Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars on PBS tonight!

Point of View, a non-fiction film series, is featuring the film Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on PBS tonight at 10pm. Be sure to check it out.

The documentary tells the story of six music lovers displaced from their homes in Sierra Leone. As their country descended into devastating civil war during the 1990s, the men fled to the Republic of Guinea, where they met while living in a refugee camp. Despite the horrors of war that they had experienced, the group found sanctity in making music together. After forming the group Refugee All Stars, they toured around different refugee camps in Guinea before recording their first album, using reggae-inflected music to bring peace and reassurance to their fellow displaced countrymen.

Since its release, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars has been highly praised as one of the best documentaries of the year. According to the group’s website, the film is often referred to as “a unique tribute to the transcendent power of music and a triumphant celebration of the human spirit.”

The story shares the unique success story of one group of refugees, but also reveals the challenges that refugees throughout the world must face. Films like this one help raise awareness about the devastating circumstances that displace millions of people but also give us inspiration to continue fighting the injustices that they endure.