Leila Djansi teams up with Jimmy Jean-Louis on ‘Sinking Sands’
Shirley Frimpong-Manso back with ‘Checkmate’
Ghanaian filmmaker, Shirley Frimpong-Manso may be saying ‘Checkmate’ in her latest production but certainly, this is not the end of her wonderful works. While her last two productions, ‘Perfect Picture’ and ‘A sting in a Tale’ continue to receive critical and commercial acclaim she is set to dazzle audiences yet again with the thriller, ‘Checkmate’ premiering in Ghana on April 1.
‘Checkmate’ revolves around a young man, Kwame who has made all the right moves in his life; a good job, a beautiful devoted wife, an adorable child, and an impending promotion as a senior customs officer at the airport. But what seems like a typical guys’ hangout on a weekend away from home in the company of his new friend and mentor, Kiki turns out to be a bad move with dire consequences for Kwame. After losing a game of Chess, he succumbs to a bet to seduce the attractive, sexy Caroline. » Read more…
‘I Sing of a Well’, the beginning of a beautiful African Trilogy
As I watched and enjoyed the new movie written, directed and co-produced by Hollywood documentary film maker, Leila Djansi, it was the element of good storytelling that made the film stand out for me the most. ‘I Sing of a Well’ is the first installment in the trilogy, ‘Legion of Slaves’ which tells the story of slave trade triggered by the director’s experience at a slave site in her village in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Soraya being consoled by her younger sister
MNet launches African Film Library
M-Net has launched an African Film Library – the largest electronic library of feature films, shorts and documentaries from 50 years of African film production. Over the past three years, M-Net has been negotiating the rights to almost 600 works in English, French, Arabic and Portuguese and digitizing them.
African Film Library (photo: African Film Library)
Fusion Media Creates the O Twins
Fusion Media is a 3-D animation studio that is pushing the limits to come up with a cartoon that combines western design elements with cultural aspects that are ingrained in Nigerian culture. The insight into Nigerian culture (and the startling realization that Africans are VERY similar culture-wise) through a modern medium is refreshing.
The O Twins
District 9–There Are Aliens Among Us
Neill Blomkamp is a South-African, based in Vancouver, British Columbia who has an interesting background. He picked up the Cannes Lions 2008 – Film Lions Grand Prix for the ‘HALO’ “combat” web commercial; directed several short films and advertisements; and just embarked on an ambitious project–a full feature sci-fi film called ‘District 9′.
FILM REVIEW: Jackson 5 In Africa
This past week, I had the great pleasure of checking out a rare gem of a film at Harlem’s National Black Theater. ImageNation, the organization responsible for putting together the screening and Q&A, is a Harlem-based media arts organization.
Meet Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the Talent behind “Youssou N’dour: I Bring What I Love”
At an early age, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi was well on her way to being a masterful and accomplished Director. At just 24 years old, she won the Best Director Award at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival for her documentary debut film – A Normal Life. It was after this that she decided to shift gears and in her own words, her next project was “to make an uplifting film about Africa and thought that music was one way to do it”. Her subject choice was none other than the best selling and most influential African artist of all time, the legendary Youssou N’dour.
Hakeem Kae-Kazim gets dream role on ‘24′
Nigerian-born, English-raised South African actor/producer Hakeem Kae-Kazim certainly gained international recognition for his role as Georges Rutaganda in Hotel Rwanda in 2004 and he continues to be on the rise.
Wanuri Kahiu: A Visionary Director
Jamati.com was pleased to catch up with Wanuri Kahiu to learn more about her passion for film, and the vision she had for Africa’s film future.
Jamati: You have been educated in the UK and US and had an opportunity to work in film in the US. What are the similarities and the differences that you have noticed in making films in the west and in Kenya? » Read more…
Live and Become (Va, Vis et Deviens)
Distributor: Menemsha films Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Screenwriter(s): Alain-Michel Blanc, Radu Mihaileanu
Cast: Sirak M. Sabahat, Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Abebe, Raymonde Abecassis, Mimi Abonesh Kebede, Roni Hadar, Rami Danon, Moshe Agazai
In Amharic, Hebrew and French with subtitles.
Running time: 140 minutes
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