Reel News: Sema Stori; Authentic African Storytelling
19th Aug, 2020 at 6:53PM
"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story".- Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAn integral aspect of changing stereotypes is through storytelling. And this is an inherent way of life for Africans. Everybody has a tale to tell and everybody tells it in different ways.Films are a great avenue for Africans to tell their stories to the world in an authentic way devoid of glaring stereotypes and undertones of pandering to the white gaze.Helping regular Africans living everyday lives express their material conditions to the world through film is what Docubox's & Comic Relief's Sema Stori project set out to do when they sent out a call for submissions for their documentary competition that attracted hundreds of entries from the region.They recently announced 10 finalists who received £10,000 in funding for production of films that touched on Mental Health, Early Childhood Development, Gender Justice, and the Right to Safe Secure Shelter and settlement. Pertinent issues in contemporary Kenya.You can watch these stories every Wednesday for the next couple of weeks on Sema Stori's Facebook Page. *Image: Courtesy
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