Tendrils: A podcast on moving image in East Africa

Dear Sharon / On Images That (Can) Liberate with karwitha kirimi and valiant/waiyaki/wamuoyo - (Episode 7)

In our explorations of the provocations before us, we came to many, many things. As we prepared to record, we gathered our talismans, our selves, and our gifts for each other. To be seen is to be in an exchange; to be loved, even more so. In our explorations together, setting out to make work as friends and as people who love each other, we found these gifts and more. A link to the photo referenced in the episode: https://imgur.com/a/aKWt0gh [https://imgur.com/a/aKWt0gh] Karwitha Kirimi [https://www.instagram.com/karwitha_kirimi/] is an artist and writer based in Nairobi, East Africa. They work with words, images, rituals, and research. Their poetic practice attends to the word, the line, silence, and space. They use performance as a medium for ritual practice - they perform where their beloveds are to be found. For Karwitha, to be a cultural worker is to work with the very pillars of reality. Their explorations are fueled by questions that emerge within the dark. Their work is in service of worlds where African babies are free, beloved, whole and complex. Karwitha is made possible by her ancestors and communities. She embraces play as a process and impetus. When not loitering under the trees, they can be found drinking the moon. valiant / waiyaki / wamuoyo [https://www.instagram.com/xwaiyaki/] is a being of many names, many faces, many talents, many realities: a being constantly in motion and trans*formation. they are, variously, a writer, scholar, poet, actor, healer, and communion-holder. they are currently very interested in ancestral memories and realities; performance studies, of a particular Indigenous lens and experience; and, knowledge production, dissemination, lineage, and freedom. they are committed to (occasionally) showing their workings at thewaiyakiway.substack.com, as they travel across Africa, seeking and sharing healing, communion, and care. Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe [https://www.instagram.com/subtleroyalty/], Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo [https://rosieolang.wixsite.com/mysite/about]and Jesse Gerard Mpango [https://www.instagram.com/jay.mpango/] under the Art Exchange: Moving Image [https://www.artexchangemovingimage.uk/] program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX [https://lux.org.uk/], the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council [https://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/]. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space [https://www.guestartistsspace.com/] Foundation in Nigeria This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu. [https://www.instagram.com/shasha_ky/] Follow the Moving Image East Africa page on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/ [https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/]

Projecting The Past with Timothy Niwamanya and Jim Joel Nyakaana - (Episode 6)

In this episode, we explore the history of cinemas and film in Uganda with two guests, Jim Joel Nyakaana [https://www.instagram.com/jim_joel_photography_safaris/] and Timothy Niwamanya. [https://x.com/Sir_Tesh] Jim Joel is an independent researcher, photographer, and artist whose work focuses on exploring, researching, and photographing cities, their histories, and their communities. Timothy is a screenwriter, filmmaker, editor, and podcaster. He wrote for the TV series "Beloved," directed a neo-noir thriller short film titled "Askari," and co-hosts The Cinema Red Pill podcast with me! He also wrote, narrated, and edited a film essay titled "A History of Film in Uganda," [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkGlLRaclEM&t=1s&ab_channel=AFROOBSCURA] which explores the development of film in the country from the colonial period to the present day. Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe [https://www.instagram.com/subtleroyalty/], Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo [https://rosieolang.wixsite.com/mysite/about]and Jesse Gerard Mpango [https://www.instagram.com/jay.mpango/] under the Art Exchange: Moving Image [https://www.artexchangemovingimage.uk/] program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX [https://lux.org.uk/], the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council [https://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/]. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space [https://www.guestartistsspace.com/] Foundation in Nigeria This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu. [https://www.instagram.com/shasha_ky/] Follow the Moving Image East Africa page on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/ [https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/]

Estuaries Of The Future III with Yara Costa Pereira - (Episode 5)

