Celebrating African women filmmakers
Two events in London this year focused on female filmmakers working in African cinema. This is high exposure for a demographic of the African film industry that is generally low on the radar.
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
New Films
This list is partly self-indulgent. It is also a way--hopefully weekly--for me to keep an online
The fear-riddled DNA
A new ad for how DNA works feeds into a fear-riddled white South African state of mind about black crime and blacks-as-a-class as criminals.
Shameless Self Promotion
Occasionally we have to promote our day jobs. Here are some excerpts from an op-ed that occasional AIAC blogger Herman Wasserman and I wrote last week for a South African publication on the latest manufactured scandal by the opposition Democratic Party (not to say that the ANC can't avoid scandals)
"The Somali Neurosis"
14-minute clip from a recent TV profile by Norwegian television of a visit by Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah to Norway. I never imagined book TV could look this good and informative.
Kenya Independence Day
Three Kenyan videos to remember today's Independence Day. Three popular tunes for our Independence meme. A
The Economist’s “Africa”
The Economist changed its verdict from “Hopeless Africa” to “Africa Rising” in eleven years. But few care about the latest verdict.
Adapting African literature for the screen
In a recent video interview (first spotted on film blog Shadow and Act), Kenyan film director
The new sheriff
About a week ago, the International Criminal Court announced that Fatou Bensouda would succeed Luis Moreno
Helping Themba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHGTYOUg3Q The Dutch 'Stop Aids Now!' campaigns have a long tradition of appealing to potential donors
Music Break. Iyadede
http://vimeo.com/33268093 We like stylish Rwandese-Brooklyn singer Iyadede's take (in French) on the Theophilus London song "Flying
Music Break. Raashan Ahmad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTkNN2QC7nY This video for Raashan Ahmad left me wondering why I have never taken the train
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Viral Culture: The 2-year old rapper
http://youtu.be/an_STKm-524 By midday today almost 120,000 people had viewed the video of 2-year old Khaliyl Iloyi,
Car Commercials and Primitive Peoples
http://vimeo.com/33161098 It could have been just another dull TV ad featuring an Inca boy, Maori warriors,
Cyberpunk Thriller
Zoo City is set in an alternate Johannesburg, where criminals or those who have serious moral failings, get landed with an animal familiar as a permanent attachment.
No one wants to talk about “the disease”
“Life Above All” has an unbelievable plot and heavy-handed social commentary, but Khomotso Manyaka’s excellent performance and a strong supporting cast redeem it.
Music Break. Michael Kiwanuka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujCOokecXM Brit-Ugandan singer Michael Kiwanuka (featured here before), who sounds like James Taylor, performs two of
Beginning Workout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMAmTuVVUX0 Talking about running: some ad people can make any city look good.
Translating Angola
Why are certain kinds of war stories embraced by critics and go on to find an international audience, while other finely written stories do not?