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| Rosenthaler Straße 40/41 10178 Berlin |
With director and producer Amil Shivji in attendance, we are happy to present the Berlin premiere of his two internationally acclaimed and awards winning short films "Samaki Mchangani" and "Shoeshine". The screening will be followed by an open discussion with Amil Shivji as well as a small reception in the cinema foyer.
Samaki Mchangani | 2014
One of the winners of the 2013 Africa First Focus Features grant, “Samaki Mchangani” (Fish of the Land) is short film in post-production about the “Africa rising” phenomenon. On the auspicious day when Godfrey launches the first Tanzanian cellular company, he is involved in a fatal accident. Haunted by his series of choices, our young ambitious entrepreneur reveals more than one face of ‘Africa rising’.
Shoeshine | 2013
Set in a busy street of Dar es Salaam, this 24-minute film offers us a conscious and subconscious perspective of the space and people of a shoeshine boy’s city ranging from the local politician to University students as well as the neighbor tea maker.
Director
Amil Shivji is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, his homeland, as a freelance filmmaker. He believes Filmmaking is the strongest medium for bringing about social change by confronting social and political injustice. He has always felt the pull of media having experience as a news reporter and a radio host now as a filmmaker. Neocolonialism, cultural and political imperialism and Palestinian solidarity have been at the centre of his activist and media work. He is particularly interested in using his work to challenge historical and contemporary misrepresentations of the African continent. His short film “Shoeshine” has received worldwide recognition and picked up many accolades on the way. He is about to release his second short film – “Samaki Mchangani” (Fish of the Land) which addresses land grabbing in Tanzania.
Financially supported by Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation.
In cooperation with Tanzania Network & Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation.
Media Partners: Africiné, SEV-Magazin, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Club der Freunde von RFI, Berlin Poche, rendez-vous-cine.de, Exberliner, multicult.fm, Art Labour Archives, Planète Métis, Contemporary &, Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland.