The first Sierra Leone National Book Fair took place between December 5 to December 7, 2019, in Freetown, at the 50/50 Hall on Tower Hill. Total attendance over the three days was close to a thousand. While the fair was attended by government ministers and scholars from most of Sierra Leone’s main universities, over half […]
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DCTV Presents | The Poets, the Documentary of Syl Cheney-Coker & Niyi Osundare’s Friendship, Will Be Screening in New York City on 13 May
In July 2018, we covered the arrival of The Poets, the documentary of the Sierra Leonean poet Syl Cheney-Coker and the Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare’s friendship. The film will now screen in New York City on 13 May, as part of the DCTV screening and event series, “DCTV Presents Spring 2019.” DCTV is a nonprofit […]
Watch Trailer | The Poets is a Documentary Film Celebrating Niyi Osundare and Syl Cheney-Coker’s Friendship
The Poets, a new documentary film, celebrates the friendship between the Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare and the Sierra Leonean poet Syl Cheney-Coker. It is directed by New York-based filmmaker Chivas DeVinck and distributed by Icarus Films. Here is a synopsis on YouTube. The Poets is a documentary that follows two acclaimed West African poets, and […]
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