Free the Town

Free the Town
Type : Fiction
Original title : Freetown Home
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

A mosaic of stories, three strangers collide as they negotiate their identities in the midst of witch hunting fervor: a native girl, A Brooklyn teen, and a myopic filmmaker collide in the unforgiving streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

We meet a local virgin, born of a mother who was murdered at the hands of witch hunters, a Brooklyn teen and a myopic filmmaker. These disparate individuals' lives tragically intersect in an effort to navigate the formerly war torn streets of Sierra Leone's capital city: Freetown.

Director/Writer: Nikyatu Jusu

Country: Kenya

Producer: Vincho Nchogu
Co- Producer: Nikkia Moulterie
Company: Visual Asili Ltd

Vincho Nchogu produced a series of documentaries in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia titled, Future Express.

Nikyatu Jusu is a graduate of the New York University, Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA in Film Production.

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