THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET (2016)
60:00’ documentary
Logline:
THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past.
Synopsis:
Uncovered archival footage returned to Liberia, is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab in the early days of globalization, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights. In post-conflict Liberia, individuals and communities are pitted against multinational corporations, the government, and each other in life-threatening disputes over land.
IN THE SHADOW OF EBOLA (2015)
25:00’ documentary
Logline:
IN THE SHADOW OF EBOLA is an intimate story of a family and a nation torn apart by the Ebola outbreak.
Synopsis:
A Liberian student and his family live divided between the United States and Liberia during the Ebola crisis, opening our eyes to the ripple effects the outbreak is having on Liberians living through this crisis. Caught in an invisible war that is painfully reminiscent of the chaos and confusion they lived through during a fourteen-year civil war, a family and a people find the compassion and inner resolve to combat the virus’s spread.
EXILES AND OUTLAWS (2010)
07:45’ documentary
Logline:
David interweaves traditional Rendille storytelling with behavioural science to shed light on the increasing inter-species conflict that is altering elephant culture and society.
Synopsis:
Throughout history in East Africa, pastoral people have followed in the footsteps of elephants to benefit from their legendary knowledge of the environment. Save the Elephants manager, David Daballen, is a guardian of a population of elephants that range across Northern Kenya.
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