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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars by Zach Niles and Banker White | Click to read the synopsis

Traumatized by physical injuries and brutal losses in Sierra Leone's civil war, a group of refugees fight back with the only means they have — music. The six-member Refugee All Stars came together in Guinea after civil war forced them from their homeland. | Read the synopsis »

Premiered: June 26, 2007 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

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Special Features:
Behind the Lens: Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White

"Having lived and worked in West Africa, we both knew that West Africans can speak for themselves ... the last thing they need is someone to narrate their story."
  —Zach Niles and Banker White

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Filmmaker Interview »

Grace, Abdul and Reuben sing

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Make your own music video with songs from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, scenes from the film and extra footage of the band on stage in Japan for a chance to win an autographed CD and a T-shirt.» 

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

WITH THE BAND

Find out about life on tour with the band, their songwriting process and more in these additional scenes, shot both during the making of the film and after it was completed. » 
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Posted June 20, 2007

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