- This is POV .
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of
Wisconsin Public Television's Director's Cut .
Tonight, we take you to Sierra Leone
and a look at how this country,
still recovering from a decade long civil war,
was ravaged by the Ebola Virus.
The film is Survivors
and it is truly a collaborative directorial effort.
Survivors is co-directed
by Banker White, Anna Fitch, and Arthur Pratt.
This trio of filmmakers give us an insightful and unique look
at just what the residents of Sierra Leone went through
in 2014.
Through the lens of Pratt, a Sierra Leonean Filmmaker,
we see the inspiring efforts of two medical workers,
who are on the front lines of this dire situation.
Further raising the stakes for Pratt and his people
during this epidemic
were governmental failures
and international confusion by various aid organizations.
Bureaucratic missteps aside,
it's the individual triumphs that make Survivors special.
We as viewers see first hand how the people of Sierra Leone
despite limited resources, join together to face
one of the worst public health crisis of the modern era.
This is not the first time Banker White and Anna Fitch
have teamed up to co-direct and they're no strangers
to having their work screened by PBS.
Their award-winning documentary The Genius of Marian
was showcased on POV in 2014.
Teaming up with Pratt
brought them access to the Ebola outbreak that is unparalleled.
Survivors starts now on Wisconsin Public Television,
your home for independent film.