Imagine, the Sky explained

Imagine, the Sky
Director:Brigitte Kornetzky
Producer:Brigitte Kornetzky
Starring:Matilda Bangs
Hawa Momoh
John Mangura
Mussu Suray
Regina Sesay
John George
Music:Brigitte Kornetzky
Cinematography:Brigitte Kornetzky
Editing:Brigitte Kornetzky
Distributor:MagpieDream Pictures
Runtime:83 min.
Country:Sierra Leone

Imagine, the Sky, is a 2011 Swiss-Sierra Leonean documentary drama film directed and produced by Brigitte Kornetzky for MagpieDream Pictures as an independent film.[1] The film stars Matilda Bangs in lead role along with Hawa Momoh, John Mangura, Mussu Suray, Regina Sesay and John George.

The documentary deals with life of pupils at the Milton Margai School for the Blind in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. In the film, she took part in seven different roles other than director: producer, editor, writer, cinematographer, sound editor, art director and composer. During the making of documentary, she helped the people in Sierra Leone through her co-founded organization: 'A Grain of Change'.[2] The film had its premier on 31 January 2011 at 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals[3] including, 27th Warsaw Film Festival and International Human Rights Festival in Albania.[4]

The film was distributed worldwide by MagpieDream Pictures.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imagine, the Sky . filmweb . 24 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Imagine, the Sky: Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky . IFFR . 11 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Imagine, the Sky by Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky . Rotten Tomatoes . 11 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Imagine, the Sky . Brigitte Kornetzky official website . 11 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Imagine, the Sky by Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky Switzerland, January 2011 . swissfilms . 24 September 2020.