project.
00:46:31.035 --> 00:46:34.215
I'm not a sleep coachee because I
want to sleep for succeed coaching.
00:46:35.635 --> 00:46:36.468
Go do the i.
00:46:45.285 --> 00:46:46.005
Good morning.
00:46:46.005 --> 00:46:49.495
This is wake up se Leon the breakfast
show that brings you all the latest news
00:46:49.495 --> 00:46:52.295
events happening across
Sierra Leone this morning.
00:46:52.435 --> 00:46:54.055
So you summarized with us in the studios.
00:46:54.055 --> 00:46:55.895
Good morning and welcome
to Wake Up SE Leone.
00:46:56.085 --> 00:46:57.535
Good morning, thank you for having me.
00:46:58.155 --> 00:47:01.655
And backing on this mission to changing
the narratives of Sierra Leone.
00:47:02.005 --> 00:47:05.615
Give us a brief overview of what's
necessary, this particular move.
00:47:05.845 --> 00:47:09.055
What we don't quite have in Sierra
Leone, I'm sure you'll agree with me,
00:47:09.355 --> 00:47:11.095
is decent role models.
00:47:11.795 --> 00:47:16.175
We want role models who work
really hard and do decent things.
00:47:16.435 --> 00:47:19.375
We want to bring them out in the play
and in the film so that young people will
00:47:19.735 --> 00:47:23.815
see them and have reasons to believe
that we can do something descent in this
00:47:23.815 --> 00:47:24.648
country.
00:47:32.325 --> 00:47:34.205
I am really, really disappointed.
00:47:38.845 --> 00:47:40.725
I feel like a broken man.
00:47:44.075 --> 00:47:44.908
Because.
00:47:44.955 --> 00:47:46.925
This project is personal son,
00:47:52.315 --> 00:47:55.005
when I was a kid growing
up in Sierra Leon,
00:48:01.145 --> 00:48:05.485
my neighbor had a small TV v.
00:48:06.895 --> 00:48:11.885
We'll stand at the edge of the
street and we'll be peering in.
00:48:14.265 --> 00:48:18.285
One day the television was beaming these
00:48:18.865 --> 00:48:23.285
images about farming war, about diseases.
00:48:25.265 --> 00:48:28.485
It started making me feel
really angry, really upset.
00:48:30.835 --> 00:48:33.765
When we see white
westerner holding a camera,
00:48:34.065 --> 00:48:38.765
we just say look at him coming to FEMAs
to go and laugh at us and we start,
00:48:38.825 --> 00:48:41.445
we actually physically we stone them
00:48:44.105 --> 00:48:46.605
and then as God would have it,
00:48:47.645 --> 00:48:52.565
I became a storyteller working with
a white man working with western
00:48:52.615 --> 00:48:57.245
media. I just think that this is
why my continent is so backward.
00:48:58.995 --> 00:49:00.605
It's embarrassing.
00:49:01.525 --> 00:49:06.405
I started doing this and
it was similar stories.
00:49:10.595 --> 00:49:12.245
This place is fucked.
00:49:13.285 --> 00:49:18.245
I remember oh once upon a time
that this little boy was also ston
00:49:18.245 --> 00:49:21.005
in people because of this.
What am I going to do?
00:49:22.795 --> 00:49:25.485
Just tell another story the other side
00:49:27.865 --> 00:49:32.085
and I just thought, oh gosh,
this project. Hallelujah.
00:49:33.385 --> 00:49:35.485
But now.
00:49:36.845 --> 00:49:38.445
I dunno, I don't understand.
00:49:41.215 --> 00:49:44.925
Maybe Charlie had needed a bit more space.
00:49:54.455 --> 00:49:59.445
Needs a one day log,
which I don't want muscle
00:50:01.065 --> 00:50:03.765
for me. I think to say something I won't.
00:50:05.565 --> 00:50:08.435
I dunno why. I just don't understand why
00:50:12.145 --> 00:50:14.975
this time be careful.
00:50:18.515 --> 00:50:19.635
I not everyone understand.
00:50:19.785 --> 00:50:21.835
Tell I not.
00:50:22.085 --> 00:50:25.475
Understand. Lemme ask you say what's.
00:50:25.475 --> 00:50:26.308
In the goal.
00:50:27.605 --> 00:50:32.085
I said me childhood love and belief
and what I say I get for Charlie.
00:50:32.205 --> 00:50:35.565
I said but some happen
unable. Understand I.
00:50:35.685 --> 00:50:37.125
A mistake with God tell you to me.
00:50:39.555 --> 00:50:43.725
Granted I tell wrong to me for
00:50:44.045 --> 00:50:46.005
mistakes. Choose. I swear.
00:51:06.935 --> 00:51:11.085
Every leader in every corner of the world,
00:51:11.665 --> 00:51:14.405
you need to have somebody
who gives you the kick.
00:51:18.425 --> 00:51:20.965
And for Charlie, that person was fatty.
00:51:25.905 --> 00:51:30.405
The fact that fatty is no
more hasn't helped Charlie,
00:51:33.145 --> 00:51:35.045
he misses fatty big time.
