There's always criticism in any process and I think that's a healthy thing. — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
African cinema doesn't have an African industry at all and that's where our problem arises. We come to all of these initiatives with a lot of suspicion because we're so inhabited by the notion of being colonized, the post-colonial thought that someone wants us to do something that is their interest and not ours and even it's not true, there's… — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share
I think it's absolutely fantastic to give the combination of the major structural element for the growth of a filmmaker. It's technical know-how, some… — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
What is most important is that the brand African cinema is going beyond African cinema. — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
I think having six people all with different energies and different perceptions all working around a script is quite profound. It’s not about, oh… — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
If the young filmmakers ask themselves enough questions and come up with enough answers and get the scripts tight enough. — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
There's always criticism in any process and I think that's a healthy thing. — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
Black is not a notion. Africa is not a color. Africa is a culture. So you can be pitch black and I am my… — Jihan El-Tahri Copy Share Image
