Hats off to THE PSYKOZ and co.
I braced the chilly Friday night of September 12 to attend the Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) Short Film Project Opening night in Harare. I was so curious to know what was going to be screened or rather what our own local writers, directors and actors had in store for us. What I watched was not bad at all. For me, only two movies were in a class of their own- brilliant. These are Zimbabwe The Best Country and Akakodzera Ndiani?
The Short Film Project (SFP) included a total of five films.
The movie which got most people off their seats, bursting into laughter was written by THE PSYKOZ Of Prince Edward High School and directed by Patience Gamu Tawengwa.
Zimbabwe The Best Country, is a hilarious musical extravaganza depicting the trials and tribulations of living in present day, told through the eyes of Hugh, a man returning to Zimbabwe from the UK after many years a way. In the course of one day Hugh endures countless escapades trying to acclimatize to life in Zimbabwe.
In the movie, Hugh experiences queus, corruption and greed. I’m not an arts or film guru, but you better watch this one. It’s Zimbabwean everyday life being told hilariously and certainly some very good acting from the Prince Edward guys.
The other film is Akakodzera Ndiani? written by Musha Langton Chari and directed by Yeukai Ndarimani. Amai and Baba Mombeshora are very excited that their son Timothy is back visiting from the Disapora after many years. They are even more excited that he is bringing his future wife to meet them all. That is until she arrives and is not quite what they were expecting. This is a comedic tale of the clash of cultures, tradition versus modernity, and of parents learning to let go of their adult children.
The other movies are Mbavha Gororo written and directed by Garikai Chawasarira. Heart of Hearts written by Gerald Banda and directed by JAAG. Love Abstract written by Michael Banda and directed by Allan Muwani.
Related Articles
Give me a Random Article
Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
On The Zimbo Jam- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?By Memory Chirere Although many Zimbabwean music lovers are agreed that Alick Macheso is the King of Sungura, the Zimbabwean brand of Rhumba, that is as far as the agreement will go. As Masimba Kuchera admits in an article on the Chesopower website, ‘there have been many schools of thought on the (real) strength of Macheso- some arguing about his skills with the bass guitar, some contending that it is his vocals and others proffering his dancing skills, it is generally agreed that the musician is of immense talent.’ When people agree that you are extremely talented but go on to debate hotly about exactly whether your strength lies in theway you walk or the way you run, then that is a mark of genius. You actually put people in a crisis of naming aspects of a phenomenon.
- A Dance Farewell for Isabel MatolaBy Ruvimbo Hope Masike Here is one of the most beautiful things about Zimbabwe. It is inimitably Zimbabwean. We Zimbabweans love peace, of course, among other things. We love fun, joy and we are naturally celebratory people even when there isn’t much to celebrate about. For instance young children jump around joyously chanting “Ndege! Ndege!” when an aeroplane passes over them. Now when there is something worthy of the celebration, the joy is electric, understandably so, considering how almost everything else around us is seemingly dull and confusing and uninspiringly so. As a result, when Isabel Matola’s Mozambique Dance Festival came by, it turned out to be one of the brightest lights in town, which was a well deserved acclaim.
- Kanda Bongo Man Lands in Harare With One Guitar[Herald] France-based rhumba maestro Kanda Bongo Man had just one guitar when he set out to perform at the Harare International Conference Centre on Wednesday evening, and his day was saved by a local musician who offered him his instruments on the 11th hour to avert what could have turned out to be an international disaster.
- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?