00:51:38.115 --> 00:51:43.045
Mama, mad mama. I don't come, I don't
come, I don't come, I don't come.
00:51:44.165 --> 00:51:47.045
I get only wine here. Remember only wine,
00:51:48.795 --> 00:51:53.285
look at this drink. Okay,
00:51:56.555 --> 00:52:01.285
this woman lying down inside
beneath here is my wife
00:52:02.145 --> 00:52:03.525
of 33 years of marriage.
00:52:04.545 --> 00:52:09.485
My girlfriend 10 years before that
marriage and the woman with whom
00:52:10.005 --> 00:52:11.085
I formed the fitton players
00:52:16.065 --> 00:52:20.125
10 October, 2012.
00:52:21.585 --> 00:52:26.165
We have just returned from a journey
and she complained of small fever.
00:52:29.425 --> 00:52:30.525
One week later she passed.
00:52:33.415 --> 00:52:34.925
Sadly unexpectedly
00:52:36.515 --> 00:52:38.885
it's happened like the flashing lightning
00:52:41.655 --> 00:52:44.785
freedom players Charlie Hana, the family,
00:52:45.285 --> 00:52:49.025
the whole country without Fatima Hana,
00:52:50.775 --> 00:52:54.935
aka Mama g Mama. Dear mama
G are you boo are you?
00:52:55.635 --> 00:53:00.215
You the only one. I'm at the G.
00:53:04.685 --> 00:53:06.255
When it's time for me to make my play,
00:53:06.395 --> 00:53:10.815
she analyzes everything for me and
when she criticize hard and tough,
00:53:11.295 --> 00:53:12.128
I listen.
00:53:12.415 --> 00:53:17.055
I cool down and in the end I'm the
happiest man in the world to have
00:53:17.455 --> 00:53:20.335
accepted the critiques, the criticisms
00:53:22.305 --> 00:53:24.005
and in the end to pull this out.
00:53:26.145 --> 00:53:31.045
And when I sit today and I think I think
about all these things but it make me
00:53:31.045 --> 00:53:31.878
happy.
00:53:33.555 --> 00:53:36.525
Make me happy that yes,
00:53:37.565 --> 00:53:38.645
I got that kind of person.
00:53:46.785 --> 00:53:47.925
Fat is a great woman.
00:53:51.185 --> 00:53:52.565
She made me who I am today.
00:54:16.515 --> 00:54:20.455
One 60 pages finished typed. I've
never tired of looking at it.
00:54:21.165 --> 00:54:26.055
This has rhythm I can
still hear in my brain As
00:54:26.095 --> 00:54:29.775
independence came musical
cheers with one voice,
00:54:30.155 --> 00:54:32.095
one language on a single call.
00:54:32.315 --> 00:54:37.135
The goly of zmi of from recreation ground
00:54:37.155 --> 00:54:39.575
in the west to the coordination
ground in the south,
00:54:39.825 --> 00:54:42.575
wasum in the north and
kaco shefield in the east.
00:54:45.325 --> 00:54:46.255
That is a plea.
00:55:05.485 --> 00:55:09.735
Over a thousand people have been
killed in a devastating mudslide in
00:55:09.735 --> 00:55:10.568
Sierra Leone.
00:55:11.765 --> 00:55:15.095
Reports suggest thousands
more have been left homeless.
00:55:24.755 --> 00:55:28.855
Is this a curse or what if
it's not the war, it's Ebola.
00:55:28.855 --> 00:55:32.215
If it's not Ebola it's cholera.
If it's not cholera now it's this.
00:55:33.565 --> 00:55:34.398
What is it?
00:55:38.675 --> 00:55:42.615
You look at the people now they
are so depressed, so stressed.
00:55:42.955 --> 00:55:46.295
You needs a break and when are we going
to get that? Because if it's not work.
00:55:46.595 --> 00:55:48.975
We get the correct leader.
00:55:52.205 --> 00:55:54.975
This thing, correct leader
as the only country.
00:55:55.655 --> 00:55:59.535
I know what we did and I worked and we
not supposed to capitalize on disasters
00:55:59.795 --> 00:56:02.295
in this country. I know
what we did for Ebola.
00:56:02.385 --> 00:56:05.735
Every last one year fought for
Ebola. That's my opinion ma'am.
00:56:05.755 --> 00:56:08.175
That's not just your opinion and
you're lying. You're the minister,
00:56:08.175 --> 00:56:11.535
you're lying because if I'm the minister
talk to I'm the minister and I'm
00:56:11.535 --> 00:56:13.975
talking lies on disaster. That's why.
00:56:13.995 --> 00:56:14.828
You know what you saying?
00:56:15.485 --> 00:56:15.775
What.
00:56:15.775 --> 00:56:16.595
The fuck I'm saying.
00:56:16.595 --> 00:56:17.428
You minister.
00:56:17.635 --> 00:56:22.055
That's yours. You are a minister.
Call yourself a politician like you,
00:56:23.165 --> 00:56:27.725
like you that makes you along the
way you the so-called politicians,
00:56:28.145 --> 00:56:31.965
you the so-called politicians. You are
the ones call yourself a politician.
00:56:32.415 --> 00:56:33.248
Shame on you.
