Professional work, 2024
From Prince to Slave: AI-Assisted Historical Film
An eight-minute historical film combining research, visual storytelling and AI-assisted production to share the true story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori in five language versions.
Online film
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Overview
An eight-minute historical film combining research, visual storytelling and AI-assisted production to share the true story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori in five language versions.
The challenge
How can Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori’s complex life be translated into an engaging, historically grounded film that reconnects audiences in Guinea and the United States?
Audience and constraints
Public-diplomacy audiences, educators and viewers across five Guinean and international language communities.
A six-month production, multilingual localisation and the need to combine historical sensitivity with cinematic and AI-assisted storytelling.
My role
Creative development, cinematic storytelling, animation, editing, production workflow and multilingual localisation.
Approach and key decisions
Developed the narrative and visual approach, coordinated animation and editing, and created French, English, Soussou, Malinké and Pular versions.
Deliverables
An eight-minute historical film and five localised language versions in French, English, Soussou, Malinké and Pular.
Outcome
The film premiered in April 2024, then expanded into educational screenings and a theatre adaptation. It was later recognised with a 2024 Honor Award.
Six-month production · 5 language versions · April 2024 premiere
What I learned
Historical storytelling becomes more useful when research, cinematic choices and localisation are planned as one production system.
Credits and confidentiality
Project shown with its context, status and contribution clearly identified.