The SIGNIS Jury at the 14th Annual Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania has recognized Fambul Tok with the prestigious SIGNIS Award. On June 25, 2011, the jury announced their decision… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
80 year-old recalls atrocities
An eighty year-old man, D.Samura of Sulima chiefdom, Koinadugu district has confessed and apologised to all those he wronged during the war. Pa Samura was asked for mercy during the… Read more »
AFRC collaborator asks for mercy
Fambul Tok has expanded to Bombali District in Sierra Leone, and new truth-telling bonfires there have inaugurated several instances of confession, apology and forgiveness. One of the men who collaborated… Read more »
Woman confesses to burning a house during the war
A woman who was captured and forced by the then Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels during to set a house ablaze has heaved a sigh of relief and now walks… Read more »
Rebel collaborator explained why he led troops
Since the war was declared over in Sierra Leone, B.K (alias ‘laugh to me’) of Madina village, Makari Gbanti chiefdom, Bombali district has been living in constant fear. His fear… Read more »
Fambul Tok Wins Best of the Fest at the Global Social Change Film Festival in Bali
Fambul Tok opened the first annual Global Social Change Film Festival in Bali on April 13, 2011, and was awarded Best of the Fest at the film festival’s conclusion. As GSCFF… Read more »
Notes from Nashville – Fambul Tok Named 2011 NPT Human Spirit Award Winner at the Nashville Film Festival
Nashville Public Television (NPT) chose Fambul Tok as the 2011 recipient of the NPT Human Spirit Award at the Nashville Film Festival. The award is presented each year to a documentary selection… Read more »
Notes from Nashville – Fambul Tok Made its Tennessee Premiere Tonight at the Nashville Film Festival
Fambul Tok made its Tennessee premiere Friday, April 15 to an appreciative crowd at the Nashville Film Festival.
African premiere of Fambul Tok (the film)
On the evening of March 22, hundreds of people swarmed the town of Bomaru, a small town in the eastern corner of Sierra Leone, near the Liberian border. They came… Read more »
Fambul Tok Wins Best Documentary at the Fort Myers Film Festival
Fambul Tok is so honored to have been named Best Documentary at the Fort Myers Film Festival. Watch producer and director Sara Terry accept this award in the video below!
PPP News and Events
Kongbora Peace Mothers to embark on large scale cassava production
Through their usual monthly contributions and micro credit scheme, Peace Mothers in Tongea section, Kongbora chiefdom in Moyamba district have unanimously agreed to raise huge amount of money to embark on large scale cassava production. This decision was reached during a recent meeting in Tongea 2 village According to... Read More >
Fambul Tok Holds CWMC Training For Yalunka Susu Section
Fambul Tok holds Community Welfare and Mediation Committee (CWMC) training session in the Yalunka/Susu Section, Sengbe Chiefdom, Koinadugu, northern Sierra Leone. The Section Chief, Pa Mohamed Kollah Turay, welcomes participants and expresses his appreciation for the training to be held at a crucial time in his Section. He commends... Read More >