Malaria film shot in the Amazon
Story Productions fixer travels to Manaus for an ITN Productions malaria film. Watch the film below
Mosquitoes are among the world’s deadliest creatures. Story Productions knows that only too well from the research and production services we provided for a Discovery Channel documentary
about the tiny killers two years ago.
One of the deadly diseases that mosquitoes transmit – malaria – was the focus of a shoot last month that took a Story Productions' fixer to the Amazon – Brazil’s “at risk” malaria zone – to support an ITN Productions crew. The shoot was for MMV (Medicines for Malaria Venture) covering a potentially game-changing new drug to tackle a species of the malaria parasite that can lie dormant for months or even years in the human liver and cause relapses.
The new drug is the first single-dose cure for relapsing malaria. The film will introduce the challenges of access to healthcare services for the Amazon's more remote communities through interviews with patients, doctors and medical professionals in Manaus and at the Tropical Medicine Foundation.
Capturing plenty of colourful, interesting footage was essential for this news-style programme, creating visual support for
the contributor interviews. The two-day shoot factored in time to do this and included a boat trip on the Rio Negro – one of the main modes of transport
in the region – as well as filming in a laboratory, a hospital and vox pops
with malaria patients.
The
film will be launched at the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and
International Health in Liverpool on 16 September 2019. It will also be made
available to all members of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene – a charity dedicated to improving global health – as well as
to policy makers and the general public via MMV's website and social media platforms.
" Working with the experienced, committed professionals at Story Productions was a delightful experience. Given the challenges of shooting in the Amazon, they were really successful in enabling us to capture the day-to-day reality of life for people in remote river communities without bias as well as highlighting the beauty of it all. I'm looking forward to working with the team again on the next adventurous shoot. " Renata Rabello, Project Manager at Tropical Medicine Foundation
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