The Diamond Life

For People Who Think: The Guerrilla News Network

...GNN's inaugural project was a NewsVideo called The Diamond Life. (WARNING these video contains scenes of a violent and a graphic nature that some viewers may find disturbing !!!) (ATTENTION cette video contient des scenes d'atrocités qui peuvent vous choquer !!!)

Completed in the fall of 2000, the video features the music of Peter Gabriel and was produced in conjunction with Peter's non-profit organization, WITNESS...

Gems and carnage in Sierra Leone

GNN’s first news video, THE DIAMOND LIFE, puts the spotlight on the brutal atrocities committed by the Sierra Leone rebel forces (Revolutionary United Front) and the international diamond cartels, who have been willing to pay almost any price to maintain the artificial value of their gems.

Produced in association with Witness and cut to the haunting music of Peter Gabriel, THE DIAMOND LIFE features interviews with UN officials, top political commentators and Sierra Leone television journalist-in-exile Aroun Rashid Deen.