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Alley Oop Africa — 10 episodes, 7 countries, 20 stories
Script Editor & Interviewer
10 × 52'episodes
7countries
20young Africans followed
A 10 × 52-minute series following 20 young Africans in an academy that combines basketball and sustainable development. Wrote the storylines for every episode and led interviews that brought out raw, emotional stories.
The challenge
Turn one month of non-stop filming across 7 countries into 10 episodes that make people feel.
Results
- Storylines written for all 10 episodes (10 × 52 minutes)
- Interviews and video portraits in 7 African countries
- Series financed by AFD with the Basketball Africa League, available on YouTube
What we did
- Developed storylines for all 10 episodes
- Conducted interviews and video portraits in 7 countries
- Worked daily with the artistic director, director, camera crew and editors
The photos below are from the making-of: the shoot in Togo, on the courts and on the road, then the edit, with every story pinned to the wall.
What stayed
The art of the assist: what keeps going without me.
- 10 episodes free to watch on YouTube
- 20 young Africans’ stories, told in their own words
In pictures · 9 photos