BLACKWASH is feature-length documentary film mixing contemplative cinematography with provocative commentary exploring the side-effects of philanthropy.

Blackwash

(verb.)
1. to present something in the worst possible light.
2. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

For over 40 years, a global charity industry has been feeding western media with stereotyped images of poverty, war and suffering from the African continent.

What are the results?

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“What makes news is a bad story, everyday a war, everyday a fight, everyday famine” – Bill Osei Akomea