Africa : The Making of Africa

The story of an epic, eight hour television series in the making. This is the story of a team of filmmakers who set out to tell the story of Africa through the people who live there. The Making of Africa reveals the scope of the project, its time scale, its logistics and the number of people involved. AFRICA, the series, was created by a group of dedicated program makers who have Africa at their heart. From different walks of life and different corners of the industry, these filmmaking talents were drawn together by a passion for a continent. We'll take you behind the scenes and show you how the AFRICA team found an intimate way to tell an epic tale. It's the story of a how a tight-knit group of highly motivated and talented people overcame enormous obstacles to put AFRICA on the screen. There are scenes of film crews at work worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster; and quiet, intimate moments of Directors trying desperately to both understand and illustrate the lives of the people who share this land. This is a film about the battle to bring the real Africa to the homes of millions -- to show the struggle and emotion of life on a continent so little understood by the rest of the world. The story of the characters and their quest will entertain, the sight of the filmmakers efforts to film their chosen subjects will intrigue. This is the `Making of Africa`.