Cinidb.Africa - English

This series, about African film professionals, is hosted by 3 experts in the field of African cinemas, features directors, producers, curators, critics and scholars from across the African continent and the diaspora. Each episode features one guest, who talks about their work, shares insights and reflects on the past, the present and the future of cinema in Africa and beyond. The Cinidb podcast series is funded by The GIZ - The German Agency for International Cooperation and the Goethe-Institut and is brought to you in 3 languages: English, French and Portuguese. https://cinidb.africa/

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Amjad Abu-Alala

Katarina Hedrén talks to Sudanese producer, director and screenwriter Amjad Abu-Alala about keeping a film industry alive in times of great upheaval, about collaboration and knowing when compromise is possible and when it’s not. Amjad Abu-Alala is a prolific Sudanese film director, producer and screenwriter. His first feature film, the multi-award winning You will Die at 20 premiered at the 2019 Venice Days where it won the Lion of the Future award. The film has since screened and won awards at ...

Nov 30, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Jyoti Mistry

In this episode Jyoti and Katarina Hedrén continue a conversation about identity, belonging and creative expression that has been going on for years. Jyoti talks about the importance of ‘play’ as a strategy, about freedom and why she makes no distinction between her roles as a filmmaker and an educator. Renowned South African filmmaker Jyoti Mistry - Professor of Film at HDK-Valand at Gothenburg University, Sweden - works in film as a mode of research and artistic practice. Her most recent work ...

Nov 23, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Perivi Katjavivi

Namibian-British filmmaker and researcher Perivi Katjavivi talks to Katarina Hedrén about the search for language, haunted sites and how it is possible and necessary to be comfortable in tension. Perivi Katjavivi is a PhD candidate in History at University of the Western Cape, based in Namibia. He is known for the Netflix-series Emoyeni , and the films Film Festival Film and The Unseen . He has written extensibly for the Windhoek Observer, Africa is a Country and OkayAfrica on issues such as cul...

Nov 16, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann

In this episode Katarina Hedrén talks to Kenyan-German filmmaker/poet/still-photographer/spiritual practitioner Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann about her multi-disciplinary healing practice. Born in Bonn, Germany and raised beneath the tall, tall trees of Nairobi, Kenya, Philippa makes healing films to inspire and transform audiences globally. A graduate of AFDA, Cape Town, she is a multi-disciplinary; straddling fiction, documentary and artist films. With a background in poetic, intimate narratives abo...

Nov 09, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Wilfred Okiche

In this conversation prolific film critic and curator Wilfred Okiche talks to Katarina Hedrén about the importance of context in film criticism and of his aim to amplify the reach of African films. Nigerian writer Wilfred Okiche is an influential critic of African and black film. He is a member of FIPRESCI and a @RottenTomatoes-certified critic, who has attended critic programs and reported from film festivals in Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Durban and Lagos. His writing appears on num...

Nov 02, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Anisia Uzeyman

In this rich conversation, Rwanda-born actress, playwright and director, Anisia Uzeyman, talks to Katarina Hedrén about art as legacy and proof of life, and about the definition and meaning of ethical collaboration. Anisia Uzeyman, who lives between Paris and Los Angeles, studied drama at the Superior School of Theater in France. Anisia Uzeyman’s film directorial debut, Dreamstates - shot entirely on iPhones and starring Saul Williams, William Nadylam and Beau Sia - premiered at the LA Film Fest...

Oct 26, 2022•32 min

Trailer

Welcome to the Cinidb-podcast series, about African film professionals. The series, hosted by three experts in the field of African cinemas, features directors, producers, curators, critics and scholars from across the African continent and the diaspora. Each episode features one guest, who talks about their work, shares insights and reflects on the past, the present and the future of cinema in Africa and beyond. The 18-episode Cinidb-podcast series is funded by The GIZ - The German Agency for I...

Oct 11, 2022•3 min

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