A short documentary about artist Gofried Donkor a Fine Artist from Ghana who designed the national football teams new kit for Puma. The story was shot in Accra and Kumasi in Ghana. Shot by. Benjamin Taft & Chris Saunders Agency: Syrup For more information check out www.puma.com/football
Beyond the stereotypical daily reporting on violence, AIDS and safari tours, Swedish based directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft set out to capture the creative street vibes of South Africa. On their first stop to Capetown and Johannesburg , they meet up with the heavy metal band Ree-burth , The Soweto Style setters Smarteez with their colorful street savy fashion to video gamers label 2bop to the limpop music genre innovator Gazelle and many many more. Welcome to a road [...]
On behalf of PUMA football we travelled to a Swiss village in the mountains to document the Ivory Coast national team as they were training for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. Commissioned by the Agency Syrup New York. We shot videos, interviews & still photos that was published in blogposts such as this over at the puma.com blog
We followed the internationally acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson to Morocco in search of a new way to fusion the flavors of Africa with familiar every day meals. The result? Four cooking shows introducing the spices Chermoulla, Piri Piri, Durban curry and Green Harissa. Marcus Samuelsson is an award‐winning chef and cookbook author with titles like Africa on my mind, A journey of tastes and Streetfood. His passion and dedication for the African cuisine, manifested through his book, The Soul of [...]
Each Grolsch Block Party fills hot clubs and bars, cool stores and galleries with art, music and fashion. It’s a mini urban festival that lasts one night only, taking the party to the street to get the whole neighborhood jumping. We would like to thank Grolsch and all the fantastic peeps we met during our trip in Stockholm/Sweden, Paris/France, Sofia/Bulgaria and Lisbon/Portugal. The people behind the project: Benjamin Taft – Film photographer & editor Teddy Goitom – Filmproducer Anibal Jimenez [...]
In 2003 the first Stocktown documentary was produced. A collage of street culture and urban inventions from Japan, USA, Australia and Europe. Now we proudly present; Stocktown Africa where we will seek out the same creative forces in Africa’s four points of the compass. Stocktown Africa is a search for the modern urban African soul. An inspiring and surprising adventure that will turn your view of the world upside down! In production, coming in 2011
I shot a documentary segment in Ghana, West Africa for UR, The Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company- Childrens Televsion Department. The tv-series A history of racism aired in late 2009 on Swedish public service television. The trailer was edited by me but the final production will be done in-house at UR. To a large extent this part of the Swedish/European and African history is not discussed in schools or otherwise, therefore the aim of this production is to complement the history [...]
Ethiopian, Swedish-American chef Marcus Samuelsson got married and rediscovered his roots in Ethiopia. I came along for the ride and captured some of it on video. Chef Marcus Samuelsson is an internationally acclaimed chef who has thrilled the food scene with a blend of culture and artistic excellence. Celebrated as one of “The Great Chefs of America” by the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Samuelsson launched his career as a graduate of the Culinary Institute in Gothenburg, with apprenticeships in Switzerland, [...]
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