March • 2021
The footage Ali and her cameraperson provided was beautifully shot and included everything we needed for the story.
Ali S.
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
3 reviews$300 - $1000 / Day
About
I am a multilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) filmmaker, producer and translator. My broadcast debut as a director, 'Voices of Survival', screened on Al Jazeera English in late 2022. I have had a range of production roles, from Researcher on the Emmy-nominated feature doc 'The Art of Political Murder' through to Line Producer and Field Producer across films for HBO, Al Jazeera, The Guardian and Business Insider. My skills include fact-checking, access, public information requests, location clearance, archive, historical research, treatment and article writing. I have translated from Spanish and Portuguese into English on over 15 productions and also have interpreting experience. My journalism and content has appeared in various publications including Vice, Open Democracy, New Internationalist, Latin America Bureau. My own short films as a director have previously screened at the Tate Exchange, Bertha Doc House, ICA, South London Gallery and at festivals. I previously received a fellowship with One World Media for a short film I shot in Brazil. I have also been commissioned by cultural organizations, scriptwriters and charities to film event videos.
Top Services
- Translator
- 2 reviews
- Documentary DP
- 1 review
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 1 review
Clients
Top Reviews
Top Projects
5.0 Produced for Business Insider
Artesanal salt, Oaxaca's endangered speciality
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
Produced for Black Leaf Films
Voices of Survival
An Indigenous American podcast team on a road trip uncover the reality of resource extraction on their sacred land.
- Documentary DP
Produced for Business Insider
Meet One Of The Last Salt Makers Keeping A 2,000-Year Old Tradition Alive
Indigenous people in Zapotitlán have been harvesting salt by hand for centuries, but today, half of the salt pools are abandoned.
- Field Producer
- Translator
Produced for Black Leaf Films
Music from the Favela
Portuguese to English translator
- Translator
Produced for Black Leaf Films
David in Brasilia
"David in Brasilia" follows Brazil's only Black and LGBT congressman in the fallout of the "Vaza Jato" scandal. Supported by One World Media and Black Leaf Films.
- Field Producer
- Documentary DP
Produced for The Guardian
United Voices of the World
I worked as an AP on this film. As work in the UK gets more precarious and the gig economy booms, trade unionism is being reimagined and people from a wide range of backgrounds are joining new kinds of unions, often for the first time. Before coronavirus hit the UK and impacted the healthcare system, grassroots union United Voices of the World was already fighting for the rights of key workers. Through personal stories of one group of cleaners, caterers and porters from St Mary's hospital in London, we chart an inspiring story of resistance – from their first strike through to an influential victory that benefits outsourced workers across five other hospitals.
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Translator
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- Full HD video camera
Video
Audio
- External recorder
Audio
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- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Corporate Videographer
- Field Producer
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- Line Producer / On-Location
Production Support
Post Production
- Transcriber
- Video Editor - Documentary
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Translator
- Fixer
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
Miscellaneous