The purpose of the African Women in Cinema Blog is to provide a space to discuss diverse topics relating to African women in cinema--filmmakers, actors, producers, and all film professionals. The blog is a public forum of the Centre for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema.

Le Blog sur les femmes africaines dans le cinéma est un espace pour l'échange d'informations concernant les réalisatrices, comédiennes, productrices, critiques et toutes professionnelles dans ce domaine. Ceci sert de forum public du Centre pour l'étude et la recherche des femmes africaines dans le cinémas.

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28 July 2017

African Women in Cinema Blog : Updates | Actualités 28-07-2017 News around the Internet | Les infos autour de l’Internet

African Women in Cinema Blog
Updates | Actualités
28 – 07 – 2017

News around the Internet |
Les infos autour de l’Internet

Content | Contenu :

Hana Baba, Leila Day
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Bella Agossou
Comfort Arthur
Yvonne Orji


Hana Baba, Leila Day
“The Stoop’ Is the Podcast Keeping It Real About the Relationship Between Africans and African-Americans by Damola Durosomo. 07-27-2017. Okayafrica

Akosua Adoma Owusu
Ghanaian-American Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu On Her Latest Film by Dimeji Alara. 26-07-2017. Elle South Africa.

Bella Agossou
Entretien avec Bella Agossou, actrice béninoise-espagnole. Propos recueillis par Hector Tovidokou. 25/07/2017. Cotonou, Africiné Magazine pour Images Francophones.

Comfort Arthur
The Ghanaian animator with charitable dreams. 21-07-2017. CNN.

Yvonne Orji
A Chat With Insecure's Yvonne Orji About Comedy, Sex and Dating Woes in Season 2. Clover Hope. 19-07-2017. Jezebel.



LINKS | LIENS : AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG

Pauline Mvele Nambané, Samantha Biffot, Yveline Nathalie Pontier, Apolline Traoré, Dyana Gaye, Françoise Ellong, Penda Diouf, Nadia El Fani, Cheryl Dunye, Angela Aquereburu, Claire Diao, Rahmatou Keïta, Aïcha Macky

Mignotae Kebede, Mouniratou Lougué, Nicole Amarteifio, Ruth Kapinga, Nikyatu Jusu, Gabourey Sidibe, Ingrid Agbo
Tope Oshin, Lupita Nyong’o, Kaouther Ben Hania, Rungano Nyoni, Femmes en audiovisual (CNA), Arts Femmes Bamako, Aïssa Maïga

Naky Sy Savané, Adélaïde Tata Ouattara, Theresa Traoré Dahlberg

Juliet Asante, Amandine Gay, Ganiath Yaya, Khadidiatou Sow, Rosalie N’Dah

OkayAfrica: Hana Baba, Leila Day, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Bella Agossou, Comfort Arthur, Yvonne Orji

Cheryl Dunye, Yvonne Orji, Djia Mambu, Judy Kibinge, Mamounata Nikièma

Zanele Muholi, Rungano Nyoni, Mulheres negras no Audiovisual, Nike Kadri

Cheryl Dunye, Souad Houssein, Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award, Twiggy Matiwana, Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al

Jihan El Tahri, Mis Me Binga (International Women's Film Festival-Cameroon), Zuriel Oduwole, Rama Thiaw

Ngozi Onwurah, Les Tibeb Girls de Bruktawit Tigabu, Danai Gurira, Issa Rae, Liyana, executive-produced by Thandie Newton, Claire Diao, Bruktawit Tigabu, Akosua Adoma Owusu

Janaína Oliveira: Mossane de Safi Faye, Lucie Memba Bos, Judy Kibinge, Aïssa Maïga, Kaouther ben Hania

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 09-06-2017
Michelle Mboya, Jihan El-Tahri, Rungano Nyoni, Iman Kamel

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 02-06-2017
Kadhy Touré, Tope Oshin, Samantha Biffot, Claire Diao, Rungano Nyoni, Kaouther Ben Hania, La Parole des femmes, Ng’endo Mukii

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 26-05-2017
Awa Traoré, Rungano Nyoni, Twitter: Rihanna, Lupita, Issa, Ava, Nneka Onuorah, Amina Weira

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 19-05-2017
African Female Filmmakers, Rungano Nyoni, June Givanni, Le Grand Débat: Un autre visage du cinema français : Claire Diao, Aset Malanda, Nina Melo, Josza Anjembe, Jihan El-Tahri, 

