Fambul Tok

Fambul Tok is a 2011 documentary film about an organization that aims at reconciliation and forgiveness in communities that were affected by a longrunning civil war in Sierra Leone. The film was directed by journalist Sara Terry and it premiered at the South by Southwest film festival. The title of the film is the organizations name, which translates to family talk in the Krio language. The film has received mixed reviews from critics. An epilogue to the film documented the communitys reconciliation process with one of the major perpetrators of violence during the war.

John Caulker is the founder of the nongovernmental organization known as Fambul Tok. The name describes a tradition of nightly bonfires in which family members discuss events and solve problems. The organization facilitates such talks, where community members identify and forgive those who have wronged them.Journalist Sara Terry directed the movie. Terry was a Christian Science Monitor journalist and freelance magazine writer before she became a photojournalist. After publishing a photography collection documenting wartorn Bosnia, Terry became increasingly interested in the effects of conflict, leading her to found The Aftermath Project. Fambul Tok was Terrys first featurelength film. Fambul Tok was produced by Terry, Rory Kennedy and Libby Hoffman. The film ran 81 minutes. It premiered at South by Southwest in 2011 and it was first shown in Europe during that years Raindance Film Festival. ........

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