00:56:33.945 --> 00:56:38.605
For years people have been billing on
that places and gives who gives them the
00:56:38.605 --> 00:56:41.525
authority to bill the government.
Now Judge day. Exactly.
00:59:05.965 --> 00:59:07.195
Hello. Hi.
00:59:10.745 --> 00:59:15.635
Okay fine. We just begin. We just begin.
00:59:16.935 --> 00:59:17.768
Mr
00:59:18.665 --> 00:59:22.885
Worldwide man it is not international man.
00:59:26.695 --> 00:59:27.528
Black man.
00:59:27.875 --> 00:59:28.165
This.
00:59:28.165 --> 00:59:30.645
Play come for them too and left England.
00:59:30.835 --> 00:59:34.845
Then come and then give me his work
for do Charlie Afna will make a play.
00:59:34.855 --> 00:59:39.805
Where for change Al Leon a mentality
where for inspire the youth of today
00:59:40.025 --> 00:59:41.685
and for push into the future.
00:59:44.935 --> 00:59:47.005
Where we serve their responsibility.
00:59:47.375 --> 00:59:49.965
Where can I act for lum?
00:59:52.225 --> 00:59:56.205
It is in your hands
today or our hands today.
00:59:56.785 --> 01:00:01.685
We wouldn't have this surrounding today
we were able for influence change.
01:00:01.995 --> 01:00:02.285
This.
01:00:02.285 --> 01:00:05.845
Project is big and it means a
lot to Sierra Leon. Not only me.
01:00:06.225 --> 01:00:11.165
Our politicians and I want them to listen
or watch this play because they will
01:00:11.165 --> 01:00:12.925
just big sense from us.
01:00:13.185 --> 01:00:14.125
Sierra Unions,
01:00:14.555 --> 01:00:18.285
they believe in theater but the bad
things that have been happening to Sierra
01:00:18.285 --> 01:00:20.245
Leon after that theater died.
01:00:20.745 --> 01:00:23.365
But I believe if you want to
pass a story in Sierra Leon,
01:00:23.585 --> 01:00:26.285
you need to use the platform
of Tata. That is the ga,
01:00:26.535 --> 01:00:28.485
which is what Charlie
Afna is doing right now.
01:00:29.345 --> 01:00:30.178
Action.
01:00:30.395 --> 01:00:32.085
This is the synopsis of the play.
01:00:32.945 --> 01:00:37.365
The story of a boy and a girl
whose destinies abounded.
01:00:37.705 --> 01:00:42.445
Are we not the same will by the
gods to rescue our people from damn
01:00:42.445 --> 01:00:43.225
nation.
01:00:43.225 --> 01:00:46.965
And whose villages destiny
also depends on them.
01:00:47.885 --> 01:00:48.718
I can't believe this.
01:00:50.635 --> 01:00:54.125
They're expecting me to bring
back the A of West Africa.
01:00:54.945 --> 01:00:56.565
Who will really save this nation.
01:00:57.385 --> 01:00:58.965
You have been ordained to.
01:00:59.645 --> 01:01:04.605
A man amongst the many who have ruled
this village for as long as it has
01:01:04.605 --> 01:01:07.005
existed or will it be a woman?
01:01:07.345 --> 01:01:10.805
Did they not inform you that behind there
is successful man, there is a woman.
01:01:11.755 --> 01:01:16.685
They go on a journey which leads
to their discovery of an amazing
01:01:16.875 --> 01:01:20.125
history that their current
leaders have neglected.
01:01:20.785 --> 01:01:25.565
Be the woman beside me in
the achievement of my dream
01:01:26.665 --> 01:01:30.485
or else I'll fail in this destiny Please.
01:01:31.185 --> 01:01:35.845
But how will this newfound
knowledge destroy or save a village
01:01:36.275 --> 01:01:39.525
that so desperately needs a new direction?
01:01:40.265 --> 01:01:44.885
My lovely Tito James
gme, I will marry you.
01:01:45.675 --> 01:01:46.805
That is the synopsis.
01:01:47.385 --> 01:01:50.685
It is from this that the plea is built.
01:02:08.235 --> 01:02:10.405
Good meets you. Good
meeting, good meeting.
01:02:14.885 --> 01:02:17.245
I can't wait to see Charlie's face.
01:02:18.065 --> 01:02:22.485
How would you feel if they
said to get this play going,
01:02:23.475 --> 01:02:27.715
they have at least
something like 10,000 euros
01:02:28.415 --> 01:02:31.195
for you. You Mr.
01:02:31.375 --> 01:02:36.285
Hafner is going to be the
new face of stab here.
01:02:39.785 --> 01:02:40.618
Yes sir.
01:02:44.505 --> 01:02:45.925
Now these guys are thinking right?
01:02:58.915 --> 01:03:03.725
Well I am lucky to have found
somebody that I know is a real pillar
01:03:03.795 --> 01:03:07.085
when it comes to managing events.
01:03:07.335 --> 01:03:09.485
Daddy Mo has been a longstanding friend.
01:03:09.495 --> 01:03:14.465
We've worked together in the uk
so I am now sure this is going
01:03:14.465 --> 01:03:19.245
to happen because I won't lie
past few weeks but with him
01:03:19.265 --> 01:03:23.925
on board it's going to happen.
