Mandarin Oriental
Muscat, Oman
BBC StoryWorks / Self Shoot Director
“For centuries, the mountains of Jabal Akhdar have been home to rose harvesting, with the fragrance of these delicate blooms enriching Omani traditions. Discover how cultural rituals are being captured in scents that guide guests through a sensory journey at Mandarin Oriental Muscat.
Airbnb.org
Kayseri, Turkey
BBC StoryWorks / Self Shoot Director
“After Ula and her family left Syria to start a new life in Turkey, an earthquake destroyed their home in 2023. Find out how hosts like Farouk were able to help them and others in a similar situation by opening their homes through Airbnb.org.”
NOW Money
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
BBC StoryWorks / Self Shoot Director
“NOW Money plays a pivotal role in empowering the unbanked and underbanked, contributing to greater equality.
Follow Satish's journey to Financial Inclusion in this film presented by Innovate Finance and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions.”
Zenysis Technology
Karachi, Pakistan
BBC StoryWorks / Director
“Hope for a polio free world is on the horizon. New digital innovations are helping close previously intractable gaps in health equity, using innovations in data analysis and integration, to locate zero dose children and reach them at the doorstep.
The mini-documentary chronicles the work of two public servants: Miriam Pervaiz, a community mobilizer, and Shahid Roshan, a vaccinator, as they work together to deploy novel digital tools to vaccinate the most vulnerable members of their community.”
EIT Health
Barcelona, Spain
BBC StoryWorks / Self Shoot Director
“These tech-savvy parents are helping their partially blind son navigate the world.
See how Biel is finding independence through the smart-glasses his parents made for him.”
NCD Alliance
Beirut, Lebanon
BBC StoryWorks / Self Shoot Director
“When people flee their homes, they leave many things behind - like vital medical records. Refugees may also face challenges entering new health systems in host countries.
But the Sijilli programme in Lebanon is providing this vulnerable population with a way to access their records, wherever their journeys take them.”