Written by: Mohammed Omran
Confirmed Sudanese artist Islam Mubarak stressed that the African film and drama industry needs to pay more attention to local stories and rely on real experiences that reflect the reality of African peoples, emphasizing the importance of presenting a deeper and more realistic picture of the continent, away from traditional molds, during an interview she conducted with “Zoom Africa News”.
We need writers who live the African reality before writing about it.
Islam Mubarak told Zoom Africa News that writing is one of the most important elements that needs development, explaining that there is a need for writers who get close to African societies and live their details before writing about them, so that they can convey their reality more truthfully.
She added that the film industry also needs producers who believe in the ability of African stories to reach audiences and achieve success, in addition to promoting cultural and artistic exchange between the countries of the continent and using directors and actors from the heart of Africa to participate in presenting these works.
She noted that she follows Senegalese cinema continuously, especially the works of Ousmane Sembène, whom she described as “the father of African cinema.” She also expressed her admiration for the works of Geneviève Nnadji, stressing that the school of Sudanese playwright Al-Tayeb Siddiq had a great influence on her since her artistic beginnings.
African stories have the potential to reach a global audience.
Islam Mubarak concluded her speech with a message to the African peoples and the diaspora, stressing that their stories deserve to be told in their own voices, and that Africa is not on the margins of the world, but rather has a history, a present and a future that deserves to be presented through its people and their real experiences.
