Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets
33 mins
In the capital of Ghana, 10,000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping baskets - called Kayayo, carrying heavy loads on their head (from 130 to 220 pounds), earning very little and some end up in prostitution to make ends meet. This documentary is about Bamunu, an 8-year old girl who hasn’t seen her family since she was sent away from home two years ago to work as a Kayayo to support her family. We follow her incessant longing to get away from the harsh markets, her journey back home and what awaits there.
Jørgen Lorentzen
Producer
Marianne Winger Minde
Editor
Anne Helsa
Editor
Filip Eidsvåg
Music
Anders Mørk
Sound
Frode Løas Hvatun
Sound Designer
Christopher Fornebo
Director of Photography
Karine Fosser
Director of Photography