Tibeb Girls (Ethiopia), Katarina Hedren, La colère dans le vent d'Amina Weira, Ben and Ara by Nnegest Likké, Sarah Bouyain

Mahen Bonetti, Marie Philomène Nga, Women in Moroccan Cinema, Josza Anjembe, Serkadis Megabiyaw

Raja Amari, Mama Colonel (film), Theresa Traore Dahlberg, Rayhana Obermeyer, Apolline Traoré

Fatima Sissani, Amandine Gay, Fatoumata Diawara, Dada Stella, Maïmouna N’Diaye, Leyla Bouzid, Marguerite Abouet

African Film and Media -Three Women Making Films in Zimbabwe -Nollywood and Women, Stephanie Dongmo, Rwandan Women in Film, A Conversation with Tala Hadid, Afrique Plurielle TV5Monde : Alimata Salambéré, Dada Stella Kitoga, Monique Mbeka Phoba, In My Father’s Village by Tapiwa Kapuya

Stéphanie Dongmo, Nadja Harek, Oshosheni Hiveluah, Fatou Kandé Senghor, Laureates: Mashariki Film Festival Awards 2017 (Rwanda), Laureates: Zambia Film and Television Awards (ZAFTAs) 2017

Véro Tshanda Beya, Félicité (Alain Gomis) analyse, Issa Rae, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, Khady Sylla in Memoriam, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Rumbi Katedza, The Republic – a pilot series by Nicole Amarteifio



Kaouther Ben Hania, Jihan El-Tahri, Iman Kamel, Kis Keya, Judy Kibinge
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Comfort Arthur’s animation film “Black Barbie” deals with skin bleaching in Ghana and Africa

Comfort Arthur’s animation film “Black Barbie” deals with the practice of skin bleaching in Ghana and Africa

A film about skin bleaching hopes to help tackle the issue head on in Ghana. Comfort Arthur's film 'Black Barbie' is an animated account of her own coming to terms with the colour of her skin. She is not alone, for many young Africans find the option of lightening their skins too appealing, despite the health risks involved.  (Text from YouTube)

Comfort Arthur is a British Ghanaian Animator, Illustrator, Editor, Writer and Actress. Winner of Best Animation at the GMA 2016 and AMAA nominee 2016. (Text from Facebook Page)

LINKS


Comfort Arthur on Twitter



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24 July 2017

Call for films: Ndiva Women's Film Festival 2017 (Ghana)

Ndiva Women's Film Festival 2017
(Ghana)
Call for films

Fiction - Documentary - Animation
Films by Women
Films for Women by Women
Films for Women by Men

Deadline: 25 August 2017

Ndiva Women’s Film Festival: http://ndivawff.org/home.php


NWFF01 - 31 October to 02 November 2017 Submissions to the 1st annual festival are open as of 12 July 2017. Entries will be viewed by a programming committee and entrants will be notified of the decision regarding their film/video in September 2017. 

(Source: Ndiva Women’s Film Festival Website)

The NDIVA WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (NWFF) is a film festival created to bring African women filmmakers and women filmmakers of African descent in the Diaspora (Directors, Producers, Editors, Animators, Actresses, Cinematographers, Production Designers and all women in the film production chain) together in a space where they can network, collaborate, exhibit their work and celebrate each other. The festival aims to create artistic platforms for the presentation of work by, for and about African women, women of the African Diaspora or of African Heritage. The NDIVA WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL encourages and supports African women filmmakers, and women filmmakers of African descent from all backgrounds to embrace leading roles in front and behind the camera.


Gender Advocacy

The NDIVA WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (NWFF) is aware of the gender parity issues in the film industry especially in Africa and her diaspora. African women filmmakers and women filmmakers of African descent are still highly unrepresented in the film industry and have challenges in accessing funds and other job opportunities in the film business. Because there are not many women writing and directing there are still issues with stereotypical representations of women in film narratives. The festival will have gender advocacy as part of its core business and will create the platforms to address the gender gap in the film industry for these women filmmakers who are already in the minority.


