Congratulations to Tawanda Gunda Mupengo
Congratulations to Zimbabwean filmaker Tawanda Gunda Mupengo who won first prize at the Dakar film festival for his short film titled Spell My Name. The film is about a young albino girl sexually abused by the headmaster of her school and a young teacher who stands up to protect her (via the Mail and Guardian)
I made this film to make it a talking point, to inspire debate and discussion so we can try and protect our young girls. There are so many stories in the [Zimbabwean] press about girls abused by uncles and teachers.
The four day film festival coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and brings together filmmakers from all over Africa, all of whom have submitted entries devoted to ending violence against women in Africa. See here for more information on the festival.
December 8th, 2006 10:00
l am so proud of that guy He is the best we have in Zimbabwe
November 26th, 2006 03:03
[...] A Zimbabwean filmmaker, Tawanda Gunda Mupengo, wins first prize at the Dakar Film Festival for his short film, Spell My Name, “The film is about a young albino girl sexually abused by the headmaster of her school and a young teacher who stands up to protect her.” Ndesanjo Macha [...]