So welcome on board Daddy Mo
01:03:25.465 --> 01:03:26.885
one man went to Mo.
01:03:28.625 --> 01:03:32.005
For me. This is a chance for
me to work with great mentors.
01:03:32.805 --> 01:03:33.805
I know Charlie as well.
01:03:34.345 --> 01:03:38.565
I'm really looking forward to the
fun of being part of a great dream.
01:03:39.515 --> 01:03:40.348
Yeah.
01:03:48.145 --> 01:03:49.205
Sweden, start now
01:03:50.855 --> 01:03:54.165
don't call us since you not been
there for joining this circle.
01:03:54.265 --> 01:03:59.045
You go down four 10 points up.
01:03:59.045 --> 01:04:02.885
Here we go. 61, 2, 3, 4. Let touch,
01:04:03.505 --> 01:04:07.565
let up up and the camera up. Okay,
01:04:08.565 --> 01:04:12.765
straight up let straight. We
young, we young, we young.
01:04:13.715 --> 01:04:16.285
Okay, slow down. So
01:04:17.955 --> 01:04:18.925
what should they start with.
01:04:20.075 --> 01:04:24.565
Yesterday? Una, since them all
mango to is we go over them,
01:04:24.565 --> 01:04:25.105
we check another.
01:04:25.105 --> 01:04:25.938
Sea baby.
01:04:26.185 --> 01:04:30.885
If we just get one full rehearsal where
01:04:31.185 --> 01:04:34.845
we all begin to see we safe
rather than we do the pockets.
01:04:36.395 --> 01:04:36.905
Date.
01:04:36.905 --> 01:04:37.738
On each date.
01:04:43.755 --> 01:04:44.588
Connected.
01:04:47.155 --> 01:04:49.125
Okay, allow start.
01:04:54.825 --> 01:04:56.305
I honestly can't believe this
01:04:57.885 --> 01:05:02.145
couple of days ago after we
received the check from Starbury,
01:05:02.375 --> 01:05:07.105
Charlie hold me and
tell me that Arthur who
01:05:07.155 --> 01:05:12.065
works for who actually is
the one who was managing
01:05:12.445 --> 01:05:17.245
all these arrangements, asked
for a court of the money.
01:05:23.075 --> 01:05:27.885
What has really kicked it
for me extra is that George,
01:05:28.265 --> 01:05:30.285
the national table tennis champion,
01:05:30.765 --> 01:05:35.565
a disabled guy who is meant to be one
of the heroes was paid about a couple of
01:05:35.765 --> 01:05:40.645
thousand of dollars and Arthur
actually asked this guy as well to
01:05:40.645 --> 01:05:45.285
give me cut of half the amount of
what this guy is paid a disabled guy.
01:05:47.615 --> 01:05:50.565
These are the things that
have wrecked this country.
01:05:51.355 --> 01:05:54.805
It's all about people
having cuts on everything.
01:05:58.265 --> 01:06:00.125
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
01:06:01.185 --> 01:06:06.165
You see the payment, the endorsement
of 2000. So now he called me,
01:06:06.585 --> 01:06:10.205
he said how now 50 50 now 2000
mega, 1000 megawatt. I say no.
01:06:11.665 --> 01:06:14.485
So at the end I said okay
with the D one we take 800.
01:06:16.105 --> 01:06:19.805
So since then and not call me,
01:06:20.685 --> 01:06:21.518
I don't know.
01:06:22.295 --> 01:06:26.585
Will they get to the bottom of this
and every dollar when I owe you,
01:06:26.645 --> 01:06:27.478
you'll be paid.
01:06:34.175 --> 01:06:35.235
Yes bud. Is that
01:06:43.525 --> 01:06:47.135
this program still I call you but
I still want for happy to you.
01:06:47.615 --> 01:06:49.255
I love me know or I must skill
01:06:50.875 --> 01:06:52.855
or if will give me up at this money.
01:06:57.875 --> 01:07:00.695
People get this
01:07:05.045 --> 01:07:07.455
because basically inside
01:07:09.155 --> 01:07:10.255
we wash out.
01:07:11.915 --> 01:07:12.748
Wow.
01:07:15.165 --> 01:07:19.575
Spot on Thai cow, NA, they eat.
01:07:19.975 --> 01:07:22.535
I literally translated
wherever the cow is tied,
01:07:22.535 --> 01:07:26.855
that's where it's expected to eat.
And when we in Sierra Leon say Na,
01:07:26.925 --> 01:07:28.695
they eat or that's what
you're expected to eat.
01:07:28.915 --> 01:07:31.015
It means why you're
expected to steal money.
01:07:31.995 --> 01:07:36.975
So he's now saying that to
George that look from the 2000
01:07:37.695 --> 01:07:41.095
expected to pay, you should understand
I should eat off you another thousand.
01:07:41.675 --> 01:07:42.935
The fuck, excuse my French.
01:07:46.805 --> 01:07:51.695
It's not surprising that
Arthur is actually asking
for money because it is kind
01:07:51.695 --> 01:07:54.575
of the unsaid rule in Sierra Leone.