Festival Staff and Board:

Festival Director: Aseye Tamakloe
Festival Producer: Anita Afonu (See interview, African Women in Cinema Blog)
Office Manager: Gloria Eva Adotevi

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21 July 2017

African Women in Cinema Blog : Updates | Actualités 21-07-2017 News around the Internet | Les infos autour de l’Internet

African Women in Cinema Blog
Updates | Actualités
21 – 07 – 2017

News around the Internet |
Les infos autour de l’Internet

Content | Contenu :

Cheryl Dunye
Yvonne Orji
Djia Mambu
Judy Kibinge
Mamounata Nikièma


Cheryl Dunye
The Watermelon Woman 20th Anniversary Screening with Director Cheryl Dunye in Attendance at Kaleidoscope Film Festival. Kaledoscopefilmfestival.com.

Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji Of 'Insecure' Stresses Powerful Black Friendships. J'na Jefferson. 19 July 2017. Vibe.

Djia Mambu
#ThatsNotOkay report: Women are not safe in SA film and TV industry. Djia Mambu. 18 July 2017. City Press New 24.

Judy Kibinge
Kenyan film maker Judy Kibinge, the first Kenyan to be invited to the Oscars board. CNN International Facebook.

Mamounata Nikièma
« Etre aussi technicienne me permet de gagner de l’argent que je réinjecte dans la production ». Claude Forest. 18 Juillet 2017. Africultures.



LINKS | LIENS : AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG

Pauline Mvele Nambané, Samantha Biffot, Yveline Nathalie Pontier, Apolline Traoré, Dyana Gaye, Françoise Ellong, Penda Diouf, Nadia El Fani, Cheryl Dunye, Angela Aquereburu, Claire Diao, Rahmatou Keïta, Aïcha Macky

Mignotae Kebede, Mouniratou Lougué, Nicole Amarteifio, Ruth Kapinga, Nikyatu Jusu, Gabourey Sidibe, Ingrid Agbo
Tope Oshin, Lupita Nyong’o, Kaouther Ben Hania, Rungano Nyoni, Femmes en audiovisual (CNA), Arts Femmes Bamako, Aïssa Maïga

Naky Sy Savané, Adélaïde Tata Ouattara, Theresa Traoré Dahlberg

Juliet Asante, Amandine Gay, Ganiath Yaya, Khadidiatou Sow, Rosalie N’Dah

OkayAfrica: Hana Baba, Leila Day, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Bella Agossou, Comfort Arthur, Yvonne Orji

Cheryl Dunye, Yvonne Orji, Djia Mambu, Judy Kibinge, Mamounata Nikièma

Zanele Muholi, Rungano Nyoni, Mulheres negras no Audiovisual, Nike Kadri

Cheryl Dunye, Souad Houssein, Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award, Twiggy Matiwana, Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al

Jihan El Tahri, Mis Me Binga (International Women's Film Festival-Cameroon), Zuriel Oduwole, Rama Thiaw

Ngozi Onwurah, Les Tibeb Girls de Bruktawit Tigabu, Danai Gurira, Issa Rae, Liyana, executive-produced by Thandie Newton, Claire Diao, Bruktawit Tigabu, Akosua Adoma Owusu

Janaína Oliveira: Mossane de Safi Faye, Lucie Memba Bos, Judy Kibinge, Aïssa Maïga, Kaouther ben Hania

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 09-06-2017
Michelle Mboya, Jihan El-Tahri, Rungano Nyoni, Iman Kamel

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 02-06-2017
Kadhy Touré, Tope Oshin, Samantha Biffot, Claire Diao, Rungano Nyoni, Kaouther Ben Hania, La Parole des femmes, Ng’endo Mukii

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 26-05-2017
Awa Traoré, Rungano Nyoni, Twitter: Rihanna, Lupita, Issa, Ava, Nneka Onuorah, Amina Weira

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 19-05-2017
African Female Filmmakers, Rungano Nyoni, June Givanni, Le Grand Débat: Un autre visage du cinema français : Claire Diao, Aset Malanda, Nina Melo, Josza Anjembe, Jihan El-Tahri, 

Tibeb Girls (Ethiopia), Katarina Hedren, La colère dans le vent d'Amina Weira, Ben and Ara by Nnegest Likké, Sarah Bouyain

Mahen Bonetti, Marie Philomène Nga, Women in Moroccan Cinema, Josza Anjembe, Serkadis Megabiyaw

Raja Amari, Mama Colonel (film), Theresa Traore Dahlberg, Rayhana Obermeyer, Apolline Traoré

