Africa-Press – Namibia. NAMIBIAN producer and director Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret recently scooped a prestigious interview with the Golden Globes Awards, under the theme ‘Women in Hollywood’.
Kahikopo-Meiffret spoke about her debut film ‘The White Line’, which deals with a forbidden love story between a black woman and white policeman at the height of apartheid in Namibia
The film is currently in the run for the Academy Awards.
Kahikopo-Meiffret said currently few stories about the country’s painful past are told by Namibians, which is something she is committed to changing, and she’s optimistic that although the Namibian film industry is still in its infancy, it will grow its potential.
The former actress however does not see herself rushing to leave Namibia to go off and work in Europe or the United States, although she says she’s not opposed to it.
“To be able to work and tell stories on all three continents, especially if it means continuously giving light to Namibia and Africa. I want to continue telling stories from Namibia and Africa as a whole, to give the world a better narrative of Africa than what’s been out there for years.
“Bring stories told in Africa by Africans to the global audience, to give opportunities and inspire young women and men who want to get into this industry and make it a little easier for them.”
She believes African stories are as diverse and dynamic as the continent itself.
“There isn’t just one type of African narrative and there are stories that aren’t just limited to the African audience, but that can touch hearts, entertain, and impact a global audience.”
Her message to fellow female film directors is to push ahead, despite sometimes not getting the support they need, or often being second-guessed. She also cautioned women in the film industry to be aware that at times they may be overlooked but that anything is possible.
“The world/society has been designed from the jump to limit and restrict us, let us not also be our own limitations and restrictions. It’s our time now to get up and make it easier for those that are still yet to come. I am not saying it’s easy, but it is possible.”
Kahikopo-Meiffret is currently working on two different films titled ‘A Whisper in the Wind’ and a historical coming of age drama inspired by the Ovaherero and Nama genocide, titled ‘Omapando or Shackels’.
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