Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya heats things up with her latest film RED

Interview by Laura Adibe | September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Jamati: Thank you Shalini for granting Jamati this interview. Can you let the readers know a little bit about yourself?

I am a filmmaker, eco-activist, and reality show survivor committed to using media as a tool to transform culture. » Read more…

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Gbenga Akinnagbe stars in RED

Written by Laura Adibe | August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Talented filmmaker, Shalini Kantayya packs an important message into her short film, RED, which she directed and co-edited. The film merges activism and art to show that in the midst of an uncertain and unjust world, people can still effect change. RED stars Amy Chang (Ikenhisu) and Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire), who is the cousin of rapper Wale. In the film, Akinnagbe plays Carlos, a history teacher who tries to provide guidance to one of his students, Grace (Chang). Grace is a graffiti artist on a mission to expose environmental injustice one spray at a time. What I like about RED, in addition to its necessary message, is its incorporation of graffiti art. I’m a hip-hop head and lover of the documentary film Style Wars, which profiled an important element of hip-hop culture: graffiti art. So much can be said through the visual medium, without even uttering a word. » Read more…

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Liya Kebede is a mother, INSPI(RED)

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Liya Kebede, Christine Turlington, Helena Christensen, and Mya got together on Sunday April 20, 2008 to discuss how great motherhood is, and share the impact that (RED) is having on women and children in Africa.

(RED)’s primary objective is to engage the private sector in raising awareness and money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT) RED mark contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the profits from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. » Read more…

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