The Nigerian Connection is a 2-part investigative mini series we produced, alongside Pear Productions, for Al Jazeera English about the Nigerian mafia and the trafficking of women from West Africa to Europe. Click above to see Part 1 based in Italy's mafia stronghold of Castel Volturno.
Grand Designs Bangladesh
In a very poor neighborhood in Old Dhaka, there is a building that doesn't look like it should actually be standing. Step inside and you'll be greeted by some truly inspiring and hardy folk, not at all squeamish about the cockroaches and spiders littering the building that terrified the not so hardy film makers who joined them one afternoon...
Documentary
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'Feker' in Amharic means love and this is a short documentary about the enduring nature of the human spirit. 'My Name Is Feker' retells the story of Feker Asheme's challenging life but by following the lives of 3 girls who are today, living the life she once led. Official selection at Seattle and Rotterdam International Film Festivals 2012.
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Client: AL JAZEERA ENGLISHPart 2 of The Nigerian Connection takes us to Benin City in Nigeria, where women, desperately seeking an escape from grinding poverty, can find themselves trapped in a nightmare world of juju magic and prostitution.
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Client: AL JAZEERA ENGLISHOne of a number of short films we've produced for the Earthrise strand on Al Jazeera English. This film is about a growing movement in New York to green urban spaces and has gone down a storm on youtube racking up over 270,000 hits!