Shailja Patel: Poetry, Spoken Word, Resistance
They are met with standing ovations across the globe: The spoken-word performances by Shailja Patel are a moving appeal to a new generation of Africans to challenge conventions and social structures, and to advocate democracy. In co-operation with AfricAvenir International e.V., the Haus der Kulturen der Welt presents an evening with the award-winning Kenyan performer activist. Sat. Nov. 7, 7.30 p.m.
Director Statement by Kim Longinotto on DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET
The women and girls in this film are the forerunners of change. We can see with Simalo, who runs away from her old life, that she’s not going to be able to fit back into her community; she’s already an outsider. But she’s the first girl in her village to have made a stand and she has become a role model for other girls, so her bravery has had a huge impact already. (more…)
Kim Longinotto’s films have been shown at major film festivals around the world and won countless awards. Loginotto is acclaimed, respected and highly admired. With her camera she brings what is seemingly faraway up close to us. She submerges herself in the spheres of the people she chooses to portray, to the point of disappearing. One often asks: how was she able to get that on film? Wouldn’t the presence of a stranger, on top of that a stranger with a camera, intimated the subjects into silence? We believe that Longinotto was able to document certain intimate scenes because she seemingly became one with the objects in the room. (more…)
