Hello Africa
/ 22 Oct 2009 / 08:30 am - 6:00 pm / Festival Hub, Chapter Arts Centre. Thursday 22 - Saturday 24 October
Hello Africa is the title of a documentary that illustrates cellphone culture in Africa. It shows images of contemporary Africa with focus on people`s lifestyles, popular culture, habits, activities and opinions in the context of mobile technology usage.
The movie portraits individuals from all society: teachers, athletes, vendors, watchmen, musicians and many more. They all have in common that they are connected and have unique stories to tell. Contrasts, strong visuals and a cool soundtrack presents this theme and, in a broader sense, aims to raise the awareness of the ICT4D movement.
Over the past decade, mobile phone subscriptions have increased in Africa faster than any other region. This film wants to show the ongoing changes and the positive spirit surrounding it. Filmed mostly in Zanzibar, an island outside of Tanzania, we meet many characters and learn about their opinions and cellphone culture in general.
Production info: 2009 / 42 min / PAL / Region free. Producer, camera, idea: Martin Konzett. Director, editor, audio: Anders Bolin. A joint film production with ICT4D.at and UZI Magazine- All material is published under a Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC-SA).
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