July 22nd, 4PM, the varsity, BE THERE!!!

Best Place Ever Presents
Sierra Leone's Refugee All-stars, a documentary film.

After being forced from their homes by a brutal civil war, a group of musicians form a band in a West African Refugee Camp. A unique tribute to the power of music and a triumphant celebration of the human spirit.

Money going to ninemillion.org


Sunday, July 22nd

4:00 PM

@ The Varsity

1207 25th St (right around the corner from us)


$6 Prepaid Tickets at BPE or

$7 at the door.


Support a good cause and see a great flick.

Trailer viewable at bestplaceever.com or directly at youtube.



The Independent (UK)
11/24/06
“…The Refugee All Stars film is a hymn to the strength of the human spirit. It does not spare us from the graphic brutality of the conflict, but it juxtaposes it with life-affirming moments of defiant hope and forgiveness.”

THE NASHVILLE SCENE
Oct. 19 2006
“Gripping new documentary… Unlike many humanitarian-crisis documentaries that take a broad approach—with oodles of statistics and downtrodden throngs— Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars focuses on the experiences of just six people, putting a human face on the tragedy of war that is far harder to ignore.”

Austin Chronicle
March 17, 2006
“The Refugee All Stars is big and rich and complex itself, all while matching the optimism of its subjects. Personal, political, generous, and skillfully edited amid the pitfalls of melding performance footage, interviews, and archival context, it bursts off the screen with the same brilliance and intensity that the band does onstage.”

The San Francisco Chronicle
July 13, 2006
“Niles and White paint a vivid, unflinching portrait of life in the refugee camps, but they don’t dwell on the horrors of the war. Their film is about the healing power of music…”