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Jarreth Merz:
Filming democracy in Ghana

TEDGlobal 2011 · 8:36 · Filmed Jul 2011
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Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy — and about himself.

Jarreth Merz
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Jarreth Merz' new film, "An African Election," follows the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana from start to finish. Full bio
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