“Wath E’ Behra” (That Girl), a Sierra Leonean movie that promotes woman empowerment has been nominated for Best Documentary at the Golden Harvest Film Festival in Tokyo.
The film is an edutaining documentary that was impressed by the journey of Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura, the present Director General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, who got here from a humble starting in a small village to gaining international recognition.
Golden Harvest Film Festival is an award ceremony that celebrates impartial movies throughout totally different genres from everywhere in the world. It additionally goals at selling the creativity of impartial filmmakers.
The film was produced by WOW Studio, it was written and directed by Mohamed Lansana Spatar Kamara. Earlier this yr, the movie made its first entry into the Filmfreeway, it was chosen as one of many prime 6 documentaries and was additionally nominated for Best Director at the XXV Edition of the Vesuvius International Film Festival in Italy. It later gained the class of Best Director.
According to Kamara, the film being on such platforms signifies the large development of the Sierra Leonean film trade.
“This is the first time in the history of filmmaking in this country that our films are not only selected but won at least one category. Also, being on these platforms connects Sierra Leoneans with international filmmakers and will possibly help tourism,” he stated.
Kamara additional challenged that the film trade in Sierra Leone will proceed to keep up worldwide requirements as soon as they do nice work and with that, there’s a brighter future for filmmakers within the nation.
The winners for the Golden Harvest Film Festival can be introduced later and an annual offline and on-line screening can be organized for these films.
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