During my first stay in Banjul, I met several people belonging to the Baye Fall. I was immediately interested in these people and their religion. When I returned to Banjul, I made a series about them. The Baye Fall are a religious movement rooted in Sufism. It originates from the IslamicSenegalese Mouride Brotherhood and was founded by Sering Tuba. In contrast tothe more traditional Islam, the focus in Sufism lies on the spiritual religiousexperience.

I also made a documentary about SOS Children’s Villages. This is aninternational non-governmental social development organisation that has beenactive in the field of children’s rights and committed to children’s needs and concerns. In 132 countries and territories our activities focus on children without parental care and children of families in difficult circumstances.

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The Gambia 2009