November • 2021
Andy was extremely responsive, diligent, helpful, and honest. He constantly went above and beyond to deliver exactly what was discussed and more. The footage that Andy delivered was beautifully shot.
Andy B.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2 reviews$450 - $750 / Day
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Andy Ball is a documentary cinematographer and director specializing in character-driven and investigative films that on human rights and environmental issues in Southeast Asia. His latest project, Before They Take Me Away, chronicles the struggles of young Cambodian environmentalists facing imprisonment for their activism. His investigative work ranges from exposing the ties between major fashion brands and deforestation to documenting illegal fishing practices off the Cambodian coast. Over the past seven years, Andy has collaborated with numerous international documentary clients in both cinematography and producing roles, including the BBC, CBS, South China Morning Post, ABC, Insider, and Mongabay. His still photography has been featured in The New York Times, dpa, and Coda Story. He also works closely with non-profits like Human Rights Watch, Global Witness, Equitable Cambodia, and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
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5.0 Produced for Business Insider
How a thirst for rubber robbed ingineous communities of their land
The world relies on Southeast Asia for natural rubber. Seventy percent of the global supply is used to make tires for cars, trucks, and planes. But rubber plantations in Cambodia have displaced thousands of people and caused mass deforestation. Now, Indigenous communities who have been pushed off the land are fighting to get it back.
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- Field Producer
5.0 Produced for Glimmer Studios - World Vision
(Cambodia) Drone operators to capture global charity footage
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Cambodia to Museums: We Want Our Statues Back
"Dynamite" Douglas Latchford was known for buying and selling the beautiful, intricate statues that were built into Cambodia's sacred temples. Now the country is trying to get them back.
- Documentary DP
Before They Take Me Away
Since he was released from custody in November 2021, Cambodian environmental activist Ly Chandaravuth has been looking over his shoulder. The 24-year-old was arrested in 2021 after documenting waste run-off from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh into the Tonle Sap river. A member of the civil society group, Mother Nature Cambodia, he spent five months in pre-trial detention on “plotting” charges before the court released him on bail. Authorities have so far jailed at least 11 Mother Nature activi
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Lost Lands
Cambodia’s appetite for sand has exploded as construction continues to fuel economic growth in the capital Phnom Penh. But as the thirst for sand grows, so does the uncertainty over the future of the river. Two families who rely on the river for a living share their stories of how sand dredging is causing pain and concerns for the future.
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
The Earthshot Prize Repairing Our Planet BBC One Series 1 Episode 1 Mekong Sequence
Prince William, founder of the Earthshot Prize, is joined by Sir David Attenborough, a member of his Earthshot Prize Council, explore the best way to protect and restore nature. Sir David explains exactly what about the approach to modern life is causing a global decline in biodiversity.
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