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  • Sexe, Gombo et Beurre Salé::Sex, Okra and Salted Butter

    Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:07 pm by sci-culturist
    Image credit: © placeinsun Disclaimer: It is no secret that I am the number the one fan of the Chadian-French writer and film director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. This man has inspired me to no end. It is therefore perhaps biased that for me, his recent (2008) film Sex, Okra and Salted Butter was my highlight at [...]

  • First Kenyan Sci-Fi::Pumzi

    Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:13 pm by sci-culturist
    © Photos courtesy Inspired Minority Pictures and One Pictures In the world of film, 2009 certainly looks like the year of African Sci-Fi. Before the pomp and accolade from District 9’s release in the (northern hemisphere’s) summer has entirely dissipated, the Kenya International Film Festival kicked off to a refreshing start with the premiere of the [...]

  • The 4th Kenya International Film Festival

    Posted: October 16, 2009, 9:48 pm by sci-culturist
    Photo credit: Looking Glass on Flickr (CC) Theme: Africa and the Diaspora Dates: 21st to 31st October 2009 Location: Alliance Française (main venue & registration), National Museum, 20th Century Cinema, Silverbird Cinema, Italian Cultural Institute, Nairobi Safari Club and Chester House Features: Screenings, Workshops, Forums, Music performances, Exhibition on African cinema [...]

  • Open Forum::Contemporary African Art

    Posted: October 5, 2009, 3:57 am by sci-culturist
    I am still pondering on the contents of a link Potash posted on Twitter a while back, entitled ‘African artists poor unlike their cousins’ by Osei G. Kofi. Among the many godchildren of Globalization is the art business. It has grown from several hundred million dollars a year into a multi-billion dollar industry in a little [...]
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