01:07:55.115 --> 01:07:58.735
The whole point of this
play is to change that
01:07:59.525 --> 01:08:04.495
narrative as you'll call it. And if
we're actually having to deal with
01:08:06.195 --> 01:08:09.535
the actual problem while trying
to actually solve the problem,
01:08:10.165 --> 01:08:12.295
it's kind of a hard pill to swallow.
01:08:13.685 --> 01:08:18.645
It's kind of funny in a kind
of morbid wave if I can put it
01:08:18.645 --> 01:08:22.605
that way. It's funny, it's funny.
01:08:29.705 --> 01:08:33.885
On behalf of swi, I welcome all
to this suspicious occasion.
01:08:35.385 --> 01:08:39.245
We are proud to announce to you that
we are sponsoring this play that has an
01:08:39.245 --> 01:08:42.725
inter-regional approach. So as
the plant manager for staff,
01:08:42.985 --> 01:08:47.205
I'm pleased for endorsing this
particular package of sponsorship.
01:08:47.715 --> 01:08:48.475
What Mr.
01:08:48.475 --> 01:08:53.245
Hoffner and team is doing is bringing
some of the realities of this country to
01:08:53.245 --> 01:08:55.885
light. Thank you very much.
01:09:03.265 --> 01:09:07.845
We are aware of what has been going on
between you and the heroes about the
01:09:07.845 --> 01:09:08.678
payment.
01:09:08.705 --> 01:09:13.165
George Josephine and Charlie
and all the other heroes you
01:09:13.795 --> 01:09:17.845
have been asking to get a
court from their payment.
01:09:18.865 --> 01:09:19.698
Is that true.
01:09:20.535 --> 01:09:21.445
Court from their payment?
01:09:21.515 --> 01:09:22.348
From their payment.
01:09:24.435 --> 01:09:25.245
That what just said?
01:09:25.245 --> 01:09:29.725
Yeah. Is that true or it can't
be true? It can't be true.
01:09:29.815 --> 01:09:30.885
Can't be true. We.
01:09:30.885 --> 01:09:31.965
Never work like that here.
01:09:33.785 --> 01:09:36.885
You told me. Now let me tell
you this thing straight George,
01:09:37.305 --> 01:09:41.525
we have $2,000 for you but you're
going to get one and we get one.
01:09:42.525 --> 01:09:43.358
You understand.
01:09:43.935 --> 01:09:47.905
Conversations you've had including the
one you had on a Saturday in your house.
01:09:48.205 --> 01:09:52.295
We have a recording of all of
that to listen to the recordings.
01:10:05.695 --> 01:10:05.815
I.
01:10:05.815 --> 01:10:10.175
Was not for one minute thinking
that I will be doing any form of
01:10:10.695 --> 01:10:13.575
investigations. I just
couldn't believe it was funny.
01:10:18.545 --> 01:10:22.335
We're used to challenges, we're used
to obstacles and we shall overcome.
01:10:24.615 --> 01:10:25.448
Overcome this.
01:10:52.635 --> 01:10:54.935
We see Titu and Titi growing up.
01:10:56.765 --> 01:11:01.655
They are engaged now and
Titu started becoming Frivol
01:11:01.655 --> 01:11:06.455
us started people.
01:11:07.275 --> 01:11:07.495
Her.
01:11:07.495 --> 01:11:08.415
Name yesterday.
01:11:08.755 --> 01:11:11.055
Mr. Sister, we sponsor for it's.
01:11:12.195 --> 01:11:15.565
That's not a problem at all.
The money I spend that no more.
01:11:20.855 --> 01:11:25.725
Going against the wishes of the God
that bought about the downfall of
01:11:25.845 --> 01:11:26.678
Tito.
01:11:26.955 --> 01:11:28.645
Tito put.
01:11:30.585 --> 01:11:34.885
But she was there. I said
no, that is not the way.
01:11:35.155 --> 01:11:36.365
That is not where we should.
01:11:37.275 --> 01:11:39.525
GoTo. You don't be cause me mad.
01:11:40.725 --> 01:11:42.805
Titi is there to guide,
01:11:43.935 --> 01:11:46.395
to be behind a successful man.
01:11:47.035 --> 01:11:48.515
Titi. So that this lucky.
01:11:50.285 --> 01:11:51.155
Small, small, small.
01:11:51.235 --> 01:11:55.555
We get there next week Friday
by now a different matter.
01:11:56.885 --> 01:11:58.515
Thank you, thank you. I
hope everybody gets So.
01:11:59.655 --> 01:12:01.715
For me at all,
01:12:02.735 --> 01:12:07.715
we are nowhere near within one 40 day.
Not the harsh reality that one day,
01:12:08.655 --> 01:12:11.915
no I just safe. I can past this.
01:12:12.155 --> 01:12:16.355
I lie fine right now if we steal
01:12:17.345 --> 01:12:21.115
some man, steal the old script,
some man steal. No, no movement.
01:12:22.175 --> 01:12:26.235
So it's danger. Learn not fool. We
safe. Make we go home with the scared.
01:12:26.665 --> 01:12:31.515
Make we make sacrifice, make work on
the lines. Make ready, make world proud.
