The Together Man In Regional Cinema
FOR TWO YEARS, TANZANIAN FILMMAKER AMIL Shivji made the white, windswept beaches of Zanzibar his home. The island was the location for his film Tug of War (Vuta N’Kuvute), a “coming-of-age political love story set in 1950s Zanzibar” that he co-wrote, co-produced and directed.
He used local talent and resources for this film that won him accolades – the film was selected for the Toronto Film Festival in September.
But that has been the focus of Shivji’s work all Swahili, where the most interesting stories are, where people of all backgrounds and classes cross paths, and where the personal meets the public.
