Africa First @ Sundance
Three of the short films made by Focus Features' Africa First program winners from 2008 - are at Sundance - Jenna Bass' The Tunnel, Wanuri Kahiu's Pumzi, and Dyana Gaye's Saint Louis Blues - and indieWIRE's Brian Brooks has a short write-up on them.
Over at Twitch, Todd Brown spotlights Pumzi, on which Simon Hansen acted as producer and special effects man, just as he did on Neill Blomkamp's 2009 hit District 9. Brown writes that "the word is coming back very strong. And judging by the just-released trailer it's easy to see why. Get ready for a wave of African film, people ... if Hansen and his ilk have any say in things it's coming soon."
And if you want the inside line on Sundance / Africa First experience, you must check out Jenna Bass's blog on this very site, as she's been chronicling everything that's been going on in Park City.
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