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I believe in God I believe in film I believe in Basketball I believe in the healing power of laughter I believe in family I believe in women I believe in honesty no matter how brutal I believe in intelligent people I believe in Africa I believe no matter how difficult in the human race I believe in working on my weaknesses I believe the end of Raoul Peck’s film ‘Lumumba’ has one of the best endings of a film ever I believe the end of Bryan Singer’s film ‘The Usual Suspects’ has the other I believe the beginning of Djibril Diop Mambety’s film ‘Hyenas’ has one of the best beginnings of a film ever I believe President Thomas Sankara was one of the greatest leaders this continent ever lost I believe in Literature I believe every time I leave the African continent I am entering hostile territory I believe in this quote from Ntare Mwine play ‘Biro’. It goes: ‘my father gave me the name Mwerinde ebiro. It means beware of time because it has the answers.’ I believe in kissing. Lots of kissing. I believe like Bob Marley ‘one good thing about music/when it hits you feel no pain’ I believe in the theory of ‘having access to things’ as opposed to ‘ownership of things’ I believe in hot chocolate I believe our local film industry should do more co productions with African countries I believe most films on the truth commission lie I believe there should be a tax on foreign films in our cinemas like it’s done overseas in certain countries I believe that Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete ever I believe that Ali was the Greatest I believe the World Cup in 2010 will be a success I believe that South Africa won’t win the cup however I believe that Nigeria will win-cause the cup must remain on the continent I believe Cameroon was robbed in the 1990 World Cup quarter finals I believe Roberto Baggio owes Nigeria something for World Cup 1994. Something! I just don’t know what. I believe in T.O.M. Pictures I believe the SABC and MNET should cover FESPACO like they cover the Oscars I believe in winning the Golden Stallion of Yenenga at FESPACO before the Oscar I believe the Oscar is pretty cool too I believe in rum and coke I believe in peanuts and coke I believe in smarties and coke at the movies instead of popcorn I believe in love at first sight I believe in people with passion I believe that Brenda Fassie was serious when she told me she would hire me as her garden boy I believe Craig Freimond’s film ‘Gums and Noses’ should have been released on the big screen I believe most people that start a sentence with ‘I don’t usually do this…’ usually do I believe producers that benefited from the matchbox system during Apartheid should pay some money back I believe Abderrahmane Sissako is one of the classiest directors I have met I believe in a different kind of black I believe Tanya Farber should say what she really thinks when she reviews South African films I believe in the South African filmmakers around me I believe in Nollywood I believe certain companies should have started transformation a long time ago I believe if a foreign star helps get your film made so be it I believe if you don’t like Morgan Freeman playing Mandela, go make your own film I believe in hip hop I believe that if you embrace freedom of speech embrace the key word ‘freedom’ I believe in Fela Anikulapo Kuti when he says ‘Teacher don’t teach me nonsense’ I believe that I know nothing and I love the fact that I know nothing. I believe in myself |
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