Since being elected in 2018, Freetown mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has won international plaudits for her commitment to fighting the myriad challenges facing the capital of Sierra Leone, one of Africa’s poorest countries.

But during her bid for re-election for a second term, she finds herself on the front line of a democratic crisis. As election season ramps up, her campaign faces intimidation, violence and international concerns over the integrity of the election process.

Mayor on the Front Line follows Aki-Sawyerr as she confronts the hard realities of politics in a country still scarred by the horrors of a bloody civil war.

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With unique access to Aki-Sawyerr, her team and family, this film offers unique insight into not only the highs and lows of Sierra Leonean politics, but also the personal cost of a life in political limelight.

Filmed over the course of a year, this #BBCAfricaEye documentary follows Aki-Sawyerr through the toughest period of her political career as she fights to win a second term in the midst of one of Sierra Leone’s most fiercely contested elections.

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Credits:
Produced, Directed and Filmed by PAUL MYLES and CHRIS WALTER
Editor – DANNY COLLINS
Producer – ABDUL SAMBA BRIMA
Production Manager – JILLIAN VAIZEY
Music – 19 SOUND, ARTISTS FOR PEACE SIERRA LEONE
Additional Camera – IBRAHIM S. KAMARA
Drone Footage – MICHAEL DUFF and IBRAHIM S. KAMARA
Archive – AYV TV, AFP TV, BBC NEWS, BBC WORLD SERVICE, GATES FOUNDATION
With thanks to FREETOWN MEDIA CENTRE
Post Production Facility – ROUNDTABLE POST PRODUCTION
Colourist – PAUL KOREN
Online Editor – JOE HEATH
Re-Recording Mixer – DAN WEINBERG
Dialogue and Sound Editor – ANDREW HARRIS
Conform Artist – TOM STOW
Head of Workflow – EMMA CORBETT
Post Producer – LAKSHYA UPADHYAYA
Post Production Coordinator – GEORGIA REILLY
For the BBC:
Online Editor – CHRIS STOTT
Reversioning Producer – ANNA PAYTON
Digital Producer – TAMASIN FORD
Impact Producer – ADELLE KALAKOUTI
Social Media Producer – ANUSHA KUMAR
Production Coordinator – SARAH CLARKE
Production Manager – SIMON FROST
Executive Producers – PETER MURIMI, NICOLA MILNE
Head of Longform – LIZ GIBBONS
Africa Eye Editor – TOM WATSON

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