Fatima Sissani, Amandine Gay, Fatoumata Diawara, Dada Stella, Maïmouna N’Diaye, Leyla Bouzid, Marguerite Abouet

African Film and Media -Three Women Making Films in Zimbabwe -Nollywood and Women, Stephanie Dongmo, Rwandan Women in Film, A Conversation with Tala Hadid, Afrique Plurielle TV5Monde : Alimata Salambéré, Dada Stella Kitoga, Monique Mbeka Phoba, In My Father’s Village by Tapiwa Kapuya

Stéphanie Dongmo, Nadja Harek, Oshosheni Hiveluah, Fatou Kandé Senghor, Laureates: Mashariki Film Festival Awards 2017 (Rwanda), Laureates: Zambia Film and Television Awards (ZAFTAs) 2017

Véro Tshanda Beya, Félicité (Alain Gomis) analyse, Issa Rae, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, Khady Sylla in Memoriam, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Rumbi Katedza, The Republic – a pilot series by Nicole Amarteifio



Kaouther Ben Hania, Jihan El-Tahri, Iman Kamel, Kis Keya, Judy Kibinge
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20 July 2017

Efere Ozako African Movie Academy Awards 2017 Best Short Film Clémentine Dusabejambo: A Place for Myself-Une place pour moi Khadidiatou Sow: Une place dans l'avion-A Place in the Plane

Efere Ozako African Movie Academy Awards 2017 Best Short Film
Clémentine Dusabejambo :
A Place for Myself | Une place pour moi 
Khadidiatou Sow :
Une place dans l'avion | A Place in the Plane

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Clémentine Dusabejambo : A Place for Myself | Une place pour moi

Synopsis

[English]
 “A Place for Myself” by Marie Clementine Dusabejambo captures the story of a five year old albino girl, Elikia, who attend a casual elementary school. Due to her skin color her classmates make her realize that her being "different" is more a problem than a special trait. While the neighbourhood treats her as a stereotype, her mother encourages her. Together they fight back and raise their voice to find a place for themselves.

At some point, every child dreams of being a superhero, they put on a cape and imagine that they have the power to make them a reality. Along the way, many of us lose our self-confidence and our faith is taken away when the world shows us how different we are from what they call “Normality “A Place for Myself” is a reflection on our differences. Our goal is to inspire young people and to make them realize that human beings have a lot in common to focus on rather than just differences.

[Français]
Dans une école primaire quelconque, arrive une fille albinos âgée de cinq ans, Elikia. A cause de la couleur de sa peau, ses camarades de classe s’aperçoivent que sa différence est plus un problème qu’un caractère particulier. Tandis que son voisinage la considère comme un stéréotype, sa mère la soutient. Ensemble, elles réagissent et élèvent leurs voix pour trouver leur propre place.



Khadidiatou Sow : Une place dans l'avion | A Place in the Plane

Synopsis

[English]
A radio station announces that a special aircraft to the US is at the disposal of any traveller wishing to emigrate, on demand. But there is a limited number of places. Moussa, who has always dreamt of leaving, decides to set off.

[Français]
Une station de radio annonce qu'un avion spécial à destination des États-Unis vient d'être mis à la disposition de tout voyageur désireux d'émigrer, sans aucune formalité ou contrainte. Sauf que les places sont limitées. Moussa qui a toujours rêvé de partir se découvre des capacités insoupçonnés.



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14 July 2017

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 14-07-2017 News around the Internet | Les infos autour de l’Internet

African Women in Cinema Blog
Updates | Actualités
14 – 07 – 2017

News around the Internet |
Les infos autour de l’Internet

Content | Contenu :

Zanele Muholi
Rungano Nyoni
Mulheres negras no Audiovisual
Nike Kadri

Zanele Muholi
‘Photography saved my life’ – the year-long exposure of visual activist Zanele Muholi. Emine Saner. 14 July. 2017. The Guardian. 

Rungano Nyoni
Close-up. Durban International Film Festival 2017 (South Africa)

Mulheres negras no Audiovisual
25 de julho, é dia de marchar e celebrar a luta e a vida de nós mulheres da diáspora negra. Masterclass. Empoderadas Facebook. 

Nike Kadri
By the Tide executive produced by Nigerian-American Nike Kadri. By The Tide website. 


