Show notes
If you're going to make a film about surfing in Senegal, I assume the viewer expects beautiful shots of surfing and the landscape of Dakar, Senegal's capital city. And man, does my guest, filmmaker and director, David Clancy, of NIO KO BOKK or THIS BELONGS TO ALL OF US (2026) deliver.
The film is a valentine to so many things: refugees, Senegal, surfing, and documentary filmmaking itself. David's story of creating the film relies so much on his exciting background, and it was a such a joy to hear about it from his spot now in the Canary Islands.
In this episode, David and I talk about:
- why is he now in the Canary Islands and his wild career story;
- how did this film come into existence;
- when do documentaries require great cinematography?
- his path focusing on social impact films and whether that's repeatable for other documentary filmmakers;
- the requirements for social media as a documentary filmmaker and his advice to getting started;
- the prism of surfing and refugees for THIS BELONGS TO ALL OF US;
- the logistical challenges of making a surfing film;
- why Tribeca?;
- how do we see more films like this in theaters;
- what's next for him.
David's Indie Filmmaker Highlight: Jigar Ganatra
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