Sharifah is a Ghana-born Canadian citizen (who grew up in Saudi Arabia) and a new media videographer + writer with an interest in design, development, and social media in Africa.
“From Ghana With Love” is a new multimedia travel series created by Sharifah Issaka for Dust Magazine. The project aims to encourage domestic tourism and instill a love of Ghana-based travel in people who are actually from Ghana (hence the title: “From Ghana With Love”). I will not only be writing about my travel experiences in each issue of Dust Magazine (check out the latest issue online) I will also be filming them so you can see exactly what it is that you are missing out on.
From Ghana With Love,
Sharifah
Ghana Decides is a non-partisan project, launched on March 24, 2012, whose aim was to use online social media tools to foster a better-informed electorate for free, fair and safe 2012 Elections. From January 2012 to January 2013, Ghana Decides ran online election related campaigns, as well as offline social media training for youth groups, civil society organizations and public institutions.
CLICK HERE to watch a selection of videos from my work as a videographer for the project.
FOLLOW: twitter.com/ghanadecides
BE featuring Fred Mawuli Deegbe of HTW
Conceived, shot and edited in Accra, Ghana.
Creative Direction by TJ Letsa
Videography by Sharifah Issaka
Visit: http://htwshoes.com/
Ghana Fashion and Design Week 2012
Freelance videography shot at the first annual “Ghana Fashion and Design Week” for UK/GH-based brand consultant Sena Kpodo and her lifestyle and culture blogs Platform Africa and Discover Ghana. GFDW showcased the talents of both Ghanaian, African, and International designers, was sponsored by BlackBerry, Porsche, and L’Oréal (among others), boasted Italian Vogue as its main international media partner, and highlighted ethical, locally-sourced fashion.
Learn More: Ghana Fashion and Design Week
See More: Discover Ghana / Platform Africa
The Ashesi Robotics Experience
Freelance videography shot for Ashesi University at the inaugural Ashesi Robotics Experience (ARX) a week-long robotics program for high school students from across the country. Launched in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, ARX exposes Ghanaian students to the world of computer science and programming and encourages them to apply engineering to solve real-world problems.
Keri Hilson LIVE IN GHANA
Freelance videography shot for Ghana-based photography company Capture Studios at the “Stand Up GH” concert in Accra, Ghana on the 26th of May 2012. This was Keri Hilson’s first performance in the country and she even incorporated local dance craze “azonto”.
LIKE: http://facebook.com/CaptureGH
LISTEN: http://kerihilson.com
Move
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Weeknd LIVE IN KINGSTON
The Weeknd is a Toronto-based artist who took the North American music scene by storm in 2011 when he released a trilogy of free-to-download alternative R&B mixtapes. His debut album “House of Balloons” was hailed as one of the best debuts of the year and was named the #1 album of 2011 by Complex magazine. This footage was taken at a show in the city of Kingston, Ontario.
Full video upon request.
Listen: http://www.the-weeknd.com/
Waveborn
A short commercial made for US-based “buy one, give one” sunglasses company Waveborn. When you buy a pair of their shades, they donate a pair of eyeglasses to people in need.
FUN FACT: This video was shot on location at a beach in Saudi Arabia.
Shop: http://www.waveborn.com/
Support: twitter.com/Waveborn
