TWO Zimbabwean projects have been selected to participate in the 2023 Climate Story Lab ZA among nine creatives from five African countries.
The 4-day residential lab brings together climate experts, activists, and creatives to develop powerful stories, and build engagement strategies to inspire meaningful action to address the climate crisis.
Close to 100 projects from nine countries were submitted representing a broad range of genres including film, literature, investigative journalism, poetry, performance, fashion, visual art, podcasts, dance and social media.
Four projects were selected from South Africa, one from Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, and a collaboration between SA and Zimbabwe as well as a South African team working in Uganda.
“We were struck by how many projects we received and how diverse they were in genre and creative approach. It’s clear that creatives are committed to addressing the climate crisis, in many instances without much institutional support,” says Miki Redelinghuys, CSLZA co-director and impact producer.
The Zimbabwean project Chikukwa Custodians tells the story of Zeddy Chikukwa’s quest to regenerate indigenous practices of food growing in a remote mountainous region of Zimbabwe.
The short documentary is produced by Mycelium Media Colab (South Africa/ Zimbabwe) and directed by Jacqueline van Meygaarden with the support of Rumbi Katedza as Zimbabwean co-producer.
The other Zimbabwean project is a film set in the mystical Nyami Nyami region near Lake Kariba titled The Conservationist.
- Zimbabwe creative projects selected for Climate Story Lab ZA
- Bantu Spaceship/s set for MTN Bushfire festival experiment
- ‘Let’s export our culture through film’
- Community service for killing boyfriend
Keep Reading
This is a documentary feature film by Mai Jai Films (Zimbabwe) directed and produced by Rumbi Katedza and co-produced by Siza Mukwedini.
