BUKOM, BIRTH OF BOXERS
Bukom is not only synonymous with world boxing champions, but also with dreams, hard work, and daily struggle. Telling a story well means being there, living it, and feeling it firsthand.
For this assignment for CNN, which we produced and filmed in Ghana, we had to reinvent the narrative in order to move beyond the clichés surrounding the world of boxing. It took weeks of access, proximity, and understanding a reality in order to tell the story honestly.