The Estuaries Of The Future 3 part interview series is a collection of stories from contemporary African and diaspora filmmakers, programmers and video artists whose work or approach is influenced by past legacies of making on the continent. In this episode, Jesse Mpango has a conversation with Yara Costa Pereira. A journalist and director from Mozambique. After living in Angola and South Africa and working in Brazil as a reporter, she decided she wanted to tell the untold stories of Africa and help to counter the negative stereotypes that so often characterize the continent in Western media. In 2009, she received a scholarship to study news and documentary filmmaking at NYU. She made her first film, Why Are They Here? Chinese Stories in Africa, in 2011. After studying at EICTV (International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños) in Cuba, she made The Crossing, a short film about the tensions between Haiti and the Dominican Republic told through the personal story of a 16-year-old Haitian student who jumps the border daily to go to school. Between God & I is Yara’s first feature documentary. Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe [https://www.instagram.com/subtleroyalty/], Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo [https://rosieolang.wixsite.com/mysite/about]and Jesse Gerard Mpango [https://www.instagram.com/jay.mpango/] under the Art Exchange: Moving Image [https://www.artexchangemovingimage.uk/] program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX [https://lux.org.uk/], the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council [https://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/]. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space [https://www.guestartistsspace.com/] Foundation in Nigeria This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu. [https://www.instagram.com/shasha_ky/] Follow the Moving Image East Africa page on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/ [https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/]

Estuaries Of The Future II with Kantarama Gahigiri - (Episode 4)

The Estuaries Of The Future 3 part interview series is a collection of stories from contemporary African and diaspora filmmakers, programmers and video artists whose work or approach is influenced by past legacies of making on the continent. In this episode, Jesse Mpango has a conversation with Kantarama Gahigiri [https://www.instagram.com/kantarama/]. A Swiss and Rwandan writer, director and producer. She explores the notions of identity, migration, sovereignty and on-screen representation through various film formats, both in Switzerland and in East Africa. She participated in Realness Residency in 2018, Le Moulin d'Andé in 2020 and Berlinale Talents in 2021. In 2023, she participated in the Atelier Grand Nord with TANZANITE, her feature-length film in development. Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe [https://www.instagram.com/subtleroyalty/], Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo [https://rosieolang.wixsite.com/mysite/about]and Jesse Gerard Mpango [https://www.instagram.com/jay.mpango/] under the Art Exchange: Moving Image [https://www.artexchangemovingimage.uk/] program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX [https://lux.org.uk/], the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council [https://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/]. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space [https://www.guestartistsspace.com/] Foundation in Nigeria This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu. [https://www.instagram.com/shasha_ky/] Follow the Moving Image East Africa page on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/ [https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/]

Estuaries Of The Future I with Ibee Ndaw - (Episode 3)

The Estuaries Of The Future 3 part interview series is a collection of stories from contemporary African and diaspora filmmakers, programmers and video artists whose work or approach is influenced by past legacies of making on the continent. In this episode, Jesse Mpango has a conversation with Ibee Ndaw [https://www.instagram.com/ibeendaw/] Ibee Ndaw was born in Gambia and graduated from the University Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle (MA in Film Studies) and from University Paris-Est-Créteil-Val-de-Marne. From 2019-2022, she held the position of Distribution Assistant and later Festival Manager at Sudu Connexion while also running cinema workshops in elementary schools. In 2022, she joined the programming and organizing office of the Seytou Africa, Documentary Film Festival. In 2023, she served as a reader and translator for South African production companies (Big World Cinema, STEPS) and participated in Durban FilmMart where she evaluated feature projects. Additionally, she undertook the coordination of the second Pan-African edition of the Mobile Film Festival Africa held in Morocco. Since September 2023, she is the new coordinator of the Yennenga Centre. Ibee is also a programmer at Durban International Film Festival and an alumni of the Realness Institute. Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe [https://www.instagram.com/subtleroyalty/], Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo [https://rosieolang.wixsite.com/mysite/about]and Jesse Gerard Mpango [https://www.instagram.com/jay.mpango/] under the Art Exchange: Moving Image [https://www.artexchangemovingimage.uk/] program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX [https://lux.org.uk/], the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council [https://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/]. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space [https://www.guestartistsspace.com/] Foundation in Nigeria This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu. [https://www.instagram.com/shasha_ky/] Follow the Moving Image East Africa page on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/ [https://www.instagram.com/movingimage.eastafrica/]