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Where My Memory Began (2024)
Directed by Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda
“A timeless story about a tree.”
Documentary · 9m
Four hundred years ago, freed Black folks braved the Atlantic Ocean to travel to Africa. On arrival, they walked from the shore to a tall cotton tree, where they took respite from their journey. When they awoke with renewed strength, they decided to name this place Freedom Town, then Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. Elder Ballu tries to remember this history and legacy.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda
- Writer
- Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda
- Director of Photography
- Ibrahim Hamid Koroma
- Editor
- Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda, Ibrahim Hamid Koroma
- Producer
- Ishmael Beah
Details
- Release date
- 2024-02-09
- Runtime
- 9m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Sierra Leone
- Production
- Haus of Salone