Imagine, the Sky (2011)
- Directed by
- Brigitte Kornetzky
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows students at a school for the blind in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It shows their daily lives and experiences.
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What happens
Imagine, the Sky, is a 2011 Swiss-Sierra Leonean documentary drama film directed and produced by Brigitte Kornetzky for MagpieDream Pictures as an independent film. The film stars Matilda Bangs in lead role along with Hawa Momoh, John Mangura, Mussu Suray, Regina Sesay and John George. The documentary deals with life of pupils at the Milton Margai School for the Blind in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. In the film, she took part in seven different roles other than director: producer, editor, writer, cinematographer, sound editor, art director and composer. During the making of documentary, she helped the people in Sierra Leone through her co-founded organization: 'A Grain of Change'. The film had its premier on 31 January 2011 at 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals including, 27th Warsaw Film Festival and International Human Rights Festival in Albania. The film was distributed worldwide by MagpieDream Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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