Hide, is one of the recent Sierra Leonean movies making waves across the region. The story is set in Freetown and overseas. Hide tells the tale of a young Sierra Leonean who travels overseas for greener pasture only to end up in a place where she has to suffer. Her family home thinks she is overseas making money whereas she is back home hiding away from friends and acquaintances because of shame. It has been screened in many countries across the globe by the IOM (International Migration Organization).
Cast Line
Juliet Nanoh – Ayi
Aisha A. Turay – Memuna
Zachariah Lloyd Sesay – Daniel
Kerry David Barry – Bakarr
Magdalene Kamara – Agness
Abibatu Koroma – Tenneh
Messenger – Kenny Williams.
Theme
The film addresses Gender-Based Violence, Rejection, Stigmatization, Deception, and Sexual Based Violence around Irregular Migration.
Logline
“Hide” tells the story of a young woman, who after stealing money from her mother to pay an “agent” who promised her a job in Italy, finds herself slaved in Oman. She returns home being diagnosed HIV positive as she now faces rejection from her mother and community.
Crew
Written & Produced by: Zachariah Lloyd Sesay.
Directed by: Kerry David Barry.
Filmed by: Schwarbu Emile Kamara.
HIDE OFFICIAL TRAILER