Tsitsi Dangarembga and the Greenies story
Tsitsi Dangarembga accepts a surprise gift at the IIFF closing ceremony on Saturday evening (29 Nov)
When Tsitsi was a little girl she joined the Brownies. Her young sister Rudo was upset that she too could not join as she was still too young.
Tsitsi came up with an idea. She would start a new group called the “Greenies” which her little sister could be a part of. So she told all her friends about this new group and had them pay 10 cents to join. Read more
International Images Film Festival Launched
Harare rapper Misfit performs at the launch of the International Images Film Festival, at Vistarama, Avondale in the capital on 21 November.
The festival is, this year, themed “Enriching Women” and will showcase 55 films from around the world.
:: Full story on the launch
:: List of films
Proverbs from Nigerian movies
Nigerian movies have really become popular in Zimbabwe in recent years. Here is some re-distilled wisdom from the land of Olusegun…
He who lives in a glass house……. Na im pepe rest
A stitch in time…….. dey prevent further tear tear.
Birds of the same feather…na the same mama born dem.
One good turn……… na correct power steering be that.
A bird in hand…….. wetin e wan be again if no be barbeque.
Half bread………. is better than buns. Read more
Vote for this Zimbabwean film!
Zimbabwean filmmaker, Rumbi Katedza’s film, Asylum, is one of only two African entries up for the RCI Migrations People’s Choice Award. The short film is about a Sudanese woman seeking Asylum in the UK. In the process, the horrors of her past life in Darfur keep coming back to haunt her.
Remember it’s a People’s Choice Award. We are the people. For this film to win it needs your vote!
- Click here to visit the website and vote (a map of the world will come up. click on the green dot over Sudan, Africa and the rest is self explanatory)
- Click read more below to see the message from Rumbi
Thumbs up for Secret Life of Bees movie
I watched the preview of the Fox Searchlight movie, The Secret Life of Bees, and I was touched. The movie is pure story (no unnecessary special and sound effects) and its depth reminds of Beloved. It features a great cast, some of the most talented you will see in one movie: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, Paul Bettany, Hilarie Burton and Nate Parker Lead.
The Secret Life Of Bees, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
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?
