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Black President

Synopsis

"What is Black Guilt? I’ve often asked myself, why can't artist Kudzanai Chiurai be free to just paint flowers or some shit…?" In this film we question the responsibility of African artists in an ever more globalised universe, where we maybe find ourselves "playing catch up" to the West as opposed to following our own paths. Are we victims of our past, forever beholden to our so called arrested development, or is our superpower our burden?
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Director
Mpumelelo Mcata
Producer
Anna Teeman
Principal cast
Kudzanai Chiurai, Melissa Goba, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Zaki Ibrahim

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Zimbabwe, South Africa, UK

End Street Productions

19A Seaford Road
London
W13 9HP

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