Zimbabwe International Film & Festival Trust (ZIFFT)’s Post

The celebration of South Africa's 30 years of democracy through film focuses on a significant milestone in the country's journey towards reconciliation and progress. The end of apartheid unleashed a surge of creativity in the film industry, providing filmmakers with newfound freedom to explore diverse narratives and perspectives. Cinema, as a powerful medium of expression, has played a pivotal role in shaping the national identity and fostering dialogue on social issues. Through storytelling, South African filmmakers have confronted the legacies of apartheid, celebrated the resilience of the human spirit, and advocated for a more inclusive society. As the nation continues to navigate its complex history and identity, cinema remains a vital tool for reflection, reconciliation, and envisioning a brighter future. #SouthAfrica #DemocracyCelebration #FilmIndustry #SocialChange #Identity #Inclusion #CinemaReflections https://lnkd.in/eVZJgu76

This brother Yuval gives me hope that our next generation can reach understanding and coexistence. Yet his family’s home has been broken into in search for him as he was labeled an antisemite by Channel 11 in Israel (he is israeli and jewish). That gives me fear and anxiety about our present. This hope for the future and fear of the present is not new. It happens everytime I see solidarity grow. Yet everytime solidarity grows brutality increases. I am afraid that our people’s, especially Palestinian people’s, systemic cleansing will succeed before the world acknowledges it for what it is. We live between hope and fear, both of which are toxins. As hope lifts us the destruction grounds in the reality. As the fear sets in, we see glimmers of solidarity that renews hope before its crushed again. These waves come and go and take more of our patience into the sea of powerlessness. Personally, I feel small in the face of these challenges. Whoever knows me knows that I am not a small person. I have presence, projection, presentation, all of what it takes to be noticed. Yet all I hear is my echo in a shell. All I can do is watch from rock bottom. All I can do is retreat further into myself. Its been months and I start almost everyday this way. With these thoughts. How have your last few months been?

"20 Days in Mariupol" winning an Oscar is a powerful reminder of the impact media can have in highlighting critical global issues. Chernov's film underscores the importance of leveraging technology and digital platforms to amplify voices and shed light on complex geopolitical conflicts. This win not only celebrates Ukrainian cinema but also emphasizes the role of storytelling in driving awareness and fostering empathy. Let's continue using our platforms to support truth, justice, and peace. #Oscars2024 #DigitalImpact https://lnkd.in/gKtbs3Wy

I was there!! I was really touched watching this Film on this day. The story of #Ngarannam is a story of hope and a reawakening of the spirit of the #nexus in our humanitarian, development, and Peacebuiding interventions. One Key Lesson I took out after watching the film is that, Regardless of the name we call ourselves (humanitarians, development actors, & peacebuilders) our work is that of stabilization of an unbalanced situation. The Humanitarian actors come in immediately there is an outbreak (the unfortunate outbreak creates an imbalance in the natural course of things.)Their actions are immediate and a form of a quick response to provide some level of stability to the situation. Humanitarian interventions at the level is timely and very significant because they save millions of lives and provide hope to the populations; a direct assurance that the world is with them. Because of the huge lacuna that might have been created by the situation, we need another actors that can provide medium and long term stability thereby complementing and cementing the work already started by the Humanitarians. these are called the Development as well as the Peace actors. And the function of these new players is to try and provide livelihood to the once displaced and troubled population due to the crises with the hope that the people can use those livelihood investments to rebuild and sustain thereby progressively restoring in a way, their Dignity, selfworth and loss. The Ngarannam story also teaches us the values of the values of collaboration and inclusion. That because our work is to serve the communities, we must first start by listening to them and asking them what they want and how can we include them in our stabilization processes. It also teaches of of the need to trust and collaborate with national governments especially the local authorities. Once they give their buy in and the communities see the joint work between us, the government and the communities, there is an assurance and a level of acceptance of whatever we have brought to offer to the people - Stabilization. Like I mentioned, whatever we do even in our own homes when we try to solve problems, when government is trying to resolve political, social and economic issues, it is a form of stabilization - Situating the overall vision of Stabilization, I would say it is a process that seeks/attempts at restituting the status quo ante bellum with the hope of restoring a people's lost glory and their Dignity as human beings. Congratulations once more UNDP UNDP West and Central Africa and a big one to Chief Njoya Tikum , Blerta Cela Chika Charles Aniekwe, PhD Laetitia Pougdiba Ouoba , Fredrick Ampiah Donor partners, #LCBC , etc for a work well done. The world and the Sahel region needs more investments in stabilization efforts, this is the surest path we have to reversing the course of crisis in the region.

SAT-7 TÜRK’s first ever feature-length film, 𝒀𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒛, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Greek-Turkish population exchange, has won the Jewel Award for best drama at the CEVMA (Christian European Visual Media Association) awards. Ümit Teymur, acting Executive Director of SAT-7 TÜRK, said the team was “delighted” with the award and the impact the film is making: "𝒀𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒛 is about events that happened a hundred years ago, but its contemporary themes of forced migration, discrimination, and human suffering speak to audiences today." Read the exciting news here: https://lnkd.in/edz8w4Eb #SAT7TÜRK #winner #drama

Re-upload Breaking the Wall, a 1949 Korean film, explores the devastating impact of the Korean War on individuals and families. Directed by Han Hyeongmo, this film delves into the ideological divide that ripped apart two college alumni. With its powerful narrative and compelling performances, Breaking the Wall offers a poignant glimpse into the human cost of war. https://lnkd.in/e-C6SqR7

#Orientalism is rooted in #racism and white supremacy culture. 🧞♀️ I was asked if I had a pet tiger like Jasmine as a child. I was flattered. Jasmine was beautiful, edgy, and unlike other Disney princesses in attitude. 🐯 Rawr. Little did I know that an "exotic" hyper-sexualized brand would follow me my whole life -- starting as young as seven years old. And that's a relatively milder form of racism that I've been somewhat lucky to experience as a fetishized woman of color swimming in a sea of #racist tropes targeting all those "othered" from the parameters of #whiteness. To take back the reigns in storytelling and control our narratives is empowering. The #Hollywood machine has served primarily as a propaganda mouthpiece to serve state-sponsored agendas - parroting ignorant tropes that platform #antisemitism, #islamophobia, #xenophobia, and always centering the narratives of #colonizers and settler colonialists. This is, of course, no accident. That's where the big money has been made - through theft, genocide, and the violent expansion of empire. 💰 This cannot be achieved without the people's manufactured consent, which the U.S. media machine proudly and shamelessly churned content out to placate. I am SO here for the gradual decline of legacy media. 👏🏽 I am SO here for the disruption of networked traditional media gatekeepers. 👏🏽 I am SO here for the continued #Internet and #technological revolution to shake up establishment industries as we know them. 👏🏽 I am SO here for democratized #storytelling. 👏🏽 #freepalestine #arabamerican #internetculture #genzforchange #humanrights #antiracism #useyourvoice #bethechange

For those who haven't seen it yet: go watch this documentary: https://lnkd.in/eq7T5QBc #30C Onder Het Maaiveld #makecompostmainstream

A Good step which should be multiply over time to contain Israeli Hasbara.