This was a fun opportunity for me to step out of the doc world, and do something conceptual. Inspired by Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah, we took the opportunity to present the cost of immigration and depict what we leave behind when we chose to pursue the western dream.
I produced this documentary on communities affected by mining and extractive industries in West Africa for Open Society Initiative of West Africa. The documentary took us to the gold mines of Nigeria, the diamond mines of Ivory Coast, and the coast of Ghana, where oil exploration was threatening the rural community.
This was a fun opportunity for me to step out of the doc world, and do something conceptual. Inspired by Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah, we took the opportunity to present the cost of immigration and depict what we leave behind when we chose to pursue the western dream.
I produced this documentary on communities affected by mining and extractive industries in West Africa for Open Society Initiative of West Africa. The documentary took us to the gold mines of Nigeria, the diamond mines of Ivory Coast, and the coast of Ghana, where oil exploration was threatening the rural community.