INTERVIEW VIDEO

Rungano Nyoni
Cannes 2017 : Rungano Nyoni – Zambia. Sudu Connexion




LINKS | LIENS : AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG

Pauline Mvele Nambané, Samantha Biffot, Yveline Nathalie Pontier, Apolline Traoré, Dyana Gaye, Françoise Ellong, Penda Diouf, Nadia El Fani, Cheryl Dunye, Angela Aquereburu, Claire Diao, Rahmatou Keïta, Aïcha Macky

Mignotae Kebede, Mouniratou Lougué, Nicole Amarteifio, Ruth Kapinga, Nikyatu Jusu, Gabourey Sidibe, Ingrid Agbo
Tope Oshin, Lupita Nyong’o, Kaouther Ben Hania, Rungano Nyoni, Femmes en audiovisual (CNA), Arts Femmes Bamako, Aïssa Maïga

Naky Sy Savané, Adélaïde Tata Ouattara, Theresa Traoré Dahlberg

Juliet Asante, Amandine Gay, Ganiath Yaya, Khadidiatou Sow, Rosalie N’Dah

OkayAfrica: Hana Baba, Leila Day, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Bella Agossou, Comfort Arthur, Yvonne Orji

Cheryl Dunye, Yvonne Orji, Djia Mambu, Judy Kibinge, Mamounata Nikièma

Zanele Muholi, Rungano Nyoni, Mulheres negras no Audiovisual, Nike Kadri

Cheryl Dunye, Souad Houssein, Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award, Twiggy Matiwana, Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al

Jihan El Tahri, Mis Me Binga (International Women's Film Festival-Cameroon), Zuriel Oduwole, Rama Thiaw

Ngozi Onwurah, Les Tibeb Girls de Bruktawit Tigabu, Danai Gurira, Issa Rae, Liyana, executive-produced by Thandie Newton, Claire Diao, Bruktawit Tigabu, Akosua Adoma Owusu

Janaína Oliveira: Mossane de Safi Faye, Lucie Memba Bos, Judy Kibinge, Aïssa Maïga, Kaouther ben Hania

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 09-06-2017
Michelle Mboya, Jihan El-Tahri, Rungano Nyoni, Iman Kamel

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 02-06-2017
Kadhy Touré, Tope Oshin, Samantha Biffot, Claire Diao, Rungano Nyoni, Kaouther Ben Hania, La Parole des femmes, Ng’endo Mukii

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 26-05-2017
Awa Traoré, Rungano Nyoni, Twitter: Rihanna, Lupita, Issa, Ava, Nneka Onuorah, Amina Weira

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 19-05-2017
African Female Filmmakers, Rungano Nyoni, June Givanni, Le Grand Débat: Un autre visage du cinema français : Claire Diao, Aset Malanda, Nina Melo, Josza Anjembe, Jihan El-Tahri, 

Tibeb Girls (Ethiopia), Katarina Hedren, La colère dans le vent d'Amina Weira, Ben and Ara by Nnegest Likké, Sarah Bouyain

Mahen Bonetti, Marie Philomène Nga, Women in Moroccan Cinema, Josza Anjembe, Serkadis Megabiyaw

Raja Amari, Mama Colonel (film), Theresa Traore Dahlberg, Rayhana Obermeyer, Apolline Traoré

Fatima Sissani, Amandine Gay, Fatoumata Diawara, Dada Stella, Maïmouna N’Diaye, Leyla Bouzid, Marguerite Abouet

African Film and Media -Three Women Making Films in Zimbabwe -Nollywood and Women, Stephanie Dongmo, Rwandan Women in Film, A Conversation with Tala Hadid, Afrique Plurielle TV5Monde : Alimata Salambéré, Dada Stella Kitoga, Monique Mbeka Phoba, In My Father’s Village by Tapiwa Kapuya

Stéphanie Dongmo, Nadja Harek, Oshosheni Hiveluah, Fatou Kandé Senghor, Laureates: Mashariki Film Festival Awards 2017 (Rwanda), Laureates: Zambia Film and Television Awards (ZAFTAs) 2017

Véro Tshanda Beya, Félicité (Alain Gomis) analyse, Issa Rae, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, Khady Sylla in Memoriam, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Rumbi Katedza, The Republic – a pilot series by Nicole Amarteifio



Kaouther Ben Hania, Jihan El-Tahri, Iman Kamel, Kis Keya, Judy Kibinge
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13 July 2017

Palmarès | Awards : Mis Me Binga 2017 (Festival International de films de femmes)








