Survivors
Directed by Arthur Pratt
Co-directed by Banker White, Anna Fitch, & Barmmy Boy
Sierra Leone | Documentary | 2018 | 82 min
Film Source: WeOwnTV
*Followed by Q&A with filmmakers
Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, Survivors presents a portrait of his country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the sociopolitical turmoil that lay in its wake. Survivors chronicles the remarkable stories of Sierra Leoneans during what is now widely regarded as the most acute public health crisis of the modern era. Pratt, who is also a pastor, serves as the guide of the film – narrating and in vision. Drawing from deeply personal stories of three Sierra Leoneans at the epicenter of the epidemic, the film boldly shares the individual bravery, bureaucratic missteps and deep humanity of the people caught in an unfolding crisis. Pratt’s unique access, narrative voice and observational documentary coverage of the outbreak becomes a prism for understanding both the social and the political significance of the health catastrophe.