USA and Guinea / 2006 / 64mins / Documentary / English, French and Pulaar

Stunningly shot, this documentary examines the political, personal, and spiritual implications of the 1999 shooting death of Amadou Diallo and the death less than a year later of Jesse Thyne, an American Peace Corps volunteer, who lived and worked with Diallo's family in his home village in Guinea.

Micah Schaffer

After studying history and anthropology at Stanford University, Micah worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea, West Africa. While attending the Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO), he was inspired to become a filmmaker. Upon returning to the United States, he attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Micah directed several short documentaries, including Yahya, the story of a white American who converts to Islam while living in Brooklyn. Micah was the cinematographer on Shadows of a Leader: Gadaffi’s Female Bodyguards, an official selection at the Montreal World Film Festival. The Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's first year in government. Learn More