In Conversation · Entry Two · A Response

Naledi Mahomane

Filmmaker, Cinematographer & Photographer · Johannesburg, South Africa

In response to the question

"How does being a woman working within the South African context shape the conversations present in your practice?"

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Slide one — featuring Naledi Mahomane, filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the question on how being a woman shapes the conversations in her practice

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Slide two — on believing hard work would be enough, then learning that talent is only part of the equation, and choosing not to wait for permission

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Slide three — on stopping the waiting: starting to create, building community, and making the opportunities she wished existed when she first picked up a camera

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Slide four — on creating worlds where the girls coming after us won't have to fight the same battles, and telling stories only they can tell

Words and images courtesy of Naledi Mahomane.

Originally shared on @woven.garnet ↗

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