Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, Survivors presents an intimate portrait of his country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the sociopolitical turmoil that lies in its wake. During one of the most acute public health crises of the modern era, Survivors reveals the bureaucratic missteps that took place, as well as remarkable stories of individual bravery and the deep humanity of those caught in the middle of this unfolding crisis. A co-production of American Documentary | POV and ITVS.

https://www.survivorsfilm.com/

Distribution:

• Worldwide Festival Run

• US National Broadcast: https://www.amdoc.org/watch/survivors/

• Educational: Documentary Educational Resources

Funding & Support:

ITVS, National Endowment for the Humanities, Sundance Documentary Fund, American Documentary/POV, Bertha Foundation, Global Giving, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Catapult Film Fund

Awards & Nominations:

• 2018, Nominated for a Peabody Award

• 2018, Nominated for National Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Film

• 2018, Nominated for Amsterdam Human Rights Award

Credits: Producer
TRT: 84min
©2018

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