01:12:32.265 --> 01:12:37.115
Time and tide for no man. So
now come next week nobody.
01:12:37.215 --> 01:12:38.515
No good deal script Again.
01:12:44.265 --> 01:12:47.515
Look, it's the challenge that
we have to be very, very,
01:12:47.545 --> 01:12:49.115
very realistic right now.
01:12:51.175 --> 01:12:53.955
People are still holding their
scripts. People don't know the lines.
01:12:53.985 --> 01:12:55.355
Casting hasn't been done yet.
01:12:55.415 --> 01:13:00.235
People don't know stage directions
and stuff like that within the
01:13:00.475 --> 01:13:03.075
position. Foresee we are ready.
01:13:04.085 --> 01:13:07.315
Maybe chance from now to this
week I'll work with my team.
01:13:08.695 --> 01:13:12.155
Nobody know allowed to play fame.
Actually a now this place fail die.
01:13:13.555 --> 01:13:16.855
So this 38 million, is this what
we need to use for costumes,
01:13:16.915 --> 01:13:19.415
for everything that the can
for? Do all these things.
01:13:21.075 --> 01:13:22.215
I'm willing not to be paid,
01:13:22.475 --> 01:13:25.895
but are everybody else not willing to be
paid because we are leading people on.
01:13:25.955 --> 01:13:26.975
We should never do that.
01:13:27.135 --> 01:13:29.855
I don't get into situations like
that where I'm leading people on.
01:13:30.835 --> 01:13:32.655
Strong words and I agree.
01:13:33.115 --> 01:13:37.575
So let's now do some
harsh reality check here.
01:13:37.955 --> 01:13:42.415
Yes, 50?vance. So that means people,
01:13:43.495 --> 01:13:45.855
I said 2 million. We'll
giving you 2 million.
01:13:46.485 --> 01:13:48.335
Okay, so now we get
the final figure force.
01:13:48.755 --> 01:13:51.935
You see the thing I'm worried about
right now, we're spending a lot of time,
01:13:52.225 --> 01:13:55.935
we've gone to two o'clock and we're
not getting things done. We're.
01:13:55.935 --> 01:13:56.768
Getting somewhere now.
01:13:56.795 --> 01:13:57.935
But we need to do it quicker.
01:14:10.365 --> 01:14:13.685
My Sierra, the longer
awaited play is now here.
01:14:13.915 --> 01:14:16.845
This is a national festival of
the play, A nation's journey,
01:14:16.845 --> 01:14:20.685
written and read by Charlie Afna. That
will happen very soon in your location.
01:14:34.115 --> 01:14:38.005
It's very strong. I'm sure
we are going to be at.
01:14:38.025 --> 01:14:39.205
Sea much longer than.
01:14:39.205 --> 01:14:43.605
We expect. Yes, yes, yes, it's true
because the wind is very strong.
01:14:44.465 --> 01:14:46.285
If we, we can return back.
01:14:46.505 --> 01:14:47.338
To Africa.
01:14:47.515 --> 01:14:51.005
What? How you say what impossible, how?
01:14:51.775 --> 01:14:56.725
Hello? So your can today because one
for spirit who don't do the things.
01:14:56.725 --> 01:15:01.325
We not do anything. So don't do plenty,
plenty, plenty, plenty, plenty. Made.
01:15:01.845 --> 01:15:06.765
T we see pass now in yesterday,
01:15:14.705 --> 01:15:15.538
do nothing.
01:15:18.705 --> 01:15:19.538
Use this long.
01:15:39.005 --> 01:15:42.945
In the watch you you not going
to see the points is for distinct
01:15:44.005 --> 01:15:47.945
for study.
01:15:57.605 --> 01:15:58.438
Oh.
01:16:01.695 --> 01:16:03.065
Finally, finally.
01:16:04.965 --> 01:16:06.345
We not get love.
01:16:07.165 --> 01:16:09.905
Sister. We not get love.
01:16:10.965 --> 01:16:11.798
You go.
01:16:12.415 --> 01:16:16.105
They will waste their natural
resources instead of developing them.
01:16:16.735 --> 01:16:18.065
Look at that. Next.
01:16:18.395 --> 01:16:20.625
Let's have willfully. Faith sucks.
01:16:29.735 --> 01:16:32.225
This is the best stage
I would say in Freetown.
01:16:34.095 --> 01:16:37.535
A showcase for Srid Leon. To be
honest, this venue is world-class
01:16:44.055 --> 01:16:47.855
A cocktail bar will be here and
as they walk into this area,
01:16:48.465 --> 01:16:52.135
we'll do our last security checks
before they enter the auditorium.
01:16:53.435 --> 01:16:54.855
So as we enter,
01:16:56.015 --> 01:16:58.455
there'll probably be a
bit of branding here,
01:16:59.555 --> 01:17:03.255
but no branding on that side because Mr.
Charlie doesn't want any branding here.
01:17:03.595 --> 01:17:05.895
The good thing is we've
already got sound. We've got.
01:17:11.615 --> 01:17:12.448
Stage big
01:17:17.255 --> 01:17:21.165
after today I have to work on my
plate. I have to be taking 24 hours.
