By Lansana Mansaray

New Boats

Image du film New Boats - FIFDH 2023

The village of Tombo has flourished in the Freetown Peninsula since pre-colonial times, its people harvesting from the sea, yet taking care of it so that it continues to feed future generations. But for decades now, this prosperity has been on the decline due to an influx of Asian trawlers, colloquially named chigie-chorga by the locals, overfishing on their shores with clandestine support from corrupt officials. The women of the village are also losing work as most of them earn a living processing the catch and selling at the market. Their husbands and sons are frequently forced to abandon fishing in Tombo and look for work in other countries. With outright corruption and neglect from the government the fish population on their shores are dwindling and their livelihoods are beginning to disappear. Sullay and Woodie work to unite their unravelling community, but will they succeed against these powerful odds?

Country : Sierra Leone
Original languages : English, Miscellaneous
Director
Lansana Mansaray (Sierra Leone)
Producers
Tiny Mungwe (South Africa)
Arthur Pratt
Don Edkins (South Africa)
STEPS (Social Transformation and Empowerment Projects)
Impact Producer
Adeniké Hamilton (Sierra Leone / United States)
Duration
49'
Production status
Completed
Completion
June 2022
Impact Statement
To inspire affected communities to take ownership and engage in a national discussion on the issues of illegal fishing and sand-mining, marine and mangrove protection, climate change and food security.

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