PALMARÈS | AWARDS 
MIS ME BINGA 2017
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
DE FILMS DE FEMMES






PALMARÈS | AWARDS :

Binga d'or Long Métrage: 
L'arbre sans fruit | Fruitless Tree de/by Aïcha Macky, Niger














Binga d'or Court Métrage:
La Boxeuse de/by Iman Ndiaye, Sénégal







Binga d'or He for She:
Point de vue de/by Frank T. Lea Malle, Cameroun


SUR L’AFFICHE | FILM POSTERS

 Chroniques Congolaises de/by Wendy Bashi
Qu'il en soit ainsi de/by Vivianne Dayo
La boxeuse | Boxing Girl de/by Iman Djionne
La vie en attente | Life is waiting de/by Iara Lee
L'arbre sans fruit | Fruitless Tree de/by Aïcha Macky
Normalium de/by Siam Marley
L'absence de/by Hawa Ndiaye
Le Crayon | The Pencil de/by Adjaratou Ouedraogo
La Colère dans le vent | Anger in the Wind de/by Amina Weira
Heritage de/by Yollande Wellimoum
Rêve corrompu de/by Chantal Youdom
Eldorado de/by Agnès Yougang











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11 July 2017

Nnedi Okorafor's award-winning novel "Who Fears Death" to be adapted for TV series

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Nnedi Okorafor's award-winning novel "Who Fears Death" to be adapted for TV series

“This did not happen overnight. It’s been nearly four years coming,” writes Nigerian-American Nnedi Okorafor on Facebook. Her World Fantasy Award winning novel Who Fears Death, has been acquired by the U.S. cable and satellite television network, HBO and will be adapted in a TV series, executive-produced by George R.R. Martin.


Synopsis of book (Source: nnedi.com) 

In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways, yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. After years of enslaving the Okeke people, the Nuru tribe has decided to follow the Great Book and exterminate the Okeke tribe for good. An Okeke woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different—special—she names her child Onyesonwu, which means “Who Fears Death?” in an ancient tongue.

From a young age, stubborn, willful Onyesonwu is trouble. It doesn’t take long for her to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her violent conception. She is Ewu—a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by both tribes.
But Onye is not the average Ewu. As a child, Onye’s singing attracts owls. By the age of eleven, she can change into a vulture. But these amazing abilities are merely the first glimmers of a remarkable unique magic. As Onye grows, so do her abilities—soon she can manipulate matter and flesh, or travel beyond into the spiritual world. During an inadvertent visit to this other realm she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her.

Desperate to elude her would-be murderer, and to understand her own nature, she seeks help from the magic practitioners of her village. But, even among her mother’s people, she meets with frustrating prejudice because she is Ewu and female. Yet Onyesonwu persists.

Eventually her magical destiny and her rebellious nature will force her to leave home on a quest that will be perilous in ways that Onyesonwu can not possibly imagine. For this journey will cause her to grapple with nature, tradition, history, true love, the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately to learn why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Death?


Biography (Source: nnedi.com)

Nnedi Okorafor is an international award-winning novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. Born in the United States to two Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters.


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10 July 2017

African Women in Cinema Blog : Updates | Actualités 07-07-2017 News around the Internet | Les infos autour de l’Internet


African Women in Cinema Blog
Updates | Actualités
07 – 07 – 2017

News around the Internet |
Les infos autour de l’Internet

Content | Contenu :

Cheryl Dunye
Souad Houssein
Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award
Twiggy Matiwana
Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al


Cheryl Dunye
Pioneer Director Cheryl Dunye Breaks Down Key Scenes of ‘Queen Sugar’. K. Nicole Mills. 07-07-2017. Hollywood’s Black Renaissance

Souad Houssein
"Femmes d'Afrique" sur l'évolution du cinéma francophone du Sud, en particulier le cinéma africain. Amina, magazine femmes d’Afrique

Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award
The Black Star International Film Festival introduces the Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award. 03-07-2017. Facebook FSIFF Page 

Twiggy Matiwana
Acclaimed film to make G’town debut. By Barbara Hollands. 06-29-2017. Dispatch Live. 

Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al
Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Jean-Marie Teno, John Akomfrah, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, à l'Académie des Oscars. Par Thierno Ibrahima Dia. 06-29-2017. Africiné.

