Am I Listening Enough
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A linguistic humanitarian and cultural exploration of Africa through a self-reflecting yet ignorant lens that considers its place in the world.
Synopsis:
Am I Listening Enough explores the framing of humanitarian issues in the contemporary media landscape particularly following the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
A selection of speakers from Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, KwaZulu-Natal, and Zimbabwe are interviewed by Ann Curry or film themselves and cultural events (featuring a Zulu Ukusina filmed by Nomandle Mhlongo and photos of informal settlements by Ruben Phiri) as well as speaking about the hardships they have faced in their lives. These interviews are portrayed in a sonic (incorporating a soundtrack designed by myself) and visual landscape that is overcrowded and fades out their voices after their brief opportunity to tell their stories. This dissects contemporary media’s treatment of oppressed minority groups’ voices as they are only heard momentarily after major incidents, only to be ignored once more as the focus of mainstream media shifts.
They also speak in their native tongue however, to reflect my shortcomings of awareness and understanding of humanitarian issues that occur outside the scope of mainstream media, these speeches are not translated. Instead, the subtitles outline the contemplation of my place and moral obligation as a person bolstered by white privilege to be an ally to oppressed minorities.
Am I Listening Enough adopts a surrealist aesthetic, emulating a stream of consciousness, headed by convention-breaking subtitles that portray inner thoughts of an indistinguishable mute subject. Video layering and blending are used to combine artistic representations of Africa and actual African subjects to explore the discrepancy that occurs between in the representation of humanitarian issues by the media and their empirical nature. This further acts as a visual metaphor for the brevity of the existence of the platform given for minorities in mainstream media before once again fading into the background.
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