MEDIA

Our history

Storytelling and creativity are in the DNA of Standing Voice. Our charity was born out of the global reaction to In The Shadow Of The Sun: the award-winning 2012 BBC and ITVS International feature documentary directed by Harry Freeland, Standing Voice founder and Executive Director. The film was shot over six years and tells the story of two people with albinism in Tanzania as they pursue their dreams and aspirations in the face of extreme adversity and prejudice. In The Shadow Of The Sun catalysed a surge of global interest in the plight of people with albinism in Africa and screened on television, in cinemas and at film festivals in over 80 countries, reaching millions around the world.

In The Shadow Of The Sun was followed in 2017 by the acclaimed BBC Two documentary Born Too White, directed by Clare Richards. We have also been featured on Netflix, the BBC, CNN, PBS, ARTE, the Guardian and by many other leading media companies. We have worked with US Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan to found the Tanzania Albinism Collective: a group of musicians with albinism from Tanzania, whose debut album ‘White African Power’ was released to global acclaim and performed at WOMAD Festival in 2017. More recently we have placed the stories of people with albinism in the international spotlight through artistic collaborations with contemporary visual artists Camille Walala and Marc Quinn.

Whether it be through art, literature, film, photography, music or investigative journalism, we recognise the power of media to raise awareness of human rights and amplify the voices of people, families and communities impacted by albinism.