Meet inspiring Zimbabwean rapper AWA, who comes from the troubled southern township of Makakoba, as she prepares to perform at her country’s biggest hip hop festival Shoko in the capital Harare. Despite the many challenges she’s faced, from sexual blackmail to domestic violence, she is determined to not only forge a career as a hip-hop artist but to tackle these issues in her music.
2017 /
Finalist
AWA: ZIMBABWE’S RAP QUEEN
Director & Producer: Max Thurlow,
Roberta McCaughan
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2016 |
9 min
Zimbabwe
Languages: Digital
AWARD:
Finalist
Type:
Impact Video
Themes:
Art, Women, Creative Activism
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