01:17:22.325 --> 01:17:26.485
I have to take people away.
It's picking up. It's picking up
01:17:41.305 --> 01:17:42.925
for land. As come today,
01:17:43.395 --> 01:17:47.365
will I teach you back to
my what are things the do
where you seen Kai for longer
01:17:47.985 --> 01:17:52.485
for no time? They come the Don show.
Man, the charts can push you first.
01:17:52.785 --> 01:17:53.618
Now me seeing this,
01:17:53.705 --> 01:17:58.685
who for today what I forget pass for no
01:17:58.685 --> 01:18:02.965
older. Now today, this net.
Oh man, give me no answer.
01:18:03.705 --> 01:18:04.538
Yes sir.
01:18:08.795 --> 01:18:13.525
I've never seen him like this anyways.
I've never seen him in this me.
01:18:14.235 --> 01:18:18.405
He's so scary. He's just trying to put
everybody on our toes, which is very,
01:18:18.405 --> 01:18:21.965
very good to hear him. I'm
scared. Take the camera off me.
01:18:22.515 --> 01:18:25.085
Soundbite. Action.
01:18:33.445 --> 01:18:38.205
I trying to coordinate things so
that we have invites this 11th
01:18:38.235 --> 01:18:42.005
hour. We still haven't
given one invitation out.
01:18:43.115 --> 01:18:45.405
It's really all over the place, but
01:18:47.215 --> 01:18:50.045
we're just going to keep going
because by hook or by cook,
01:18:50.335 --> 01:18:54.205
we've got to fill that
hole. It's all going out.
01:19:00.595 --> 01:19:05.485
This is what I've been saying to a
lot of the people I work with there in
01:19:05.485 --> 01:19:07.485
Sierra Leon, across Africa as well,
01:19:07.485 --> 01:19:10.405
but particularly on this
project about timekeeping.
01:19:11.065 --> 01:19:13.165
You talk to people about
timekeeping. They say, ah, this is,
01:19:13.305 --> 01:19:15.005
we deal with be empty black man's time,
01:19:15.745 --> 01:19:20.485
but people don't understand the
knock on effect. This why I just
01:19:25.475 --> 01:19:26.225
said to me,
01:19:26.225 --> 01:19:30.885
the guy has left just four minutes
ago and that's almost two hours ago.
01:19:31.425 --> 01:19:34.965
Oh, that's my problem with this country.
01:19:35.225 --> 01:19:37.765
And then when you talk they say
you'll be even like a white man.
01:19:40.955 --> 01:19:45.165
This is Leon. I shouldn't
even be killing myself ladies.
01:19:45.315 --> 01:19:50.085
I'll just wait. Oh man,
just did lie. Lie. Blame,
01:19:50.095 --> 01:19:55.045
blame back dancing guy. How?
01:19:55.625 --> 01:19:56.458
What's happening?
01:20:00.515 --> 01:20:03.925
Finally, here we are. These
are the platinum tickets.
01:20:04.735 --> 01:20:09.085
These are the first set of tickets that
are going out there to the sponsors.
01:20:09.865 --> 01:20:11.645
So there's no turning back
01:20:14.655 --> 01:20:17.205
fully was on our day, on the day. Thank.
01:20:17.205 --> 01:20:18.038
You.
01:20:20.185 --> 01:20:22.365
We just want to thank
you for your support.
01:20:26.855 --> 01:20:30.485
Thank you for the support for
Charlie. This Friday is Friday.
01:20:31.635 --> 01:20:32.468
Keep pushing.
01:20:50.155 --> 01:20:53.855
I'm supposed to be ready
for my rehearsal now. This.
01:20:53.855 --> 01:20:56.775
Is the greatest, best player ever.
01:20:57.235 --> 01:20:58.895
So I'm not comfortable at all right now.
01:21:04.935 --> 01:21:09.635
We started late and we should
be ending by now, but we're not.
01:21:10.135 --> 01:21:10.968
So I'm worried
01:21:16.475 --> 01:21:17.308
tomorrow is the plea.
01:21:21.035 --> 01:21:23.755
Tomorrow 24, November that day.
01:21:24.095 --> 01:21:24.928
Not being.
01:21:48.865 --> 01:21:50.475
What we're doing now is a walkthrough.
01:21:50.645 --> 01:21:54.675
We're showing them their IES and exits
and where they're supposed to perform.
01:21:56.725 --> 01:21:57.558
Stage people.
01:21:59.425 --> 01:22:00.258
Quarter.
01:22:06.735 --> 01:22:09.315
Is this open? Because now the
audience can even hear them.
01:22:16.015 --> 01:22:19.635
We are just trying to do some kind
of sound check. Sound check first.
01:22:22.935 --> 01:22:23.155
You.
01:22:23.155 --> 01:22:25.595
Guys have 30 minutes on your storage
01:22:27.985 --> 01:22:28.818
soft.
01:22:43.175 --> 01:22:44.008
No.
01:22:51.225 --> 01:22:51.515
They.
01:22:51.515 --> 01:22:52.025
Make noise.
01:22:52.025 --> 01:22:52.858
Backstage.
