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Poem by Maria Dulce Leitao Reis THE WOODPECKER What do I do with me? Sincerely, I don’t know Will there be anyone there Help me untie this knot? What a stupid question No one helps anybody. Apparently People are … Continue reading
Poem by Sehma Hela Yearning to rest How shall I compare thee To a summer breeze when the soul is restless And the heart is not at ease? when will you breathe And settle down lay long deep roots … Continue reading
Poemas de Silvia Ortiz *** Amado hombre de mi calma, dueño de perdones y disculpas que atropellan cada franja inagotable de mi paz, amada vida que me estrujas, y que inspiras en este último portal de vieja tarde, Amado … Continue reading
Amin MAHER Born in Teheran in 1992, Amin is an Iranian artist. His brilliant acting in the film ‘Ten’ directed by Abbas Kiarostami one of the best film director from Iran. This film was nominated for Palm d Orr in … Continue reading
Poezi nga Anila Kruti Lirikat e hënës Buzëmbremje e kaltër. Prelud i vjeshtës.Tani jam ikje. Gjeth i ëmbël midis duarve të pemës po të marr në udhë. Nuk ngurroj të iki.Po të marr mbi shpinë. Nuk lodhem me ikjen.Fundja … Continue reading
Ángel González Kalendari poetik: Ángel González Muñiz (1925-2008) U lind më 6 shtator 1925 poeti spanjoll Ángel González, antar i Akademisë Mbretnore Spanjolle. Bënte pjesë në rrymën që u quajt “brezi 50”. Fitues i disa çmimeve të rëndësishëm letrarë. Ja … Continue reading
Ndéze! – Videopoem nga Erenestina Gjergji Halili
Nelinişte marină… Nelinişte marină… Valuri peste valuri! Prin fiecare vers ni se conturează călătoria, oglindă de ape nemărginite, secunde galopante încăpăţânate să treacă într-un ritm incredibil. Treci prin poarta unui timp mitic al începutului, respiri clipele magice trăite împreună, reflexiile … Continue reading
Poezi nga Liliana Shkodrani Baçi PSHERËTIMË PENDIMI Ti gurgullon shpirt të brishtë të moshës në ngrysje unë mbledhë cicërimat e vona të pritjeve. Tufa i bëj, me gaz të pambrojtur të buzëqeshjeve i vadis, më pas ua … Continue reading
ROZA DHE IRKO Tregim nga Vladimir Muça Që në fëmininë paraadoleshente, më kish lindur një dëshirë për të shkruar për qenin, këtë krijesë aq të dashur, po aq dhe besnikë. Shtysën e kisha marrë jo vetëm prej një krijese … Continue reading
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Recensione della silloge “Primule d’Amore” di Joseph Gorgone- Ed I:R:D:A Joseph Gorgone ha dedicato la sua prima silloge “Primule d’amore” ad Anna , unica donna della sua vita , padrona dei suoi pensieri e del suo cuore, fulcro della sua … Continue reading
Atdheu (në vend të një lamtumire) Nga: Fatos Baxhaku – Atdheu është vatra familjare, gardhi, era e mirë e shtëpisë, vendi ku e ndien veten të barabartë dhe të respektuar, bash atje ku të zë gjumi rehat. Do hash … Continue reading
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SUSPIROS – GLORIA E MONSALVE
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Poesie di Claudia Piccinno Panta rei Lente le ore attorcigliate a grappoli sorpresero la fuga di lancette impazzite e tinsero di bianco i suoi capelli. Persevera il tempo coi suoi automatismi e non concede tregua né seconde … Continue reading
The 6th SOTAMBE Film Festival joins hands with International Human Rights Arts Festival
*** For Immediate Release ***
26 June 2019 – Kitwe, Zambia/ New York, USA
The SOTAMBE Documentary, Film and Arts Festival (SOTAMBE DFAF) organized by the SOTAMBE Film Institute (SFI) in Kitwe, Zambia is this year partnering with the New York based International Human Rights Art Festival (ihraf.org) through its 2019 International Fellow Mbizo Chirasha who is also the Ihraf.org African representative in Africa. The partnership is highly commendable because both organizations use arts, film and literary projects to project human rights, to speak social change and to promote freedom of expression issues.
In Zambia and Africa in general, the subject of arts activism and arts for social change is growing and it is now taking center stage with art organizations, festival directors, artists and writers to produce their creative projects with the sole responsibility to positively transform their communities in many ways possible. Ihraf.org is an all arts for human rights series festival that includes dancing, film, all theatre genres, literature, spoken word and all musical genres throughout the year. It is a full packed festival outfit of international and American arts for human rights to promote expression by vulnerable voices and unpublicized communities, using arts as voice of the people, connecting arts and humanity for the promotion dialogue. This makes IHRAF perfectly qualified to be a partner to the SOTAMBE Documentary, Film and Arts Festival in 2019 and beyond!
