The Estuaries Of The Future 3 part interview series is a collection of stories from contemporary African and diaspora filmmakers, programmers and video artists whose work or approach is influenced by past legacies of making on the continent.

In this episode, Jesse Mpango has a conversation with Kantarama Gahigiri. A Swiss and Rwandan writer, director and producer. She explores the notions of identity, migration, sovereignty and on-screen representation through various film formats, both in Switzerland and in East Africa. She participated in Realness Residency in 2018, Le Moulin d'Andé in 2020 and Berlinale Talents in 2021. In 2023, she participated in the Atelier Grand Nord with TANZANITE, her feature-length film in development.

Tendrils was created by East African curators E.N. Mirembe, Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo and Jesse Gerard Mpango under the Art Exchange: Moving Image program, which is a cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is managed by LUX, the UK agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image on behalf of the British Council. The Sub-Saharan Africa programme is delivered in partnership with Guest Artists Space Foundation in Nigeria

This episode was produced and edited by Sharon Rwakatungu.

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