2015 was a good year and turning point for budding filmmaker Deve Shema. He attended a filmmaking workshop organised by the Maisha Film Lab, and the knowledge and skills he acquired from the workshop emboldened him in his resolve to pursue a career in film. 015 was a good year and turning point for budding...
“A Huge Historical Project”: Editor Kim Miille on Tell Them We Are Rising
MacArthur Fellow Stanley Nelson has devoted his career to documentary explorations of the African American experience. The 65-year-old director/producer has made films on Marcus Garvey, the Freedom Riders and the Black Panthers. His most recent film is Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, which premiered this week at the...
Rwandan films shortlisted for Zanzibar film festival awards
Six Rwandan films have been nominated for the 21st edition of Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) due July 7-15. The films are; Kennedy Mazimpaka’s ‘Seburikoko’, a weekly TV series (Web Series category), as well as Alexander Sibomana’s ‘Carver’, Clementine Dusabejambo’s ‘Icyasha’, Yuhi Amuli’s ‘The Island’ and Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo’s ‘Imfura’, all nominated under the Short...