RUKA, a fashion film conceptualised by Fungai Muzoroza and brought to life by Mordekai "Blu Mordecai" Musonza, was recently awarded the Best African Film Award by the Cannes Film Awards.
Named after the Shona word meaning 'to braid' or 'to knit' the short fashion film is based on slow sustainable fashion pieces by Fungai Muzoroza.
Braiding has long been a part of African culture through means of hairstyling, knitting, crocheting, weaving and macrame. The film 'RUKA' celebrates these methods through each design and plays around with a mixture of cultural and modern-day inspirations and textures. It also celebrates the beauty of collaboration and cross-cultural education within Africa.
The film stars Rufaro Kasukuwere, Kuda Rice, Ethan Phiri and Fungai Muzoroza, who doubles as Creative Director. The rest of the crew included Mordekai Musonza as Cinematographer, Samutisi as Colorist, and Lennox Makurumidze as BTS photographer, with Artlistio handling the sound.
Cannes Film Awards is a Europe-based international film festival with IMDB recognition and intermittently hosted live screenings. The festival ranks among the best film festivals for directors' first and second films.
Fungai Muzoroza is a multitalented creative with over 10 years of fashion design experience, who dabbles in styling, film, interior design, graphic art, fine art, set design and content creation.
She owns two fashion businesses, ‘FungaixRufaro’ (which she co-owns with her business partner Rufaro Kasukuwere) and ‘Fungai Muzoroza’ (which started as a university portfolio but turned into a business due to demand). Muzoroza is also currently working on growing her home store ‘Flo&Co’ which she created as a pathway for her love for art, interior and self-care. She was a contestant on Battle Of The Ankara, which aired on Honey TV (DStv channel 173).
You can watch the short film 'RUKA' below:
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