Wanuri Kahiu: Fun, fierce and fantastical African art
Wanuri Kahiu: Arte africana divertida, impulsiva e fantástica
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she'd tell the craziest stories
ela contava as histórias mais loucas
with her overactive imagination.
com a sua imaginação hiperativa.
was that if you eat a lot of salt,
era que, se comermos muito sal,
"pressão arterial elevada".
with science fiction,
com a ficção científica,
a minha ficção científica e fantasia,
my own science fiction and fantasy,
por ela ser considerada não africana.
was considered un-African.
"O que é africano?"
where only serious things happen.
onde apenas coisas sérias acontecem.
someone will always ask,
nalgum lado, alguém pergunta sempre:
com os problemas reais africanos
a devastação ou a SIDA?"
that want to go to space
que querem ir para o espaço
de pastilha elástica
agenda art isn't important;
não é importante;
de uma associação de caridade
that write about HIV and radicalization
que escrevem sobre a SIDA, a radicalização
that comes out of the continent.
a vir do continente.
is still being realized.
ainda está a ser compreendido.
on developmental aid.
da ajuda para o desenvolvimento.
para cumprir objetivos.
one image of ourselves for so long
de nós mesmos há tanto tempo,
precisamos de uma nova via,
that is not policy-driven
sem motivações políticas
afrobublegumistas.
pelas suas potenciais armadilhas
for its potential poverty porn pitfalls.
that are similar to the Bechdel test,
semelhantes ao teste Bechdel,
in this piece of fiction healthy?
nesta peça de ficção?
and not in need of saving?
estáveis e sem necessidade de ajuda?
to two or more of these questions,
a duas ou mais destas perguntas
afrobublegumistas.
images of Africans who were vibrant
imagens de africanos vibrantes
we're worthy of more happiness?
somos merecedores de mais felicidade?
through our shared joy?
através da nossa alegria comum?
that give me immeasurable joy,
que me dão uma alegria imensurável,
everything to save plants
que arriscam tudo para salvarem plantas,
é, essencialmente, feliz.
in this current splintered world
neste mundo atualmente estilhaçado
requires diligence.
requer diligência.
in creating, curating and commissioning
para criarmos, curarmos e encomendarmos
for a different view of the world,
para uma nova visão do mundo,
traumatizadas
fierce and frivolous art
divertida, impulsiva e frívola
unseriously African.
africanas nada sérias.
than you can imagine.
do que podem imaginar.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wanuri Kahiu - Filmmaker, writerWanuri Kahiu wants to curate, commission and create art that celebrates fun, fierce and frivolous Africa.
Why you should listen
Born in Nairobi, TED Fellow Wanuri Kahiu is part of the new generation of African filmmakers. Her films have received international acclaim and have been screened in more than 100 film festivals around the world. To date, Kahiu has written and directed six films and is working on her second feature length film.
Kahiu's first feature film, From a Whisper, based on the real events surrounding the 1998 twin bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, won Best Narrative Feature in 2010 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles as well as five awards at the African Movie Academy Award, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.
In 2009 Wanuri produced TV documentary For Our Land about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai for MNET, a pan-African cable station. In 2010, her short science fiction Pumzi premiered at Sundance and went on to win best short film at Cannes and the silver at Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. Pumzi also earned Kahiu the Citta di Venezia 2010 award in Venice, Italy. She is currently in post production on her second feature film, Rafiki, as well as a feature length documentary Ger about UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ger Duany.
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