The precious marine resources of some of the world's poorest people are being targeted by industrial- scale illegal fishing operations to feed the seafood hungry markets of Europe and Asia. Working with NGO the EJF, in this special investigative 47' film for Al Jazeera's People & Power we take to the seas off Sierra Leone to expose the multi-million dollar illegal fishing trade.
Aisha's Song
Partially blind & working Nigeria's streets aged 9, Aisha Sani Abdullahi's life chances were not great. But a chance meeting sent her life on a different path. Aisha's Song is a musically lush & beautifully shot film that tells a story of female empowerment from a place where women are often overlooked. Festival screenings include SXSW 2012, Camerimage 2011 & Brief Encounters 2011.
Documentary
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Client: CURRENT TVProduced at a time when media hysteria about gun crime was at a zenith, this is a short prize winning feature about the life of a gun carrier in Peckham, South London.
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Client: CURRENT TVAn hour long access driven documentary about the work of the UK government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU). Commissioned by Current TV and co-funded by World View, a team from Grain planted themselves within the FMU in the UK and their partner offices in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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Client: AL JAZEERA ENGLISHSpecial 30' show for Al Jazeera English's Earthrise strand about the brave men and women risking their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.