Gold Is Here explores the lives of Galamsey or artisanal gold miners and the impact of illegal mechanized mining on Ghana’s beleaguered environment.

Synopsis:

With Ghana facing huge environmental catastrophe from irresponsible gold mining, galamsey or artisanal gold miners face huge pressure from all sectors of Ghanaian society to end their activities, whose detrimental effects, many believe, far outweigh any possible justification.

In this dramatic film, we take you to the heart of galamsey mining in three regions of the country and investigate who really are behind this environmental devastation that is fast swallowing Ghana. It further explores the lives of the men, women and children involved in galamsey mining operations, especially, things that drive them to risk their lives in an enterprise bedeviled with frequent deadly pit collapses.

Director: David A. Masterwille

Producer: DAVID A. MASTERWILLE

Country: Ghana

Run Time: 69 MINUTES

Company: TRANSSAHARA PICTURES

Email: MASTERWILLE@GMAIL.COM

Year: 2014

Format: DVD