Jaclyn S.

National Geographic's Through the Prides

This Nat Geo video series documents human-lion conflict in Kruger National Park, South Africa. As Mozambican immigrants trek across Kruger to Johannesburg in order to find economic opportunities, many risk starvation, death through exposure and fatal lion attacks in the course of their travels. I carried out this doc project from the early stages into post-production and publishing. My partner a

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• Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Editor

Gushegu: The Witches of Northern Ghana

My partner and I received $7,500 in academic grants to carry out a film project investigating the lives of women who have been accused of practicing witchcraft. The film examines the efforts of both state and non-government organizations to disband one of the country’s six “witch camps.”

• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer
• Journalist
• Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Editor

The Memorial on Vimeo

I filmed and produced "The Memorial," a film about the intricacies of Ashanti funeral celebrations in Chicago’s Ghanaian community, which went on to win a nomination for a Student Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2012.

• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer
• Journalist
• Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Editor

Through the Prides Trailer on Vimeo

"Shame, China:" bitter welcome for future Chinese president on Vimeo