The 6th edition of the SOTAMBE DFAF is taking place in period 21 – 29 September 2019 in Kitwe, Zambia and it is organized under the theme “Southern African Reels”. The main objective of this theme is to broaden the critical network of filmmakers based in Southern Africa and allow for exchange of experiences and regional collaborations. The submissions are open to all filmmakers word-wide, but the filmmaking competition only applies to the filmmakers based in the Southern African region only.
IHRAF will be represented by its African Representative and 2019 International fellow, Mbizo Chirasha who is an accomplished Zimbabwe poet, writer, editor and arts for human rights catalyst. He will participate and organize a number of events that include the SOTAMBE /IHRAF LIVE LITERATURE event presenting poets from Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia, and the workshop on Arts for Social Media. The fellow will also present the role of social media in arts publicity, international exchanges and cultural diplomacy at the “Documentary in Making” master class. In addition, the IHRAF documentary will be screened at the Festival.
“We are extremely happy to collaborate with IHRAF that has been running for the past 55 years! This will expand our network as a Film Festival based in Zambia, as well as add a value to the Zambian artists and filmmakers,” said Mrs. Martina Mwanza, SFI Director. “Our core objective is to initiate social change and contribute to the creation of job employment opportunities through film and arts. Partnership with organizations such IHRAF is therefore key for our growth and achievement of our objectives!”
“This partnership is highly important and of great value to the arts, artists and organizations in place for it practically arts exchange programs and cultural diversity among nations, artists and their organizations,” said Mr. Mbizo Chirasa. “I’m personally very excited to come to Zambia to represent IHRAF at the SOTAMBE Film Festival!”
Aluta Continua!!!
SOTAMBE DFAF Director Martina Mwanza and Ihraf.org International Fellow Mbizo Chirasha.
SOTAMBE Film Institute (SFI)/ SOTAMBE Documentary Film and Arts Festival (SOTAMBE DFAF)
SFI, a company limited by guarantee, was established in 2014. Its aim is to educate and raise awareness of social issues through film and arts. The organization serves as a platform for:
Each year in the run-up to the festival, we organize filmmaking workshops and boot camps, art workshops for children and art exhibitions, outdoor screenings, film entrepreneurship conferences, and tree plantings campaigns.
The FILM FESTIVAL itself runs for five days in September. The annual event consists of documentary movie screenings followed by panel discussions targeting students from colleges and universities, as well as screenings of locally produced movies followed by discussions with the producers and directors on the challenges they faced during the production process. In addition, we host a series of conferences, workshops and filmmaking labs with the local and international special guests of the festival Art/photography exhibition, drama play and musical performances are a necessary component of the festival’s additional programmes.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ART FESTIVAL (ihraf.org)
The International Human Rights Art Festival offers an ongoing series of art-advocacy events, festivals, workshops and community programs at the intersection of art, spirit and society. We open up space to hear different points of view, to listen to unique stories and perspectives. We believe that beauty, sincerity and vulnerability are the most powerful tools in the activist’s toolbox. We engage in open-hearted creativity and discourse with politicians, social leaders and others as partners, not adversaries.
We partner with artists whose work is based in the mystical/activist “I am” or “I should,” as opposed to the political/religious/oppositional “you are” or “you should.” We open space for healing, reflection and engagement with those we agree with, as well as others who might seem foreign.
Mbizo Chirasha Ihraf.org African Representative and 2019 International Fellow
MBIZO CHIRASHA is (ihraf.org) 2019 International Fellow of the International Human Rights Arts Festival New York. 2018 Recipient of Global Literary Influencer Certificate of Merit by Directorio Mundial de Escritores through Academia Mundial de Literatura, Historia, Arte y Cultura (http://directoriomundial.allimo.org/Mbizo-Chirasha/), Vice President of POETS OF THE WORLD in Africa (poetasdelmundo.com.), 2017 Recipient of PEN Deutschland Exiled Writer Grant, 2017 Recipient of the EU-Horn of Africa Defend Human Rights Defenders Protection Fund, Curator of the Brave Voices Poetry Journal, (miombopublishing.wordpress.com), Editor of the WomaWords Literary Press (https://womawordsliterarypress.home.blog/), Resident Curator of 100 Thousand Poets for Peace-Zimbabwe (100tpc.org/Zimbabwe) and the Originator of Zimbabwe We Want Poetry Movement (me.facebook.com/mbizochirasha). Co-Editor of the STREET VOICE a German Africa Poetry collection (http://www.street-voice.de/SV7/SVissue7.html) in Germany, Contributor Atunis Galatika, (https://atunispoetry.com/2018/11/23/mbizo-chirasha-zimbabwe/), Belgium. African Contributor of Demer press poetry series since 2018 , Netherlands (http://www.hannierouweler.eu/category/demer-press/), Contributor of the International Gallerie 2019 in India (https://www.gallerie.net/about-us/), United Kingdom.African Essays contributor for the MONK art and soul Magazine 2019 (http://monk.gallery/category/essays/), Contributor of the World Poetry Almanac series (https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL816823A/WORLD_POETRY_ALMANAC) in Mongolia and Featured in the POIESISI Slovenia International literature Press (https://www.poiesis.si/) Slovenia.
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