The filmmaker travelled to Zambia to shoot a documentary for an NGO. In his spare time he wrote a story about a hip hop artist and his friends who want to emigrate to America illegally. Zambian vocalist Alvin ‘The Lyricist’ Fungo plays the lead and provided the catchy music.
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O salão azul
The beauty of simplicity. A look inside a hair salon in Maputo, Mozambique. Beautifully observed with delicate colour and light. That’s it. Well cut.
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Kengere
Experimental, political puppet animation is a remarkable exception in African cinema. Made with patience and barely contained rage.
Film details
- Zambia, Canada
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 45"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
