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Our storytelling needs less laugh lines and more insight

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‘On location’ created by Ahmed Abubakar. (2017)

A PROVOCATIVE piece. A filmmaker with equipment and no head? A storyteller with equipment but no imagination… no context of history…no cultural identity… no thematic insight. Isn’t this the clear and present danger of African cinema today…

We must help our storytellers to be better so that our stories can impact strongly to change our future.

Our storytelling needs less laugh lines and more insight. Less of the ‘boy meets girl’ and more reflection on development and pathways to growth.

We need stories of contemporary heroes of the African experience who dominate their spheres of calling and give our young people inspiration to rise higher and do more.

Africa needs smarter heads now as much as we need smarter technology and techniques for our entertainment.

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https://www.naijatimes.ng/the-emotional-demands-of-storyselling/
https://www.naijatimes.ng/visual-storytelling-the-importance-of-training-capacity-building-empowerment/

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