A Serendipitous Production

Our Shared History -  3 films that take us from slavery to colonalism. Age 11+

What is the Legacy of Slavery [7mins] A senior tour guide from Elmina Castle answers the question

The Shaman Anokye Story'  [15mins] Okomfo Anokye was a 17th century Merlin-like Prophet. He placed an immoveable sword into the ground and conjured a Golden chair from the heavens. 

A short Story for my Niece [17mins] how the Ashanti became part of British Gold Coast. The story is told against the back drop of the 50^th anniversary of Ghanaian independence. 

Joseph’s Return [15mins] The impressions of 23-year-old Jacob Webb's journey around Ghana to understand the economic and cultural landscape of the sixth richest country in Africa]

But not Gone’ [10mins] Why are funerals such big events in Ghana? Reflections on the importance of celebrating the life  

Hay Timbuktu [16mins] twinning of Hay on Wye with Timbuktu and what if anything they can learn from Mali

Malika Malika, from May till December [12mins] 54 year old English eccentric Malika Beraud’s life at music festivals so she can build her dream home in Senegal 

The Pricking the Missionary Position series puts our peers' aspirations on the map and challenges the poverty of ambition the West has for the developing world. Shot in Ghana, the series questions the work of NGOs in the developing world, reveals the draconian strings attached to so-called "debt relief", showcases ambitious Ghanaians who are making development happen, challenges celebrities who speak on behalf of Africans, and reveals the truth behind subsistence living. These films are also available to buy from WORLDwrite; http://www.worldwrite.org.uk/shop.html

A letter to Geldof – 26 mins 

Bob Geldof visited Ghana for the TV series Geldof in Africa and in the accompanying book, describing his crowning as the Chief of Development in a town called Ajumako-Bisease. This documentary follows in Geldof's footsteps one year on, and finds a town still waiting to hear from him.

Corruptabable – 42 mins

Is poverty caused by thieving politicians, third world gangsters and a global crimewave? No, but our obsession with corruption in Africa is endemic.  

Damned by Debt Relief – 25 mins

Damned by Debt Relief challenges the Live8-G8 debt relief jamboree. Eloquent and angry Ghanaians cut through the spin and explain;  

I'm a subsistence farmer... get me out of here! – 27 mins

As Westerners celebrate nature and the so-called simple life, many in the developing world yearn for the comforts of urban modernity.  

Keeping Africa Small – 26 mins   

From small-scale projects to HIV/AIDS programmes, NGOs are everywhere in the developing world. However well meaning they may be, their programmes epitomise low horizons and often get up the noses of everyone. 

Think BIG – 28 mins  

Think BIG showcases Ghanaians with big aspirations and big plans. Flash hotels, fab homes and full-on modernity are where it's at;  

The Bitter Aftertaste – 18 mins

The Bitter Aftertaste soberly questions the potential for chocoholic shopaholic to transform the lives of farmers in the developing world through their supermarket trollies