Let’s tell our own stories: Chirisa

TOP Zimbabwean actor Tongai Arnold Chirisa, who is now based in the Mecca of film — Hollywood — last week said local film makers should produce works that allow them to tell stories from their own perspective.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 16th edition of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) during the Vault Cosmetics “Meet the Fans” session at Barbours departmental store last week, Chirisa said African stories told by foreigners would be distorted.

He said such distortions would consequently create wrong impressions about Africa.

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