Interview

Dancing Against Patriarchy: Esraa Warda on Chikhates, Hchouma and “North Africa”— Part I

A conversation with Esraa Warda, a performance and teaching artist that preserves and transmits traditional Moroccan and Algerian dance forms through movement workshops and interactive performances. On her upbringing, the asymmetrical boundaries of modesty, the male gaze and the hchouma culture.

Eric Murinzi: The photographer who praises the people keeping Rwanda exemplary clean

A candid conversation about a photography of emotions, spotlighting the incredible women who ensure to keep Rwanda clean —a priority 26 years after the genocide.

From Revolutionary Iran to a Journey of Art and Exile: A Conversation with Kazem Shahryari

The Iranian Revolution was one of the key events of the twentieth century (1978-1979). Kazem Shahryari didn’t get involved. He was already involved. They made a revolution before the revolution. In this interview, Shahryari speaks of his activism, exile, and French xenophobia.

Dylan Valley: A contemporary reenvisioner and decoloniser of cinema

Documentary filmmaker, Dylan Valley, is a multi-talented director from Cape Town, South Africa. From a very early stage, he watched films about anti-apartheid struggle on forced removals in Cape Town, prosecuted and assassinated activists. He wanted to tell stories that needed to be told.

Re-Imagining the Desert: Muhcine Ennou on Creative Freedom, Solitude, and the Birthing of Art

Muhcine Ennou is a visual artist from Morocco. I spoke with him out of curiosity about his most recent CGI Artwork which stands for Computer-Generated Imagery. The latter artwork engages the sun, hope & alternative worlds.

‘We chose to be refugees instead of killing people’

An interview with a Syrian refugee