The Land Beneath Our Feet
2016 | 60 minutes | 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. What can the ghostly footage offer a nation, as it debates radical land reforms that could empower communities to shape a more diverse, stable and sustainable future?
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In the Shadow of Ebola
2015 | Documentary | 25 minutes
PBS streaming version: 23 minutes 13 seconds
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.
Commission and online premiere
Commissioned by ITVS for PBS streaming on Independent Lens in 2015. Premiered on Independent Lens Online on 22 June 2015. A co-production of Alchemy Films, Gregg Mitman and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
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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.
Awards and recognition
2009
— Finalist, SILVERDOCS ACE Documentary Grant (Animal Content in Entertainment).
Festival entry and educational outreach
2018
— Invited for inclusion in Jackson Hole WILD’s educational film library for African Parks, an initiative extending the International Elephant and International Big Cat Film Festivals. Films were intended for free educational screenings in remote communities with limited internet access.
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