We are regenerating Africa's rich natural and cultural heritage through community-driven storytelling.

At AFRISOS, we are reclaiming the narrative through empowering grassroots voices to tell stories that matter.

We do this by providing hands-on training on documentary filmmaking and photography to aspiring storytellers in Africa.

  • Grumeti Fund Media Lab

    Making an impact in conservation through storytelling

  • Wildlife Filmmaking Mentorship

    60 days on the field All-Expenses-Paid

  • Adventure Filmmaking Mentorship

    60 days on safari All-Expenses-Paid

  • Underwater Filmmaking Mentorship

    The Underwater Filmmaking Mentorship Program is a one-month program that is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge they need to become underwater filmmakers. The program is offered in partnership with Mafia Island Diving and takes place in Mafia Island National Park, Tanzania.

  • Hadzabe Media Center

    The Hadzabe, a dwindling hunter-gatherer tribe of Tanzania, live near Lake Eyasi. Only 300 out of 1,000 Hadzabe strictly follow their ancestral ways.

  • Botswana

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  • Chameleon

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  • Makame - Maasai

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  • Watamu

    AFRISOS mentors guided mentees through a 6-day dynamic smartphone filmmaking lab.

  • On site internships

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  • Bursaries for film festivals

    We believe that an important part of succeeding in the filmmaking industry is having access to spaces where creatives gather, interact with each other, build networks, learn from each other, collaborate, get exposure, and showcase their work, dreams, and future project

Why community-driven storytelling?

Indigenous people have a rich tradition of transmitting important knowledge about the natural world through myths, legends and stories.

Stories are timeless way to preserve cultural heritage for future generations.

Shifting the narrative requires a grassroots movement driven by those on the frontlines.

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