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My Boat, My Rules!
By Désiré Eli-Zafoe

My Boat, My Rules is a documentary short film set along the Volta - in Ada, that highlights the life of a boxer and his family, while unearthing the coconut oil industry in the community and the impact of climate change.

There’s always a beautiful story born in resilience. This story repeatedly unfolds beneath skins of pain, exhaustion, reason, and overcoming the ever-present temptation to quit until you discover a source of fuel you didn’t even know existed.


My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!
My Boat, My Rules!



Désiré
He/Him/His
Désiré Eli-Zafoe is a Ghanaian filmmaker, photographer and designer with a background in tech, marketing and communications. Through his art, he seeks to uncover and highlight the lessons, gems, beauty and power laden within Ghanaian & African cultures and histories, but using a contemporary lens. Besides working on photography, documentary and short film projects, he’s also worked on Ghana’s first national pavilion at the 58th Venice International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venizia, the Mobile Museum and the Pan-African Cultural Encyclopaedia projects. He is currently exploring filmmaking, photography and art in connection with Afrotururism, VR/AR, and the metaverse, mainly in Ada-Foah in the Greater Accra Region and other communities along the coast.