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Wanuri Kahiu: Fun, fierce and fantastical African art
Vanuri Kahiju (Wanuri Kahiu): Zabavna, žestoka i bajkovita afrička umetnost
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TED Fellow, Vanuri Kahiju, kaže da smo toliko navikli da su priče koje dolaze iz Afrike o ratu, siromaštvu i pustošenju. Gde je zabava? Ona predstavlja „Afričku žvakaću gumu“ - afričku umetnost koja je puna života, vesela i bez političke ideologije. Ponovo razmislite o vrednosti svega što je neozbiljno dok Kahiju objašnjava zašto nam je potrebna umetnost koja odražava pun spektar ljudskih iskustava da bi se ispričale priče o Africi.
Wanuri Kahiu - Filmmaker, writer
Wanuri Kahiu wants to curate, commission and create art that celebrates fun, fierce and frivolous Africa. Full bio
Wanuri Kahiu wants to curate, commission and create art that celebrates fun, fierce and frivolous Africa. Full bio
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Moja majka je pedijatar
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So, my mother's a pediatrician,
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i kada sam bila mala,
pričala bi mi najluđe priče
pričala bi mi najluđe priče
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and when I was young,
she'd tell the craziest stories
she'd tell the craziest stories
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koje su kombinovale nauku
sa njenom bujnom maštom.
sa njenom bujnom maštom.
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that combined science
with her overactive imagination.
with her overactive imagination.
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Jedna od priča koju je pričala je bila
da ako jedemo mnogo soli,
da ako jedemo mnogo soli,
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One of the stories she told
was that if you eat a lot of salt,
was that if you eat a lot of salt,
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all of the blood rushes up your legs,
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sva krv navali uz noge,
kroz telo
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through your body,
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i izbija do temena glave,
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and shoots out the top of your head,
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trenutno vas ubijajući.
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killing you instantly.
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00:36
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
Zvala je to „visoki krvni pritisak“.
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She called it "high blood pressure."
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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This was my first experience
with science fiction,
with science fiction,
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Bio je to moj prvi susret
sa naučnom fantastikom
sa naučnom fantastikom
i volela sam to.
00:44
and I loved it.
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Kada sam i sama počela da pišem
naučnu fantastiku i fantastiku,
naučnu fantastiku i fantastiku,
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So when I started to write
my own science fiction and fantasy,
my own science fiction and fantasy,
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bila sam iznenađena da su moji radovi
bili smatrani neafričkim.
bili smatrani neafričkim.
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I was surprised that it
was considered un-African.
was considered un-African.
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So naturally, I asked, what is African?
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Naravno, zapitala sam se:
„Šta je afričko?“
„Šta je afričko?“
I ovo sam do sada saznala -
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And this is what I know so far:
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Afrika je važna.
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Africa is important.
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Afrika je budućnost.
01:00
Africa is the future.
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Jeste, zaista.
01:01
It is, though.
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01:03
And Africa is a serious place
where only serious things happen.
where only serious things happen.
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Afrika je ozbiljno mesto
gde se samo ozbiljne stvari dešavaju.
gde se samo ozbiljne stvari dešavaju.
Kada negde predstavljam svoj rad,
neko će uvek pitati:
neko će uvek pitati:
01:07
So when I present my work somewhere,
someone will always ask,
someone will always ask,
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„Šta je tako važno u tome?
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"What's so important about it?
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Kako se bavi stvarnim problemima u Africi
01:14
How does it deal with real African issues
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kao što su rat, siromaštvo,
pustošenje ili sida?“
pustošenje ili sida?“
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like war, poverty, devastation or AIDS?"
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Ne bavi se.
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And it doesn't.
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Moj rad je o pop grupama iz Najrobija
koje žele da idu u svemir
koje žele da idu u svemir
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My work is about Nairobi pop bands
that want to go to space
that want to go to space
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ili o robotima dvometrašima
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or about seven-foot-tall robots
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koji se zaljubljuju.
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that fall in love.
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It's nothing incredibly important.
