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Fouad Kargbo
- Location:
- Sierra Leone
- Languages:
- English
- Issues:
- Climate Change, Child Welfare, Hunger/Food insecurity, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Technology & Data, Women and Girls, Gender violence , Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Impact Producing, Impact evaluation
- Cultural/racial identity:
- African, Sierra Leonean,
- Self identification:
- Male
Bio
My name is Fouad Kargbo. I am a Human Rights Activist, Producer and Director for Television Broadcast programs and Documentary films, Screenwriter and cinematographer. I went to the Milton Margai College of Science and Technology where I studied Electricals and Electronics. Did a lot of short practical courses on cinema and filmmaking from a variety of expert trainers since there’s no film school in the country. Studied 3D animation and CGI with the Sierra Leone International Film Festival, and documentary filmmaking with the African Film Festival NY Worked in different non-governmental organizations in the following capacity(s) Admin Officer and Editor at WeOwnTV Media Center Programs Manager at the Sierra Leone Cultural Conversation Program Video consultant at War Child Holland – Sierra Leone Documentary sound recordist for British council – Sierra Leone Television Operator, Producer and Director at the African Young Voices Television Country Director for MasterPeace-Sierra Leone and many more Admin and trainer for the British Council’s Freetown Film Labs Lecturer at the Transit College Mentor and trainer for feature and documentary filmmakers using non-formal methods. National Secretary for the Cinematographers and Technical Guild, Sierra Leone Data analyst for the Sierra Leone Film Industry Labor and Marketing Guild, Sierra Leone I have produced several feature and short films namely: Mporah (feat.) Battle for Supremacy (feat.) Jemaimah (feat.) Gbanabom (short) Dream Girl (short) Covet (short) and so on I also produced and directed different television programs such as: Parliament and the people Ar-Risalah Vocal Drift inspire This Day (front Page) Produced my first international documentary the film titled “SISTERHIID”, directed by Mohamed J. S. Kamara Trained the impact production team on how to organize and report on impact procuction screenings. Worked as an assistant cameraman on “Survivors”, Sierra Leone’s ever first international documentary film on Ebola to be nominated for the Emmys in 2019.
