Sabet in the Slammer

Today Priscila, Hargins, Sabet and I went to Don Bosco to film another PSA. This one was on the street boys. There are boys that hang out in the market and get into trouble. They are poor and sniff glue to get high. So, we want to encourage people to help them out and tell their parents to take care of their children. We went to Don Bosco to meet the guys we are working with, but they weren't there so we talked to Father Cyril. Since the basketball tournament is tomorrow, he asked Sabet if we could patch up a few holes on the court. Since our guys weren't there, Sabet said yes. On our way back to the compound, we came across our guys and a few street boys they recruited for the video. They jumped in the truck with us and we stopped by the compound to get a few things and then headed to the market to shoot. It was very chaotic. We drew a lot of attention to ourselves and soon were surrounded by many street boys and other spectators. We tried to shoot a scene, but were stopped by a man who was angry we were filming there. He insisted we needed permission. So, he ordered the kids in the truck, hopped in with us and off we drove to the police station. Priscila, Hargins and I stayed in the truck while Sabet, the accusor and the guys from Don Bosco went to the jail. We stayed there for at least half an hour, maybe longer and had no idea what was happening. Finally Sabet came out, dropped us off at the compound and headed back to Don Bosco. It turns out this guy was the Director of Media of Tonj (whatever that is) and was on a serious power trip. Sabet explained this is just two local groups working together on a project for the World Cup. He insisted we needed his permission to continue. So, Sabet just said, fine we will come back tomorrow and present our ideas to you. So, no one was arrested and it ended peacefully. It was very ridiculous. I think he just saw a chance to make money and decided to cause problems for us. It was really frustrating. However, nothing serious happened and hopefully we'll get it worked out tomorrow.


(Two of the Don Bosco guys getting the names of the street boys)


(The one and only scene we shot)