LINKS | LIENS : AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG

Pauline Mvele Nambané, Samantha Biffot, Yveline Nathalie Pontier, Apolline Traoré, Dyana Gaye, Françoise Ellong, Penda Diouf, Nadia El Fani, Cheryl Dunye, Angela Aquereburu, Claire Diao, Rahmatou Keïta, Aïcha Macky

Mignotae Kebede, Mouniratou Lougué, Nicole Amarteifio, Ruth Kapinga, Nikyatu Jusu, Gabourey Sidibe, Ingrid Agbo
Tope Oshin, Lupita Nyong’o, Kaouther Ben Hania, Rungano Nyoni, Femmes en audiovisual (CNA), Arts Femmes Bamako, Aïssa Maïga

Naky Sy Savané, Adélaïde Tata Ouattara, Theresa Traoré Dahlberg

Juliet Asante, Amandine Gay, Ganiath Yaya, Khadidiatou Sow, Rosalie N’Dah

OkayAfrica: Hana Baba, Leila Day, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Bella Agossou, Comfort Arthur, Yvonne Orji

Cheryl Dunye, Yvonne Orji, Djia Mambu, Judy Kibinge, Mamounata Nikièma

Zanele Muholi, Rungano Nyoni, Mulheres negras no Audiovisual, Nike Kadri

Cheryl Dunye, Souad Houssein, Yaa Asantewa-Undp Award, Twiggy Matiwana, Jihan El Tahri, Judy Kibinge, Safi Faye, et al

Jihan El Tahri, Mis Me Binga (International Women's Film Festival-Cameroon), Zuriel Oduwole, Rama Thiaw

Ngozi Onwurah, Les Tibeb Girls de Bruktawit Tigabu, Danai Gurira, Issa Rae, Liyana, executive-produced by Thandie Newton, Claire Diao, Bruktawit Tigabu, Akosua Adoma Owusu

Janaína Oliveira: Mossane de Safi Faye, Lucie Memba Bos, Judy Kibinge, Aïssa Maïga, Kaouther ben Hania

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 09-06-2017
Michelle Mboya, Jihan El-Tahri, Rungano Nyoni, Iman Kamel

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 02-06-2017
Kadhy Touré, Tope Oshin, Samantha Biffot, Claire Diao, Rungano Nyoni, Kaouther Ben Hania, La Parole des femmes, Ng’endo Mukii

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 26-05-2017
Awa Traoré, Rungano Nyoni, Twitter: Rihanna, Lupita, Issa, Ava, Nneka Onuorah, Amina Weira

African Women in Cinema Blog: Updates | Actualités 19-05-2017
African Female Filmmakers, Rungano Nyoni, June Givanni, Le Grand Débat: Un autre visage du cinema français : Claire Diao, Aset Malanda, Nina Melo, Josza Anjembe, Jihan El-Tahri, 

Tibeb Girls (Ethiopia), Katarina Hedren, La colère dans le vent d'Amina Weira, Ben and Ara by Nnegest Likké, Sarah Bouyain

Mahen Bonetti, Marie Philomène Nga, Women in Moroccan Cinema, Josza Anjembe, Serkadis Megabiyaw

Raja Amari, Mama Colonel (film), Theresa Traore Dahlberg, Rayhana Obermeyer, Apolline Traoré

Fatima Sissani, Amandine Gay, Fatoumata Diawara, Dada Stella, Maïmouna N’Diaye, Leyla Bouzid, Marguerite Abouet

African Film and Media -Three Women Making Films in Zimbabwe -Nollywood and Women, Stephanie Dongmo, Rwandan Women in Film, A Conversation with Tala Hadid, Afrique Plurielle TV5Monde : Alimata Salambéré, Dada Stella Kitoga, Monique Mbeka Phoba, In My Father’s Village by Tapiwa Kapuya

Stéphanie Dongmo, Nadja Harek, Oshosheni Hiveluah, Fatou Kandé Senghor, Laureates: Mashariki Film Festival Awards 2017 (Rwanda), Laureates: Zambia Film and Television Awards (ZAFTAs) 2017

Véro Tshanda Beya, Félicité (Alain Gomis) analyse, Issa Rae, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, Khady Sylla in Memoriam, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Rumbi Katedza, The Republic – a pilot series by Nicole Amarteifio



Kaouther Ben Hania, Jihan El-Tahri, Iman Kamel, Kis Keya, Judy Kibinge
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