For six years, I worked on a non-fiction book about the persecution of people with albinism, which began in Tanzania and spread to other African countries. One of the first people I met during this journey was Ally. At the time, he was a teenager who, in a casual conversation, shared that his biggest dream was to become an actor. Ally eventually became the face of my book's cover, but his dream stayed with me long after.
When the opportunity came to create music videos for Jan Rapowanie in different parts of the world, I hesitated. I wasn’t sure if the subject of people with albinism was suitable for this format. However, I saw it as a chance to partially fulfill Ally's dream and provide financial support for him and his family.
The music video was shot in the suburbs of Dar es Salaam, where we created a moment that Ally had never experienced before—he stepped into the ocean for the first time in his life.
For six years, I worked on a non-fiction book about the persecution of people with albinism, which began in Tanzania and spread to other African countries. One of the first people I met during this journey was Ally. At the time, he was a teenager who, in a casual conversation, shared that his biggest dream was to become an actor. Ally eventually became the face of my book's cover, but his dream stayed with me long after.
When the opportunity came to create music videos for Jan Rapowanie in different parts of the world, I hesitated. I wasn’t sure if the subject of people with albinism was suitable for this format. However, I saw it as a chance to partially fulfill Ally's dream and provide financial support for him and his family.
The music video was shot in the suburbs of Dar es Salaam, where we created a moment that Ally had never experienced before—he stepped into the ocean for the first time in his life.
For six years, I worked on a non-fiction book about the persecution of people with albinism, which began in Tanzania and spread to other African countries. One of the first people I met during this journey was Ally. At the time, he was a teenager who, in a casual conversation, shared that his biggest dream was to become an actor. Ally eventually became the face of my book's cover, but his dream stayed with me long after.
When the opportunity came to create music videos for Jan Rapowanie in different parts of the world, I hesitated. I wasn’t sure if the subject of people with albinism was suitable for this format. However, I saw it as a chance to partially fulfill Ally's dream and provide financial support for him and his family.
The music video was shot in the suburbs of Dar es Salaam, where we created a moment that Ally had never experienced before—he stepped into the ocean for the first time in his life.
