length ▁document ary ▁Sil as , ▁co - direct ed ▁with ▁An j ali ▁N ey ar , ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Liber ian ▁environmental ▁activ ist ▁Sil as ▁S ia kor ' s ▁fight ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁country ' s ▁rain for ests ▁from ▁commercial ▁logging . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁multiple ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁Dur ban ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Award ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁A udi ence ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁document ary ▁at ▁the ▁River run ▁Film ▁Festival ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁H awa ' s ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁Soul ▁Boy ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁awards . ▁In ▁addition , ▁H awa ▁has ▁produced ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁TV ▁program mes , ▁commercial ▁films , ▁music ▁videos ▁and ▁ad ver ts . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁Germany , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Gh ana ian ▁parents ▁who ▁brought ▁her ▁up ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁Ken ya . ▁After ▁several ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁she ▁moved ▁into ▁production ▁work , ▁first ▁on ▁television ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁document aries , ▁then ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁drama ▁series , ▁Mak ut ano ▁J unction . ▁She ▁created ▁and ▁directed ▁Self ish ? ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁three ▁short ▁films ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁L ift , ▁Cold ▁War ▁and ▁Com ing ▁Out .