Bas Ackermann

Welcome to the Smiling Coast: Living in the Gambian Ghetto

Bas Ackermann

A documentary that captures the daily struggles of 15 youngsters moving within the informal economy of the Gambian tourism industry of sun, safari and sex. With the lure of a better future just around the corner, do they try their luck abroad or find their peace at home?

Gifts from Babylon

Bas Ackermann

Christopher Tijan Smith, Pa Modou Yafa

When a young Gambian returns to his home country after having lived illegally in Babylon, Europe, he is changed far more than his family had wished for…