Hello Ethiopia! ...coming soon...

A brief — and low quality...sorry — trailer of the upcoming film I've starred in. Hello Ethiopia! is an Ethiopian film shot by independent filmmaker and producer Yohannes Feleke in and around Addis Ababa.

The films tells the story of a 30-something European NGO worker (me!) who travels to Africa to visit the projects — schools and health centres — supported by his foundation. He meets an Ethiopian taxi driver who doesn't speak English and who becomes a good friend and an improbable guide. Add to the mix a dodgy, local aid-worker, a charming and committed country doctor, misunderstandings, bandits and spicy food and you get the picture.

Coming to a cinema near you by the end of May — if you happen to be in Ethiopia.

Million Dollar Squatters

Here's the latest project born from yet another collaboration with photojournalist Alex Masi, a multimedia slideshow about squatting in London, UK.

Between June and November 2007, we followed a group of squatters with a penchant for mansions worth millions of pounds. In just over five months they occupied three different homes in one of the most exclusive areas of London, Hampstead Garden Suburb, in the north west of the capital.

During one of their incursions they found themselves sleeping in the lavishness previously enjoyed by former Indonesian president Haji Mohamed Suharto....watch the video to see how it worked out.

A complete reportage — text and photostory — is available to be syndicated. More info on alexmasi.co.uk