# Filming democracy in Ghana

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Jarreth Merz
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jarreth_merz_filming_democracy_in_ghana)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Filming democracy in Ghana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jarreth_merz_filming_democracy_in_ghana/02fd149ae801), 9 min (TED's player)