Just Another Cinephile

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[busket]

something weird

im bi but I tend to get crushes on fictional male characters more that real men and real women more than fictional female characters

so I guess I like to concept of men

[orchidbreezefc]

i think this is a common feeling because men are written with such depth and complexity, whereas fictional women are not only few and far between, but are written half-assedly and from a place of little understanding of a woman’s standpoint. 

meanwhile, real women are lovely and complex people, and real men are mostly just potatoes.

[shephaestion]

[journeyofthehyena]

I just thought of a concept film like mother! but the story of African politics.

[journeyofthehyena]

Production design matters.

[journeyofthehyena]

Coming back to this blog because it has so many gems. The Hyena’s Journey continues!

[journeyofthehyena]

I hate plot. I hate movies or shows that fixate on plot. Because at the end of the day, plot is just an excuse to explore themes, characters and/or worlds.

Sam Esmail

[journeyofthehyena]

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I’m so grateful for a productive year. I produced my second short film with the help of so many talented, generous people along the way. I’m now fully convinced not to sell myself short. If there are so many people who believe in my vision enough to support it in ways I could never repay them for, maybe I’m onto something.

It’s been a beautiful year for black film as well. Between Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Queen of Katwe and Kati Kati, its clear that the world is ready to hear new stories.

In 2017 I plan to step away from film a bit and go back to my first love- music. I also hope to slow down with work and focus on taking care of myself more- and the people around me. It’s empowering to know that I can write goals down and achieve them, but I don’t want to do that at the expense of relationships or health. I pray to be able to find a balance.

It’s great to be able to see tangible growth in your life, and I wish that for myself next year and many years to come. And for you.

[journeyofthehyena]

I've been having discussions with Vivek that have me reeling constantly. Ghana's film industry (much like every other industry) is fledgling on so many levels. The quality of our content might be the least of our problems.

[journeyofthehyena]

In months like this, when failure looms large over me, I must strive to remember- great art is like magic.

[journeyofthehyena]

Life is not a movie. Life is a TV show.

[journeyofthehyena]

My Bojack thinkpiece is coming guys. Don't think I've forgotten.

[journeyofthehyena]

Starting a series soon with my top film picks of every month.

[journeyofthehyena]

Frankly, I'm sick of going on location.

[journeyofthehyena]

I've long been looking for the intelligent, self aware, self critical, even comic analyses of African popular culture in cinema but I realize it's all right here on the Internet- in the tweets, memes, YouTube and vine videos. It may be time to reassess.

[journeyofthehyena]

Between planning, writing and helping out on other people's films I can feel myself being spread too thin. I should do my best to avoid this in the future.

[journeyofthehyena]

Fabrice and I are working on a new short film project. It feels good to be creating again and not just planning.

[journeyofthehyena]

Prepping my Bojack Horseman thinkpiece

[journeyofthehyena]

I really like this blog