Oct 28, 2009
This Is My Africa
i watched zina saro wiwa’s film this is my Africa at first wednesdays club at Atlas studios johannesburg last month and enjoyed it.lots. it’s a pop, fast Polaroid shot of africa through the eyes of a group of really cool people especially yinka shonibare . track it down and watch it if you can.
“This Is My Africa is an award-winning documentary film. Directed and produced by Zina Saro-Wiwa, this film is a unique journey into an Africa that many may not know about. This Is My Africa was created to improve the way the world sees Africa by weaving together the personal memories, tastes and experiences of 20 London-based Africans and Africaphiles, the film has been described as a 50-minute crash course in African culture. The film features: artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE; actor, Colin Firth; filmmaker, John Akomfrah OBE; Channel 4 news anchor, Jon Snow; actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor; singer, Mpho Skeef; author, Biyi Bandele; travel writer, Noo Saro-Wiwa; opera singer, Josephine Amankwah; fashion designer, Bayo Oduwole; playwright, Dipo Agboluaje; writer, Mazzi Binaisa; DJ, Duncan Brooker; High Commissioner, Paul Boateng; restaurateur, Mourad Mazouz; marketeer, Boko Inyundo; cultural historian, Nana O. Ayim; publishers of Let Them Eat Cake magazine, Njide and Nneka Ugboma and DJ/Producer, Tony Nwachukwu.”
http://www.thisismyafrica.com/about.html
lovely