In an effort to promote social awareness and global citizenship, Chapman University students travelled to West Africa to document the stories of the people of Cameroon. Host Jim Doti and Co-host Martha Bathal interview two of the creators, Hannah Taylor and Matthew Prouty and executive producer, Jeff Swimmer on their experience in West Africa and the process of creating these eye-opening films. “Eye to Eye” explores the inspiring ways that activists in Cameroon are attempting to head off the looming extinction of the Cross River Gorilla and other primates. “Shadows in the Forest” sheds light on how years of exploitation and deforestation threatens indigenous pygmy communities and how local organizations are working to help reclaim their land through empowerment and –ironically-- via cutting-edge technology.
