
Red Fruits
Red Fruits
[Music Video for the Austran Band “Kiss Me Yesterday”]
Winner of numerous Animation prizes including the 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and the Silicon Valley African Festival (SVAFF) amongst others, “The Legacy of the Rubies” tells the story of MFALME, a young forest boy who is kidnapped and brought to the strange palace of Airegin, with the claim that he is the blood son of the dying King Obankosi and the chosen successor to the throne.
Not just that, he is given a mandatory assignment which he has to fulfill before he can either accept or reject their offer.
SUMMARY (Director’s Interpretation)
Sometimes, we are like marionettes in the hands of those whom we have either consciously or
unconsciously chosen to please.
A visual adaptation of the poem “Die Liebe in den Zeiten der EU” by the German poet Björn Kuhligk.
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Each time during the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, the Haus für Poesie Berlin sends out poems to film makers and asks them to interpret them visually.
This piece was done in the same constellation in 2014 and took the first place out of all the entries.
MAIN CREDITS
Poem: Björn Kuhligk
Script/ Direction/Animation: Ebele Okoye
Sound Design / Production Germany: Ebele Okoye
Producer Nigeria: Shrinkfish Ltd.
Year of Production: 2014
Language: German with English Subtitles
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SCREENINGS
– 7. ZEBRA Poetry film Festival Berlin; Oct 2014
– Special Selection (Panorama 2) FILMFEST DRESDEN 2015
– International Film Festival of Lanzarote (FICL) 2015
– International Short Film Festival Tabor, 2015
– Africa Internationa Film Festival, Lagos, 2015
– Bogotá International Film Festival for Human Rights , 2015
– Calpabio Cinema , 2015
– Internacional de Experimentación CINETORO, 2015
– Afrikafest Leuwen, 2015
– Västerås Filmfestival, 2016
– Afrykamera Poland, 2016
– XIII Shortfilms Against Racism, Madrid, 2016
– 8ª Festival Internacional de Experimentación CINETORO, Colombia 2016
– 8ª Festival International de Cine Invisible, Film Sozialak, Bilbao, 2016
POEM TRANSCRIPT -German & English
“Die Liebe in den Zeiten der EU”
//Original German text by Björn Kuhligk//
Wie ein Grenzschutz wieder
eine Linie zieht, das muß, es
darf geschossen werden, das
muß, das darf gefilmt werden
wie erdfremd dieser Kontinent
mit Sternchen am Revers, wie der
die Abwehr aufbaut, Mutti macht
noch schnell den Abwasch
als im Süden die ersten Turnschuhe
angespült wurden, später zwei, drei
Zweibeiner gefischt wurden, das muß
es darf zurückgefeuert werden
© Berlin Verlag
Published: 2005, Berlin Verlag
ISBN: 3-8270-0584-1
“Love In The Age Of The EU”
//English Translation by Catherine Hales//
As a border patrolman draws
a line again, shooting is necessary,
is permitted, filming
is necessary, is permitted
how unworldly this continent
with little stars on its lapels, how it
builds up its defences, Mummy
quickly does the washing up
when the first sneakers were washed
up in the south, later two, three bipeds
were fished out, firing back
is necessary, is permitted
A parody of the end results of the FIFA World Cup 2014
As gory as some have found this short piece, it was MUCH FUN to work on.
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BACK STORY:
This idea was born during the 2014 FIFA World Cup while the unbelievable match between Germany and Brasil was going on. Having started the project, the end results with Argentina delivered the finishing touches. It was, and remains one of our favourite works.
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