YUMYUM  - feature documentary

Due for release early 2012 - a film by Hazel Chandler

Shot over 5 years, Yumyum is the remarkable story of a Sierra Leonean street gang, focusing on:

Yumyum- the general

A- Class- the brainy one and 

K.K.Dog- the 'notorious criminal'. 

Yumyum was given his own camera to record their daily lives and was expected to sell it after a few days but instead he went on to shoot 100 hours of footage - candid, brutal, touching. This feature documentary is a mix of his footage and the filmmaker's. It is a film in two parts. Part one introduces life on the streets with all it's hardships, mayhem and joy. Part two takes us on the filmmaker's journey and shows what happens when you try to help. Extraordinary access, a personal insight and a lot of patience make Yumyum a film like no other - moving, shocking and ultimately uplifting.