Siatta Scott Johnson

Siatta Scott Johnson (Arabic: سياتا سكوت جونسون; born 1974), is a Liberian filmmaker and a broadcast journalist. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia. Apart from direction, she is also a reporter, producer. She also is a founding member of Omuahtee Africa Media.

Personal life She was born in 1974 in Buchanan, Liberia. She was then raised in rural Grand Bassa County. In the early 1990s, Johnson fled from Grand Bassa with the outbreak of war. Later she settled in Monrovia during the end of the civil war in 2003.

When the schools reopened after war, Johnson completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from the University of Liberia. Then, she took certificates in political reporting from the University of Liberia and later in media from the Press Union of Liberia and United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The documentary honored at Dallas International Film Festival, Target Ten Filmmaker as the Best Documentary of that year and became the Best Film from One World for Schools at One World Film Festival held in Prague. Other than that, the film also represented in several international film festivals.

Apart from cinema, she is a popular journalist in Liberia where she worked with Female Journalist Association of Liberia (FeJAL). She also worked in Beyondmedia Education in Chicago, USA. After returned to Liberia, Johnson worked on building the media literacy of Liberian youth. Then she worked as the media advocate for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) where she organized radio programs for rural women under a project called the “WISE WOMEN”. She also worked with Medica Mondiale Liberia as Communication Officer where she facilitate behavioral change among rural women living in Southeastern Liberia. Johnson became a producer for a television program called 'Voices That Matter' which was a program for teenage and adolescent girls.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2007 Iron Ladies of Liberia Director Documentary 2008 Independent Lens Director, camera operator TV series