September • 2025
Professional and reliable - mobilized very quickly to help us carry out a last minute shoot with good results. Additionally, very flexible given we had shifting logistics. Always enjoy working with Simpa.
Simpa S.
Abuja, Nigeria
24 reviews$800 - $1500 / Day
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I am an Emmy-nominated freelance Documentary DP/Director, Telly Award Winner, Cannes World Winner, Morton Frank Award Winner, Camera Ops for International Networks such as: Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, Vice News, Vice Media, CNN, TRT World, Russian TV (RT), Ruptly, Africanews, BBC Africa etc, and also International Aid Organizations such as: Goldman Environmental, UNOCHA, UNHCR, INTERSOS, Save The Children UK, W.H.O, W.F.P, UNICEF Geneva, Blink Media. SKILLS: Show-Runner Documentary Directing Documentary DP Cinematographer Producing: Field and Remote Sound recordist Video Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro) Fixer Content creator
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 14 reviews
- Video Journalist
- 9 reviews
- Commercial DP
- 2 reviews
Clients
Top Reviews
November • 2024
Simpa did a great job working for us on a shoot in very remote conditions. We look forward to collaborating with him again in the future.
October • 2023
I can't recommend Simpa enough. He is amazing. I always look forward to working with him. 10/10
Top Projects
4.0 Produced for NowHere Media
Video shooter needed for one day of filming in Abuja
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Drone Operator
5.0 Produced for TBD Media Group
CBSGTL167_PM_20210507 Director and DOP (with equipment) needed for a 1 day documentary shoot in Kano, Nigeria
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
5.0 Produced for Bloomberg Originals Shorts
Liberia Shoot - Bloomberg Originals
A company majority-owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré's Bolloré Group and Hubert Fabri is the subject of allegations of labor abuses at some of its African rubber plantations, including by female workers who say they were forced to engage in sex for work. An activist seeking to address the alleged abuses contends she has been targeted with litigation to keep her quiet, which the company denied.
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for Bloomberg Digital
Gamechanger series
Olubenga Olubanjo, founder of Reeddi, says he’s found a way to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity to all Nigerians. #Nigeria #Energy #Bloomberg
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for Bloomberg Digital
Black Snow: Nigeria's Oil Catastrophe
Detailed documentary into the Black Soot killing in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria as a result of illegal refinery.
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for Euronews
SCENES - S02 - NIGERIAN BLIND FILMMAKER
Nigeria Blind Filmmaker going against all odds to direct film
- Video Journalist
Equipment
Camera
- 4K Camera
- Canon EOS C300 Mark III
- Canon EOS C70
- Drone Camera
- DSLR Camera
Audio
- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
- Shoulder Rig
- Stabilizer
Lighting
- LED Lights
Lenses
- Prime
- Standard Zoom
- Wide
Editing
- Adobe Premiere Pro
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Production Assistant
- Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Drone Operator
- TV News Producer
- Editorial Photographer
- Reporter / Host
- Digital Content Creator
Miscellaneous
- Creative Director
- Production Company
- Fixer
- Art Director
- Series Producer / Show Runner