After an unplanned break, the podcast returns this week, highlighting a new film: Guangzhou Dream Factory. In a conversation with filmmaker Christiane Badgley (@pipelinedreams), we talk about African migrants in China and the missed opportunities in these entrepreneurs’ home countries. Much of Badgley’s earlier work is set in Africa. In recent years, she has focused her attention on the extractive industries and controversial U.S. investments in West and Central Africa, writing and producing film and new media work for multiple broadcast and online outlets. Guangzhou Dream Factory is Badgley’s latest documentary (with producing partner, Erica Marcus), and was made with funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities and The National Endowment for the Arts.
Fitting the theme of the conversation, this week’s song is “China” by Aimor (@snsyaimor) of the Malawian hip-hop group, The Nameless.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “Liberia has a big election next week — and a true test of democracy in Africa’s oldest republic.” Analysis by Robtel Neajai Pailey
- “Ugandan lawmakers brawl over bill on presidential age limit. Here’s what citizens think.” Analysis by Kim Yi Dionne
- “How going to the movies helped Ugandan high schoolers pass their tests.” by David Evans
- A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo
- Congo in Harlem
- Another Man’s War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain’s Forgotten African Army by Barnaby Phillips
- The Burma Boy Film by Barnaby Phillips