Saturday June 10, 4:15pm The Neptune
Tuesday June 13, 9:30pm The Neptune
"I am with the music!"
The healing power of music is joyously reaffirmed by Sierra Leonean musicians in The Refugee All-Stars. Amid refugee camps scattered along the Guinea border in 2002, the displaced victims of a decade long civil war existed in a limbo of uncertainty. Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White reveal the intimate, inclusive and heartfelt celebration of these lovely people, desperate for any relief from their nightmare of suffering as they waited for repatriation. The festive atmosphere, happy smiling faces of children and the strong connection to their music is as poignant as the contrasting images of horror and devastation they have left behind. While the balance of the film cannot sustain the spectacular head of steam built up in the first thirty minutes, The Refugee All-Stars is a wildly successful portrait of an oppressed culture, struggling to overcome hardship, beautifully composed, edited and presented as an inspiring example of human endurance.
Tuesday June 13, 9:30pm The Neptune
"I am with the music!"
The healing power of music is joyously reaffirmed by Sierra Leonean musicians in The Refugee All-Stars. Amid refugee camps scattered along the Guinea border in 2002, the displaced victims of a decade long civil war existed in a limbo of uncertainty. Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White reveal the intimate, inclusive and heartfelt celebration of these lovely people, desperate for any relief from their nightmare of suffering as they waited for repatriation. The festive atmosphere, happy smiling faces of children and the strong connection to their music is as poignant as the contrasting images of horror and devastation they have left behind. While the balance of the film cannot sustain the spectacular head of steam built up in the first thirty minutes, The Refugee All-Stars is a wildly successful portrait of an oppressed culture, struggling to overcome hardship, beautifully composed, edited and presented as an inspiring example of human endurance.
