THEATRE WORK
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Production Credits listed below
As an Actor, Shana trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts drama school (London) and Mountview Acadermy of Theatre arts (London) and was the recipient of Dance and drama Award, in London and winner of the "Scenes a Deux" National contest in Belgium. Language: English, French, Lingala, Swahili Accents: French, Cockney (basic), London, General and Southern American, African Voice: Alto/ Mezzo / voice type: Husky) Dance: 19th & 20th Century Social Dance, Silver Award (Honours), African dance, Jive, Waltz, Tango, Merengue, Salsa, Two-step, Street Stage Combat: B.A.D.C Basic Award in Rapier &Dagger Point and Unarmed. She has a Master in Political Science and is a Bachelor in Law from the University of Louvain, Belgium and worked for the Jesuit Refugee Service with asylum seekers and refugees for many years. -2005 she founded ATHENA CULTURE AND ADVOCACY formerly AFRICALIVES! which has been making films for Charities and and Companies promoting Social Change. -2009, the organisation included AFRICALIVES! THEATRE to pursue the work by Belgian based theatre "Compagnie Théatrale Ebene et Ivoire". -2010 it included AFRICALIVES! ART to showcase and support artwork from emerging artists from African background who are often absent on the world stage, although their works and influence are undeniable. -In 2012 the organisation launched AFRICALIVES! NETWORKS in response to the growing need to provide efficient network structure for policy and advocacy to various project development, communities and organisations. CONTACT: [email protected] OR [email protected] FILM WORK - ACTOR:
FILM DIRECTOR: · 2013: Our new short film "2016 = CONGO'S NEW DAWN" was screened at Cannes -Film Festival - Short Film Corner 2013 and short-listed for the SUNDANCE LONDON 2013 - Short Film Competition. Watch a preview:http://competition.sundance-london.com/films/2013/2016-congos-new-dawn/ Watch a preview:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBi_mPwv9kI CONGO (DRC). Fraudulent elections gave President Kabila another 5 year in power.But Women are still killed and raped. Kids are still slaving in the mines to provide “Coltan” for multinationals to develop Computers, Ipad, Ipod, iPhones, DVDs."Can 2016 be Congo's New Dawn? " · 2011: We completed “CONGO – A COMMON CAUSE – from London to Bukavu” a no budget film by British Congolese Women about their journey in Congo to attend the World Mach or Women to highlight the issues faced by women in the East of Congo.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0s5mpXcEms · 2010: we produced “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY...?” as a follow up to the 2005 campaign. The film was screened at various film festival and short listed at the Culture Unplugged :Humanity Explored Award. http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/4293/Whatever-Happened-to-Make-Poverty-History · 2009-2010: We produced, “ON THE ROAD TOGETHER” a film for the National Justice and Peace Network. · 2008: The Jesuit Refugee Service UK commissioned "ACCOMPANY - SERVE - ADVOCATE" a short film to raise awareness about their work, released in 2009. http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/4292/Accompany-Serve-Advocate · 2007, we produced "DESTITUTE IN LONDON", a short film about the journey of a Congolese asylum seeker in London, which was screened at the Cannes film festival Short film corner 08. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAbPAIUi5TY and Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZxINnIyLYc · 2006: AFRICA LIVES ! PRODUCTIONS participated in short film by Director Lovejit K.Dhaliwal WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?" on the subject of the Muslim veil. The film was selected at the East London Film Festival ,Camden Film Festival and Screened at the Cannes Film festival, short Film Corner 07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpHFAXaTqAU · 2005: AFRICA LIVES! PRODUCTIONS' first project was "CAN WE MAKE POVERTY HISTORY? " a film at the heart of the Make Poverty History demonstration and campaigns in 2005. CORPORATE AND PROMOTIONAL AfricaLives! collaborated, participated and/or assisted in delivering the following work: Contact us for enquiries and assistance for Corporate and Promotional [email protected] 2013: 'ORDER TO RAPE' commissioned by the Pulitzer Center, Broadcast on BBC Newsnight and directed by Fiona Lloyd Davies. Watch a preview: BBC:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa 22111752 PULITZER CENTER: http://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/congo-goma-rape-soldiers-orders-women-girls-conflict-minerals 2013: 'TAKING THE CONFLICT OUT OF CONGO'S TIN' commissioned by the Pulitzer Center, Broadcast on AlJazeera, directed by Fiona Lloyd-Davies. http://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/DRC-congo-conflict-free-tin-kalimbi-mine 2010: Promotional video for Annette Zera "OPEN SPACE" Workshop http://www.gettingonbrilliantly.co.uk/openspace.html 2009: 'TOSA MIBEKO' short documentary for the Centre Office of Information (COI commissed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office http://explore.bfi.org.uk/50c3076f2aab3 watch the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqYw-nb8WI |