Silas

Running time: 80 mins

A tireless crusader’s fight to save the country he loves. Silas tells the inspirational story of Silas Siakor, a Liberian activist, who created a widespread movement to protect his country from environmental destruction: multinational companies engaged in illegal logging wreaking havoc on the environment while impoverishing the native communities. Silas established the Sustainable Development Institute to advocate for protecting the country’s resources. He and fellow activists ventured to remote areas to document with their cellphone cameras these abuses. And what started as one man’s battle soon gained momentum, catching the imagination of the common public, creating a mass resistance movement. Silas is an ode to the power of ordinary citizens who stand up and fight back against all odds for what is right. – Shwetha VR Presented In Honor Of Jim Boyce