01:23:05.305 --> 01:23:09.365
The sound engineer is not in his
sound booth. And we're about to start.
01:23:24.645 --> 01:23:27.165
Distinguished guests,
ladies and gentlemen,
01:23:28.245 --> 01:23:31.765
I first of all want to
start by saying thank you.
01:23:33.105 --> 01:23:37.885
You are all here and you have seen
that this is really quite an important
01:23:38.285 --> 01:23:39.118
occasion.
01:23:39.915 --> 01:23:44.615
We are here for a play that I'm hoping
01:23:45.045 --> 01:23:49.895
will actually stimulate and
provoke us to think deeply
01:23:50.625 --> 01:23:52.415
about the fate of our nation.
01:23:53.265 --> 01:23:57.445
Ladies and gentlemen and
nation's journey. And Charlie.
01:24:13.555 --> 01:24:17.845
This story is about a
born and the God whose
01:24:18.155 --> 01:24:23.125
destinies are bounded together
and whose nations destiny
01:24:23.635 --> 01:24:24.485
depends on them.
01:24:26.755 --> 01:24:29.685
Many people are saying many
things about this country,
01:24:31.945 --> 01:24:33.085
the province of freedom.
01:24:33.785 --> 01:24:37.485
Now free time was founded
as a whole of free slaves.
01:24:38.795 --> 01:24:42.365
Some people say, all man, please.
01:24:42.745 --> 01:24:45.125
And he calls me because now what is my.
01:25:31.895 --> 01:25:32.728
I must never.
01:26:03.175 --> 01:26:06.445
Dirty box outside my own scene finished.
01:26:07.705 --> 01:26:09.925
We had an applaud. They applaud us.
01:26:10.725 --> 01:26:15.565
I am really proud of being part of
this project. I delivered. Well.
01:26:18.545 --> 01:26:19.378
Oh yes,
01:26:32.605 --> 01:26:35.565
I can feel that from the audience.
They appreciate what I've done.
01:26:36.075 --> 01:26:40.045
They not inform me that
behind every success a woman.
01:26:41.145 --> 01:26:42.525
Of course I know that.
01:26:44.385 --> 01:26:45.405
And do you believe.
01:26:47.505 --> 01:26:48.338
Yes, I
01:27:24.855 --> 01:27:25.688
Yes Father.
01:27:25.975 --> 01:27:26.808
Yes, father
01:27:31.595 --> 01:27:34.675
I, yes, I know I Please forgive me father.
01:27:44.975 --> 01:27:45.808
And.
01:28:16.635 --> 01:28:21.525
This is to learn about the country
when it is displayed and the
01:28:21.525 --> 01:28:22.965
man was done in this hall,
01:28:23.655 --> 01:28:27.085
everything comes in and it sticks
and it remains there forever.
01:28:27.315 --> 01:28:31.685
Something like this hasn't
been around for a long time.
01:28:31.745 --> 01:28:36.165
People have forgot to do things
like this. So this is great.
01:28:37.835 --> 01:28:41.565
Overall, given where
we were. It's not bad.
01:28:52.345 --> 01:28:54.965
So I just wish you all the best,
sir. Yeah, yeah, yeah, me too.
01:28:55.685 --> 01:29:00.605
I wish you all the best. I'm glad
it ends well after all. After all,
01:29:00.625 --> 01:29:03.565
I'm glad about all the obstacles,
all to misunderstanding.
01:29:04.185 --> 01:29:07.885
All everything happened. I glad about
more the bad way happen and the good,
01:29:08.465 --> 01:29:12.925
the bad way happen and make it turn out
good. Like you say, the good, the bad,
01:29:12.955 --> 01:29:15.965
ugly. But it's not the good, the
bad, the best and the finest.
01:29:16.405 --> 01:29:17.245
I wish you the best.
01:29:23.595 --> 01:29:25.845
Yeah, walk on what we talk on.
01:29:45.855 --> 01:29:46.688
It's mixed feeling.
01:29:48.125 --> 01:29:52.305
I'm glad that I had the quality to
be able to go over those obstacles.
01:29:52.965 --> 01:29:56.985
The serenity. I hope I'm able to get
more of those. It's all about patience.
01:29:56.985 --> 01:29:59.865
It's all about love. Those
things that are untouchable.
01:30:01.145 --> 01:30:03.825
Honestly, people will
look at us and say, wow,
01:30:04.445 --> 01:30:09.305
two friends like this fell
out big time. But look,
01:30:09.325 --> 01:30:12.785
in the end, they came back together
in the best interest of the country.
01:30:13.505 --> 01:30:16.265
I hope that what we have
done and who we have done it,
01:30:16.705 --> 01:30:21.305
I hope that it can be recorded
and other people will learn
01:30:22.095 --> 01:30:23.305
from our experiences.
01:30:25.565 --> 01:30:30.545
Did we succeed? I dunno, but we tried.
01:30:31.875 --> 01:30:34.465
We've given the country something new.
01:30:35.725 --> 01:30:38.385
We told our story.
01:30:42.665 --> 01:30:43.498
I
01:31:12.875 --> 01:31:15.865
sweet, sweet, sweet. Now.