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Nije to ništa neverovatno važno.
Samo je zabavno, žestoko i neozbiljno,
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It's just fun, fierce and frivolous,
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neozbiljno kao žvakaća guma -
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as frivolous as bubble gum --
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„Afrička žvakaća guma“.
01:43
"AfroBubbleGum."
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Ne kažem da ideološka umetnost nije važna;
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So I'm not saying that
agenda art isn't important;
agenda art isn't important;
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predsednik sam humanitarne organizacije
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I'm the chairperson of a charity
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koja se bavi filmovima i pozorišnim delima
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that deals with films and theaters
that write about HIV and radicalization
that write about HIV and radicalization
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koja govore o sidi, radikalizaciji
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and female genital mutilation.
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i unakažavanju ženskih genitalija.
To je bitna i značajna umetnost,
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It's vital and important art,
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but it cannot be the only art
that comes out of the continent.
that comes out of the continent.
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ali to ne može biti jedina umetnost
koja dolazi sa kontinenta.
koja dolazi sa kontinenta.
Moramo ispričati više priča
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We have to tell more stories
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koje su pune života.
02:10
that are vibrant.
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The danger of the single story
is still being realized.
is still being realized.
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Opasnost samo jedne priče
se još uvek sagledava.
se još uvek sagledava.
Možda je to zbog finansiranja.
02:18
And maybe it's because of the funding.
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Mnogo umetnosti još uvek zavisi
od pomoći za razvoj,
od pomoći za razvoj,
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A lot of art is still dependent
on developmental aid.
on developmental aid.
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tako da umetnost postaje
oruđe za ideologiju.
oruđe za ideologiju.
02:23
So art becomes a tool for agenda.
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Ili je to možda zato što toliko dugo
viđamo samo jednu sliku sebe
viđamo samo jednu sliku sebe
02:27
Or maybe it's because we've only seen
one image of ourselves for so long
one image of ourselves for so long
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da je to sve što znamo da stvorimo.
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that that's all we know how to create.
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Koji god da je razlog,
treba nam novi način,
treba nam novi način,
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Whatever the reason, we need a new way,
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a „Afrička žvakaća guma“ je jedan pristup.
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and AfroBubbleGum is one approach.
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To je zalaganje za umetnost
radi umetnosti.
radi umetnosti.
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It's the advocacy of art for art's sake.
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To je zalaganje za umetnost
koja nije vođena politikom,
koja nije vođena politikom,
02:44
It's the advocacy of art
that is not policy-driven
that is not policy-driven
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ni ideologijom,
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or agenda-driven
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niti je zasnovana na obrazovanju,
02:49
or based on education,
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just for the sake of imagination:
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već postoji samo zbog mašte -
umetnost „Afrička žvakaća guma“.
02:54
AfroBubbleGum art.
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Ne možemo svi biti
umetnici „Afričke žvakaće gume“.
umetnici „Afričke žvakaće gume“.
02:56
And we can't all be AfroBubbleGumists.
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Moramo da procenimo naš rad za moguće
zamke korišćenja u promotivne svrhe.
zamke korišćenja u promotivne svrhe.
02:59
We have to judge our work
for its potential poverty porn pitfalls.
for its potential poverty porn pitfalls.
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Moramo imati testove
slične Bekdelovom testu
slične Bekdelovom testu
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We have to have tests
that are similar to the Bechdel test,
that are similar to the Bechdel test,
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[Makar dve žene koje pričaju
o nečem drugom osim o muškarcu.]
o nečem drugom osim o muškarcu.]
i postaviti pitanja kao što su:
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and ask questions like:
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Da li su dva ili više Afrikanca
u ovom književnom delu zdrava?
u ovom književnom delu zdrava?
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Are two or more Africans
in this piece of fiction healthy?
in this piece of fiction healthy?
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Da li su ta dva ista Afrikanca
finansijski dobrostojeća
finansijski dobrostojeća
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Are those same Africans financially stable
and not in need of saving?
and not in need of saving?
