“Out of Context” Premieres at 2009 Kisa Film Festival

Posted by metroafrican on Oct 30, 2009 in Events • 4 comments

We were recently invited to attend a digital storytelling workshop facilitated by our friends at AfricAid. Following the model developed by the Center for Digital Storytelling, we created a short video along with a number of other local folks with some connection to Africa. The videos produced in the workshop were then screened at Starz Film Center as part of the 2009 Kisa Film Festival.

In addition to highlighting connections to Africa, the digital stories demonstrate one piece of AfricAid’s new Kisa Project, which will use digital storytelling to connect young scholars in Tanzania to families and groups in the US.

The piece we came away with tells a bit of what it has been like for us to be in a relationship that takes us each beyond the cultural context in which we are most comfortable. You can watch “Out of Context” here and let us know what you think in the comments below.

You can watch the rest of the digital stories from the Kisa Film Festival on AfricAid’s blog.

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  5. Local Charity’s Twitter Celebration Supports Education in Tanzania

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  1. Lauren on Oct 30, 2009, 8:24 pm:

    Beautiful ones sharing from the heart – helps me understand a little better how God uses love to create unity in diversity. It can be difficult, takes time, understanding, communication, and patience, but is so rich for the weaving of different strands together.

  2. Jessica on Oct 31, 2009, 6:30 am:

    So beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. Love you two. Miss you,

  3. Aunt Diane on Nov 17, 2009, 11:51 pm:

    how wonderful to see how wonderfully cultures blend when love is involved

  4. Kimberly on Feb 3, 2010, 5:27 am:

    I love the name of this piece – Out of Context. It perfectly describes the immigrant experience in a way that anyone can relate to. Whether we live in our native land or not, we all have been out of our comfort zone at one time or another. The extent to which we reflect on and embrace those experiences determines our learnings and how we relate to the people we encounter everyday who are "out of context.".

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