Positively African

Imagine a World Re-Imagined! We curate events and create content that celebrates African stories and heritage.

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

The FESTIVAL OF TRANSCULTURAL CINEMA is here! Organised by the Freiburger Film Forum in Berlin, it is an opportunity to watch 39 films and take part in live Q&A’s with the Directors. If you are in Kenya, you can finally watch Tales of the Accidental City! And it’s free!

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

Worldwide Premiere of Tales of the Accidental City happening now at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Woohooo! For our friends in the US, this is your chance to watch it. 🙂 Buy tickets via the SSFILM 2021 website. https://t.co/mcCoAtBKdc

[Chukwuma, onye ọrụ ugbo Taoist @ChukBartholomew]

“Europe is not my centre.

Why be a sunflower and turn towards the sun? I myself am the sun.”
-Sembene Ousmane

[Bodour Al Qasimi @Bodour]

Hear @MaimounaJallow talk about her project @PstvlyAfrican and how the African Publishing Innovation Fund powered by @IntPublishers and @DubaiCares supported her vision to produce ‘Tales of the Accidental City’ #IPAinKenya

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

I’m excited to share with you the trailer for Positively African’s latest production, an experimental film where all the action takes place on an anger management class on Zoom. I hope you enjoy it! 😊 Feel free to share! @PstvlyAfrican @MaimounaJallow

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[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

@_mumbua_ @kahiri_zack Coming soon! Will keep you posted!

[Kahiri K @kahiri_zack]

Okay. You did not make it to the audio play. Here's your chance at redemption. @PstvlyAfrican have gone beyond the screen to bring you cultured content. Tales of the Accidental City: the film.
We are ready.

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

#FilmTrailerAlert

COMING SOON! Tales of the Accidental City - THE MOVIE! Shot over four days, in one location and with a $10,000 budget, it is an experimental film that takes place in a Zoom therapy session. Watch the trailer here!

https://t.co/hPSlD3eTEn

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

This week on #NairobiNiMimi Sam Ondieki tells us his story.
“I’ve been to prison and you can quote me on this, this country does not care about its citizens.”
Sam is a creative artist. Read the full article here and on @ThisIsAfricaTIA
https://t.co/VXl8ff1vNY

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

On the latest edition of the #NairobiNiMimi series we meet Sarah Muchuma

“A job is just a job. Provided you’re willing to put in the work, you’ll make your way.”

Read the full article here and on the @ThisIsAfricaTIA website!

https://t.co/gksJfGD4Bs

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

On this weeks #NairobiNiMimi series we highlight Mourine Obare’s story.

“My dreams have always kept me going. I would have been dead a long time ago if it wasn’t for them.”

Read her story and the others stories in the series on @ThisIsAfricaTIA

https://t.co/hrWZL37qyq

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

This week on the #NairobiNiMimi series we focus on George Onkoba. “With art there’s freedom. You can be anything you decide to be.”
Visit @ThisIsAfricaTIA every week to continue reading the series. #africanstories
https://t.co/cOjap3rowm

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

The pandemic could have stalled the #TalesoftheAccidentalCity project but instead ingenuity took hold, and this versatile social commentary was born.

Subscribe to the Positively African Youtube page for more behind the scenes content! #africantheatre

https://t.co/NK211DqvPM

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

The #NairobiNiMimi series is live! This week the focus is on Charles Githinji.
“I was born in Kibagare slum in Kangemi. My mother died when I was seven and so I was the only one able to, at the time, take care of my sister and younger brother.”
https://t.co/zks7ZJRYAG

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

As with many literary and theatrical yarns, the ‘Tales of the Accidental City’ audio play has spawned another series titled, “Nairobi Ni Mimi” (Nairobi is Me) that will run on @ThisIsAfricaTIA website & social media platforms from mid-November to December

https://t.co/seBRX2qkYX

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

Tales of the Accidental City Director Maimouna Jallow spoke to BBC Focus on Africa Radio about holding rehearsals via video link, and how the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the project. #africantheatre #africancities #socialinjustice

https://t.co/G9IiTkC4qK

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

The Tales of the Accidental City audio play was reviewed by the Daily Nation. The publication says the project is, "fun to listen to, entertaining and equally educative." #AfricanTheatre #africancities #socialinjustice #mentalhealthawareness
https://t.co/rypRB3fLeo

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

If you missed them you can now catch the full episodes of 'Tales of the Accidental City' on the Positively African Anchor page, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Breaker and Spotify! https://t.co/mXqKuLSV9R

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

Finally the day is here! Catch Episode 1 of 'Tales of the Accidental City'
@akefestival
using this link: https://t.co/jbWOKnCt0R
In this episode titled "The Devil is in the Detail", Jacinda, a feisty domestic worker and entrepreneur, re-counts her story

[Positively African @PstvlyAfrican]

"Tales of an Accidental City" audio play is premiering at the 2020 @akefestival! Catch all 3 episodes between tomorrow the 22nd to the 25th of October! Remember to book a slot! #Africantheatre