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Documentary Film Services

A track record telling the real stories behind mining, cocoa and fishing communities — either as our own production, or supporting international filmmakers on the ground in Ghana.

We Produce

Original documentaries on mining, cocoa and fisheries livelihoods across our focus regions — from concept and research through filming, editing and delivery.

  • Concept development & research-backed storylines
  • Community access built on existing local trust
  • Filming, editing and post-production
  • Broadcast-ready delivery

We Support International Filmmakers

Full production support for international crews and journalists working on mining, cocoa or fisheries stories in Ghana.

  • Location scouting & permits
  • Community access, trust & local liaison
  • Fixing, logistics & crew
  • Translation & interpretation
  • Safety guidance for mining, forest & coastal locations
Recent Assignments

Recent International Filming Assignments

A look at two recent international productions we've supported on the ground in Ghana — from location permits and community access through to airport pickup and a final send-off at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.

Video thumbnail: All that separates us is distance

“All that separates us is distance” — Lloyd's Register Foundation, produced by Friday's Child UK. Watch on YouTube ↗

What We Handled

  • All equipment and statutory filming permits for the Friday's Child UK crew
  • Community engagement and interviewee arrangements in Dixcove
  • Marine permits for filming at sea
  • On-board support and security during a full-day canoe fishing expedition with the crew
Video thumbnail: Switzerland's Gold documentary

“Switzerland's Gold” — DW Documentary. Watch on YouTube ↗

What We Handled

  • Filming permission with Goldfields Damang and an on-site interview with the mine's director
  • Permits and interviews with legal and illegal small-scale miners at Wassa Akropong, Wassa Amenfi East District
  • Water sampling of the Whin River, tested in Accra for mercury content
  • Community interviews in Kenyasi on the impact of Newmont's mining operations
  • Import permits for all filming equipment
On the Ground

Switzerland's Gold Photo Field Gallery

Behind the scenes with the DW Documentary crew on "Switzerland's Gold" — from drone survey prep at Goldfields Damang to water sampling on the Whin River and filming at small-scale mining sites in the Wassa Amenfi East District.

Haul trucks and an excavator loading rock at the Goldfields Damang open-pit mine
Haul trucks and excavators at work inside the Goldfields Damang pit, filmed under the access permits we secured with the mine.
Crew and GRRMC team member in front of a large mining haul truck at Goldfields Damang
On site at Goldfields Damang, after securing filming permission with the company and an on-site interview with the mine's director.
Crew preparing a drone for an aerial survey at a mine site, holding a DJI controller
Preparing for a drone survey at the mine site as part of the aerial filming access we arranged.
GRRMC team member briefing site staff ahead of filming access at a mining facility
Briefing site staff and security ahead of filming access at a mining facility.
Cameraman filming small-scale miners washing ore at a mining site
Filming at a small-scale mining site near Wassa Akropong, where we arranged interviews with both legal and illegal miners.
Close-up filming of ore washing at a small-scale mining site
Close-up filming of ore-washing at a small-scale mining site in the Wassa Amenfi East District.
Crew overlooking a long stretch of small-scale mining operations from a ridge
Overlooking a stretch of small-scale mining operations — one of several sites we secured access to for filming.
Crew member showing a young small-scale miner footage on a drone controller
Showing a young miner the drone footage — part of the community trust-building that made filming possible.
Crew and a local miner preparing for a drone flight over a mining area
Preparing for a drone flight over a mining area with the crew and a local miner.
GRRMC team member and crew member together at the edge of a mining site
On location at a mining site in the Wassa Amenfi East District, after a day of filming.
Crew filming a seated interviewee in a courtyard in Kenyasi
Setting up a community interview in Kenyasi on the impact of Newmont's mining operations.
Cameraman filming the muddy Whin River from the riverbank
Filming at the Whin River, one of the sites where we arranged water sampling for the documentary.
Two men crouched at a riverbank collecting a water sample from the Whin River
Collecting a water sample from the Whin River, later tested in Accra for mercury content.
GRRMC team member coordinating with the crew at a forest location
Coordinating logistics with the crew between filming locations.
GRRMC team member and crew members together on the road between filming locations
The production team on the road between filming locations.
Crew member drinking fresh coconut water at a roadside stall
A break for fresh coconut water on the road — part of keeping an international crew fed, watered and moving between locations.

Photos: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo

Current Work

Documenting the Ewoyaa Lithium Story

Our documentary capability sits alongside our community and research work in the Ewoyaa lithium catchment — helping tell an accurate, human account of Ghana's first lithium mine as it moves into implementation.

About the Ewoyaa Project

Bringing a Crew to Ghana?

Tell us about your production and we'll put together the local support it needs.

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