Posts filed under 'Community Theater'

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Ibrahim Sorie Sesay. Coming to the WeOwnTV program as an experienced director and writer in community theater, Ibrahim describes how he has already gained great value as an artist and is committed to continuing to learn and develop his skills. Filmmaking is a new medium in which to explore his stories and he is very much looking forward to this new endeavor.

Meet WeOwnTV filmmaker and educator, Arthur Pratt. An early partner of WeOwnTV, Arthur is the in-country “face” and serves as manager of WeOwnTV: Sierra Leone. A respected leader in his community, he has longtime commitment to working with underprivileged youth. Arthur is a compassionate and deeply motivating mentor. Passionate about community theater’s ability to provide a foundation for exploration and a safe place for youth to feel connected, Arthur gifts the youth of Sierra Leone with the ability and freedom to share their stories.

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker, Alluspa. Suddenly crippled as a child without the use of his legs, Alluspa describes the happiest day of his life—“the time when I found myself on crutches.” Determined to not let his disability define him, Alluspa is a passionate advocate of community theater and storytelling. He believes through stories people are able to escape and imagine different outcomes than those they have experienced. As a result, they have the potential to better understand and to forgive.