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Film: Neria (Directed by Godwin Maruwu, Zimbabwe 1991: 103 minutes)
A classic African film that has struck a nerve that runs across the continent, with an original soundtrack and supporting performance by Zimbabwe's legendary World Music sensation, Oliver Mtukudzi.
Discussant: Ethel Kabwato (Zimbabwe)
A Zimbabwean educator, poet, and author. Her work has been featured in New Daughters of Africa, Sunflowers in Your Eyes, Poetry International, Writing Free, and Ghetto Diary. Her poetry is also included in Between Two Rocks (edited by Ben Gaydos, U of Michigan, Flint) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit (ZCCD). She has presented her work at the Highway Africa Media Conference at Rhodes University and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. She has also been a guest of Cinema Without Borders at the Movies That Matter Human Rights Film Festival in Amsterdam and has participated in literary discussions at the Hay Festival in Wales, UK, as well as LitFest in Harare. In 2023, she served as the LitFest Harare and Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit (ZCCD) research writer-in-residence in Detroit, Michigan. She works with Slum Cinema, a voluntary initiative that equips young people with multimedia skills.