Woman See Lot of Things
- Document number
- 1564
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Woman See Lot of Things
- Author/publisher
- Meira Asher
- Availability
- LSI library
- Document type(s)
- Multimedia,
- Keywords
- Sierra Leone, Liberia, Child soldiers, Documentary, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism,
- Summary
- Woman see lot of things is an experimental documentary which portrays the lives of three female ex-child combatants. They participated in the decade-long Civil Wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. All filming took place in Sierra Leone. This film challenges methods of production and visual aesthetics. It contains unique sound work, hand-drawn animation, and live-action, stressing the extensive ‘story-telling' skills of the three women. During these decade-long civil wars, numerous girls were abducted, raped and forcibly recruited. Others volunteered in order to find protection. They were used as fighters, sex-slaves and labourers by all parties to the conflicts. In addition to combat duties, many were subject to constant sexual abuse; some taken as ‘wives' by rebel commanders, impregnated and forced to brutalize others. While trying to reintegrate into society, a lot were, and some still are, rejected. Due to the lack of gender equality and women rights, condemnations and stigmatization - for having been rebels, having ‘rebel babies' or having been raped and used by other men - are common. Anita Jackson, Mahade Pako and Chris Conteh come from different social backgrounds. They had different roles in the wars, and found themselves after the wars in contrasting situations, and having different views. With strong and clear expressive skills, they invite us to understand their lives in post-war Sierra Leone, and the psychophysical adjustments they have undertaken in order to come to terms with their experiences. The principle of maintaining freedom of speech was strictly adhered to, as the aim of the film is to sensitize and convey to the viewer these women's way of living in the past and present, without interpretations.
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