This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: ALBERTA SPIRIT
Tells the inspiring story of African creatives in Alberta, who find a sense of belonging and community through Afrobeats, a Nigerian musical genre combining West African styles (traditional Yoruba music and highlife, American funk, jazz, and soul, with chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion). It showcases their stories, and the growing popularity of Afrobeats in the Prairie region, highlighting the fusion of cultures and the importance of immigration in Canada.
With Afrobeats events happening throughout the province, this film showcases a new sound making cultural waves, with real impact.
Countries
Canada- Director
- Fahad Suleiman
- Producer
- Ivan Touko
- Screenwriter
- Zainab Azhar, Aimaar Azhar
- Cinematographer
- Mubarak Suleiman, Dante Malik Sutton
- Editor
- Fahad Suleiman, Jimi Hernandez
- Music
- Melafrique
- Cast
- Ivan Touko, Mpoe Mogale