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Masalamedia

Genre : Production
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Harare
Zimbabwe
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Masalamedia is an independent production company set up to explore the potential of film and live performance work in Zimbabwe and abroad. The company mandate requires that all projects must inspire creativity, originality, innovation and continual education and in doing so produce work of the highest standard. This has lead to an incredible and varied resume of projects, which range from hybrid experimental film and performance work to educational documentary work in the field of HIV/AIDS. masalamedia productions have been nominated for regional awards and have drawn an audience globally.

Projects include :

- ‘I am the rape' - Educational film developed with a facilitation guide and supporting thesis. An adaptation/interpretation of the work of Zimbabwean author, Dambudzo Marechera, for a university and high school syllabus.
- ‘5ive times' - Experimental short film investigating inappropriate expressions of emotion in the context of the breakdown of a relationship.
- ‘roast' - leni-style - short documentary exploring the ideas of vegetarianism, Leni Riefenstahl style propaganda films and interpretation of Eisenstein's emotional/impact montage theory, applied for this project between sound and picture.
- A Day in the Life of an Orphan - Magazine programme insert for UNICEF & ECCO, Zimbabwe The lives of Women and Children in Zimbabwe - a music clip, set to a track by Yossour N'dour for UNICEF & ECCO, Zimbabwe
- "…." - [a.k.a. Tandy/Rudo] - Experimental Short Film for The Short Film Project 2003 exploring lost dreams and the un-serendipitous nature of life.
- ‘sweetie..is this art or S&M' - performance art investigating the nature of violence and seduction in the city.
- heads & tales - a series of short documentary testimonials with young Zimbabweans, both infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These film are being in schools and regionally to instigate discussion and education amongst the attending audience. To date the films have been distributed to over 20 countries, translated into seven languages and have been nominated of regional awards. Made for SAfAIDS, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust

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