After countless years of civil war, being able to read and write means a lot in Liberia. Especially because “if you educate girls you are educating for the future”, as a Liberian taxi-driver is quoted as saying at the beginning of the film. Velegai Flomo is 16 or 19 years old. Her parents are not sure any more. Her documents were lost in the war. Velegai always wanted to learn to write. Now she’s attending school with her daughter Garmai. Velegai’s voiceover story is accompanied by scenes from her daily life – and images symbolic of the experiences of war.
About the artist
Madli Lääne is a freelance documentary filmmaker from Estonia. Her documentary “Ready! Steady! Go!” won the title of Best Estonian Short Film in 2007. Right now Madli is shooting her first feature length documentary about deaf missionaries. She also works as an editor both for documentaries and fiction. She has an MA in Film Art from the Baltic Film and Media School, where she is now working as an editing lecturer. Madli has studied documentary filmmaking in Cuba (EICTV) and film editing in Germany (IFS).
The Colours of Islands (2012)
Mile and Nale (2009)
Ready! Steady! Go! (2007)
Springtime Wonderband (2004)
