Daniel Lamine Jadama / 2022 / Sweden / Documentary / 75 min / Swedish, English
In the documentary “CALL NINA!” CinemAfrica’s former board member Daniel Lamine Jadama follows our former board chair (2012-2019), Josette Bushell-Mingo, in her tireless work to increase representation and inclusion in the performing arts. The narrative centers around Bushell-Mingo’s deeply personal performance “A story about me and Nina Simone”, based on experiences and thoughts related to Black Lives Matter. What role does race and class play in our societies today? And how can feelings of revENGe and forgiveness be addressed?
Josette Bushell-Mingo is a multi-award-winning director and actress, currently serving as the principal of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at London University. Daniel Lamine Jadama is a film director and visual artist.
We end the movie with a Q&A together with Josette Bushell-Mingo, Daniel Lamine Jadama and Madubuko Diakité.
