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20 Years of Excellence

Produced an 18-minute documentary presented at the U.S. Embassy to international sport leaders.

Role
Producer & Director
Period
2024
Organization
Carlos Thornten Sports Enrichment Center
Areas
Media · Marketing
Dawit Feleke and colleagues after presenting the documentary at the U.S. Embassy

01 · Challenge

The organization needed a credible film that could communicate two decades of youth development work to partners and international sport leaders.

The story had to balance institutional history, human impact, and the energy of the basketball programs in one concise documentary.

02 · My role

I owned production end to end: story development, planning, filming, sound, editing, and final delivery. I also coordinated the presentation context with the wider program team.

  • Story development
  • Production planning
  • Cinematography
  • Sound
  • Editing and color
  • Final delivery

03 · Process

Make the work visible.

01

Find the story

Shaped twenty years of work into a focused narrative about youth, discipline, and opportunity.

02

Produce

Planned and captured interviews, basketball activity, and supporting material.

03

Finish

Edited, colored, mixed, and prepared the 18-minute film for presentation.

04 · Execution

A complete documentary that gave partners a clear, human view of the organization's history and its role in youth basketball development.

05 · Results

The outcome.

18 mincompleted documentary
U.S. Embassypresentation venue
NBA Africaaudience represented
End to endproduction ownership

Tools & methods

  • Story development
  • Sony FX3
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Production planning

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