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GemFair: documenting De Beers CEO Al Cook’s visit to Sierra Leone’s diamond fields
Shoot. Edit. Deliver. Documentary photography and a short film on a fast turnaround for De Beers Group’s artisanal mining program in Koidu.
De Beers CEOAl Cook’s visit to Koidu documented
Short filmplus a documentary photo library
Fast turnaroundfrom shoot to delivery
The challenge
De Beers Group CEO Al Cook was coming to Sierra Leone and, among other stops, visiting GemFair’s artisanal mining operation in Koidu. GemFair needed documentary photos and video of the visit, delivered fast.
What we did
- Fielded a photo, video and drone crew on location in Koidu
- Documented Al Cook’s visit and the miners GemFair works with
- Produced a library of documentary stock photos for GemFair’s use
- Edited and delivered a short documentary film, plus a short reel for social media
In pictures
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