The Burning Field

Feature Documentary, 2019

Life in one of the world’s most toxic environments is examined through the experiences of four young people living in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, a vast e-waste dump and recycling hub. This experimental ethnographic film draws stylistic inspiration from Robert Gardner and other visual anthropologists to explore the intertwined issues of electronic waste, air pollution, and climate change-driven migration. The result is an immersive and unsettling portrait of survival in an ecological wasteland and a meditation on the effects of global consumerism and technological excess.