WINDHOEK- Inspiring Young Imaginations – African Films for Children and Youth, AfricAvenir, Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) and I am the Key present Lezare and Zebu and the Photofish at the FNCC Cinema on Saturday.
The two outstanding shorts for children from Ethiopia and Kenya begins at ten O’clock in the morning and entrance fee is N$5 for children and N$15 for adults.
Zebu and The Photofish (2011) by Zipporah Nyaruri, Kenya/Uganda is 12 minutes and is for the 8-12 year olds and is in English. Every morning ten- year- old Zebu and his father have to give away the fish they catch to pay a debt. To Zebu, photo fish is what they fish until he decides to take matters in his own hands to get his family out of debt.
Lezare – For Today (2010) by Zelalem Woldemariam, Ethiopia is 15 minutes and is for the 8-12 years age group. It is in Amharic with English subtitles.
A homeless boy, Abush, wakes up hungry early in the morning in a small village. He starts to beg to buy bread but no one pays attention to him. The villagers are busy preparing for a tree-planting event. The film, based on an Ethiopian folktale, carries a powerful message about global warming, environmental protection, poverty and hunger.