'Queue For A Dream' a poetry short film by Bulawayo Arts Awards-winning poet Chioniso Tsikisayi, has been selected for the NGO International Film Festival.
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Chioniso Tsikisayi Image: Kingshee Photography MUA + Creative Direction: Phyllis Tsikisayi |
Written by the poet in celebration of her 26th birthday, the short film explores the feeling of waiting in line for something, be it an ambition, a desire, a prayer or a hope. The film was directed by Clinton Zvoushe and engineered by Xolani Mkwananzi.
It's a thing of beauty and I'm thrilled at the outcome. More so, because it was a true collaborative effort amongst creatives and friends. When I initially brought my concept to Clinton Zvoushe and Xolani Mkwananzi of Urban Legend Pictures, I expected something exquisite but they took it to a level just beyond that. And now here we are. - Chioniso Tsikisayi
The NGO International Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind festival created to collate and disseminate human-interest stories that are themed around the Sustainable Development Goals, promote a knowledge-sharing culture and develop a digital media library for future activists, campaigners and policymakers.
Set to run from 14 - 18 October in Melbourne, Australia, the 2024 edition will see the festival turn its lens towards the pressing issues of Immigration, Indigenous Knowledge, and Ecological Protection.
Chioniso Tsikisayi is a spoken word poet, writer, filmmaker, and singer based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Her work has appeared in Brittle Paper, Isele Magazine, Litro Magazine and The Kalahari Review. In 2021 she placed third for theIntwasa Short Story Competition 2021. She was a runner-up at the 65th Poetry Slam Africa in 2022 and was selected as a finalist for the African Women Playwrights Network’s festival of plays.
The multi-talented creative won the Canopus Award for Interstellar Writing in Fiction at the NEXUS 2023 Conference, she was also named Oustanding Poet at the Bulawayo Arts Awards that same year and in 2024 she was nominated for Outstanding Poet at the NAMA Awards.
You can watch 'Queue For A Dream' below:
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