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Africa Business Review gives new film "Africa Straight Up!" 'two' thumbs-up. Without losing touch with the reality on the ground, it counters stereotypes and aims to tell a broader story by showing the 'other side'.
The documentary features interviews with Ghanaian university founder Patrick Awuah (formerly with Microsoft), prominent African businessman, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, South African songstress Lira, and Kenyan technology activist (also Google Africa Policy Manager), Ory Okolloh. “Africa Straight Up” is worth watching, particularly for those around the world who aren’t aware of the good things happening across the continent.
The 28-minute feature film begins with an important premise- echoing and literally showing viewers footage from Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie‘s famous TED Talk “The Danger of A Single Story“. The narrative is clear- Africa is not a country, it is rather the world’s second largest continent full of opportunities, diverse cultures, over 3,000 languages, and perhaps most significantly, Africans themselves, whom are driving the continent in a new direction.
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The documentary features interviews with Ghanaian university founder Patrick Awuah (formerly with Microsoft), prominent African businessman, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, South African songstress Lira, and Kenyan technology activist (also Google Africa Policy Manager), Ory Okolloh. “Africa Straight Up” is worth watching, particularly for those around the world who aren’t aware of the good things happening across the continent.
The 28-minute feature film begins with an important premise- echoing and literally showing viewers footage from Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie‘s famous TED Talk “The Danger of A Single Story“. The narrative is clear- Africa is not a country, it is rather the world’s second largest continent full of opportunities, diverse cultures, over 3,000 languages, and perhaps most significantly, Africans themselves, whom are driving the continent in a new direction.
PLAY VIDEO: Watch the full documentary here:
With more than a billion people spread across 54 countries speaking more than 3,000 languages, Africa cannot -- and should not -- be limited to a single narrative. Africa Straight Up is a more complete story about Africa and its diaspora.
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