BLING
SYNOPSIS
This 90-minute documentary takes a hard-hitting look at how the flashy world of commercial hip hop
played a significant role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone, West Africa. BLING follows three hip-hop celebrities: Raekwon
(Wu Tang Klan), Paul Wall and Reggaetón king, Tego Calderon. They visit the capital of Freetown where they survey the devastated
country, meet the hip hop community, as well as encounter refugees and former child soldiers first hand.
THE DIRECTOR
Raquel Cepeda is an award-winning editor and multi-media journalist, and filmmaker. She lives in New
York City.