Award-winning Gcina Mhlophe gives young, local storytellers a voice
Gcina Mhlophe is a storyteller like few others — and now a story about storytelling featuring the iconic South African is set to hit local screens. Produced and directed by Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp‚ Liyana follows five young orphans living in Swaziland as they create a mythological tale. The animation-documentary hybrid is drawn from the experiences and dreams of the children‚ aged 10-13 years. Liyana is due to be screened at the 38th Durban International Film Festival in July. And it goes into the festival with a huge buzz‚ having won the documentary award at the prestigious LA Film Festival last week. "Liyana is a lyrical film that gives our young storytellers the stage‚" said Aaron Kopp in a statement. "We hope the audience will be enchanted by the children’s imaginations in the same way that we are." The Emmy-nominated cinematographer‚ who grew up in Swaziland‚ believes the film will play a role in deconstructing stereotypes and "challenging the prevalent‚ simplistic narrative...
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