Kings of the Gambia

The ten-piece afro-helvetic band “King Kora” starts a tour through Gambia, the home country of its kora player and singer Lamin Jobarteh. The band travels for nine days on a boat on the river Gambia, stopping at eight vi

Oxford University Gambia Expedition 1948

This film documents an entire expedition to the Gambia, from setting out in July 1948 to the return to the UK. Three geographers were responsible for the survey: C. Swithinbank, E.Gordon and J. Pook. Based at Kuntaur, a

Mariama - en tonåring i Gambia

A documentary on Mariama, a teenage girl in Banjul, Ghana.

The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia

On a journey to West Africa, award-winning documentarian Mathew Welsh fashions portraits of six 'middle class' Gambians - taking us beyond stereotypes about Africa - and teaching us that we in the Developed World have a

Gambiarra

A mirror of Brazilian society and the way they improvise as a form of creative process and survival in the current social-political structure.

Gambiarra: O HD de Espadas

Gambiarra: Uga Uga Show

Banking the Unbanked

Welcome to the Smiling Coast: Living in the Gambian Ghetto

A documentary that captures the daily struggles of 15 youngsters moving within the informal economy of the Gambian tourism industry of sun, safari and sex. With the lure of a better future just around the corner, do they

Sex on the Beach

In recent years, stories of older British women hooking up with younger Gambian men have made news headlines, from one-night stands to whirlwind weddings. But what's the truth behind the stories? Seyi Rhodes investigates