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Black Street

  • Black Street
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned :
Sierra Leone
Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Short
Running time : 13 (in minutes)
http://faolanjonesfilm.com/documentary/black-street/

Black Street (2010) from Faolan Jones on Vimeo.



Black Street' is the self given name of a group of displaced young people living in an area of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, notorious for drugs and crime. Many in Black Street used to be child soldiers during the countries civil war and now work as prostitutes, thieves and drug addicts. However, a group of musicians called STREET UNIT are using music to transform a culture of crime and violence to a culture of creativity.

Director: Faolan Jones (faolanjonesfilm.com/)

Editor: Faolan Jones

Production: Junglewire Film

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