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Mama Africa: Growing Up Urban
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Bound together by unflinching visions of the modern African city and insightful introductions by Queen Latifah, MAMA AFRICA: GROWING UP URBAN combines three short dramas by some of Africa's most successful women filmmakers. "Uno's World," directed by Namibia's Bridget Pickering, charts a young mother's rite of passage in a world of conflicting responsibilities and intoxicating greed. Ngozi Onwurah's "Hang Time" tells the story of a talented young basketball player in Nigeria who risks everything and bets his future on a new pair of shoes. And in "Raya," South African director Zulfa Otto-Sallies explores one woman's struggle both to rebel against her respectable Muslim upbringing and erase her criminal past.
Premiere: PBS, March 2003
"Each director has a different approach to storytelling, yet all three capture the despair of each film’s respective protagonist and successfully depict the choices they make and their inevitable consequences."
- Heart & Soul
"MAMA AFRICA is a tapestry of dynamic stories told by women about women…they will get under your skin and show you an African reality you’ve never seen before."
- Black Beat
"MAMA AFRICA is a groundbreaking collection because it brings together female directors from various corners of Africa who are diligently dispelling stereotypes of African women."
- indieWIRE
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Kodak Best Short Film Award, Close Up On Bintou, Cannes International Film Festival
[2001]
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Three prizes, Rennes Film Festival
[2001]
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Best Short Film, FESPACO
[2001]
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Best Short Film, Bermuda International Film Festival
[2001]
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Golden Dhow Best Short Feature Film, Zanzibar International Film Festival
[2001]
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Best Actress Award: Omi Baya , Zanzibar International Film Festival
[2001]
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Best Short film , Marrakech Film Festival
[2001]
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Licorne d’Or Award, Amiens Film Festival
[2001]
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Venice Prize, Milan African Film Festival
[2001]
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Kodak Prize, Cannes International Film Festival
[2001]
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Jury Prize, Clermont Ferrand
[2002]
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Jury Prize, Tampere International Film Festival
[2002]
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Best Short Film, Milan African Film Festival
[2001]
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