Awoko

Awoko

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Awoko

2021

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Shot over one night in the loud, dimly lit printing press, this is the story of the men whose labour lies behind Sierra Leone's oldest daily newspaper.

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Directed by: Felix Bazalgette
Joshua Hughes
Produced by: Sorcha Bacon

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