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i bez potrebe da im se pruži pomoć?
Da li se zabavljaju i uživaju u životu?
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Are they having fun and enjoying life?
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Ako možete odgovoriti sa „da“
na dva ili više od ovih pitanja,
na dva ili više od ovih pitanja,
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And if we can answer yes
to two or more of these questions,
to two or more of these questions,
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onda ste zasigurno umetnik
„Afričke žvakaće gume“.
„Afričke žvakaće gume“.
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then surely we're AfroBubbleGumists.
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03:32
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
(Aplauz)
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(Applause)
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Zabava je politička,
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And fun is political,
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jer zamislite ako bismo imali
slike Afrikanaca koji su puni života,
slike Afrikanaca koji su puni života,
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because imagine if we have
images of Africans who were vibrant
images of Africans who were vibrant
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nežni, uspešni
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and loving and thriving
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i koji žive lep i ispunjen život.
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and living a beautiful, vibrant life.
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Šta bismo tada mislili o nama samima?
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What would we think of ourselves then?
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Da li bismo mislili
da možda zaslužujemo više sreće?
da možda zaslužujemo više sreće?
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Would we think that maybe
we're worthy of more happiness?
we're worthy of more happiness?
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Da li bismo mislili
o zajedničkoj humanosti
o zajedničkoj humanosti
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Would we think of our shared humanity
through our shared joy?
through our shared joy?
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kroz zajedničku radost?
Ja mislim o ovim stvarima kada stvaram.
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I think of these things when I create.
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Mislim na ljude i mesta
koja mi daju neizmernu radost
koja mi daju neizmernu radost
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I think of the people and the places
that give me immeasurable joy,
that give me immeasurable joy,
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i radim da ih predstavim.
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and I work to represent them.
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I zato pišem priče
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And that's why I write stories
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o devojčicama iz budućnosti
koje rizikuju sve da spasu biljke,
koje rizikuju sve da spasu biljke,
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about futuristic girls that risk
everything to save plants
everything to save plants
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ili da organizuju trke kamila,
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or to race camels
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ili samo da plešu,
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or even just to dance,
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da odaju čast zabavi,
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to honor fun,
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jer moj svet je uglavnom srećan.
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because my world is mostly happy.
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Znam da je sreća privilegija
u sadašnjem podeljenom svetu,
u sadašnjem podeljenom svetu,
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And I know happiness is a privilege
in this current splintered world
in this current splintered world
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gde je marljivost neophodna
da bismo i dalje održali nadu.
da bismo i dalje održali nadu.
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where remaining hopeful
requires diligence.
requires diligence.
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Ali možda, ako mi se pridružite
u stvaranju, predstavljanju i naručivanju
u stvaranju, predstavljanju i naručivanju
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But maybe, if you join me
in creating, curating and commissioning
in creating, curating and commissioning
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više umetničkih dela
„Afričke žvakaće gume“,
„Afričke žvakaće gume“,
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more AfroBubbleGum art,
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možda će postojati nada
za drugačiji pogled na svet,
za drugačiji pogled na svet,
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there might be hope
for a different view of the world,
for a different view of the world,
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pogled na srećnu Afriku,
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a happy Africa view
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gde su deca čudno traumatizovana
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where children are strangely traumatized
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crnim smislom za humor svojih majki,
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by their mother's dark sense of humor,
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
ali ona takođe polažu pravo
na zabavnu, žestoku i besmislenu umetnost
na zabavnu, žestoku i besmislenu umetnost
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but also they're claiming fun,
fierce and frivolous art
fierce and frivolous art
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u ime svih neozbiljno afričkih stvari.
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in the name of all things
unseriously African.
unseriously African.
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Zato što smo umetnici
„Afričke žvakaće gume“
„Afričke žvakaće gume“
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Because we're AfroBubbleGumists
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i ima nas mnogo više
nego što možete da zamislite.
nego što možete da zamislite.
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and there's so many more of us
than you can imagine.
than you can imagine.
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Hvala vam puno.
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Thank you so much.
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05:05
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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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