Watch Our New Short Film, FLOW!

Premiere of FLOW in Abuja

I did a thing!

For the last few weeks, I have been saying this regularly about every achievement I have because I tend to find the faults in my ‘stars’ rather than celebrate the luminance that they represent. I constantly have to remember to be my first cheerleader.

So…I did a thing. Or more appropriately, we (Shades of Us) did a thing! We developed our first film in two years. This one is called FLOW.

From Literature to Film: The Importance of the Spanish Language in African Culture

Photo by Jennie Clavel on Unsplash

by Cynthia Umeh

Hola amigos! 

Today, we'll delve into the intriguing area of Spanish influence in African culture, particularly through literature and films. Spain has a long and complicated history with Africa, having conquered numerous African countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Despite this often contentious history, the Spanish language has played and continues to play an important part in African cultural expression.