Inside Film Curation with Berlinale Programmer Jacqueline Nsiah (Yɛllɛ S1E6) скачать в хорошем качестве

Inside Film Curation with Berlinale Programmer Jacqueline Nsiah (Yɛllɛ S1E6)

In this episode of Yɛllɛ, filmmaker Arthur Musah sits down with Jacqueline Nsiah—cultural anthropologist, independent film curator, and longtime festival programmer whose work bridges continents and cinema cultures. Jacqueline shares how an early childhood trip to the cinema sparked a lifelong love of film; how studying African cinema at SOAS (and mentorship from Dr. Lyndi We-Doy and Keith Shiri) opened a path into festival work; and what two decades in global programming has taught her about African cinema’s evolution—from more women behind the camera, to bolder narrative experimentation, to the urgent need for stronger distribution and exhibition infrastructure across the continent. We also dig into how language shapes the way she experiences films, her approach to programming vs. curation (including how Berlinale Competition comes together), unforgettable discoveries, what she’s excited about in this year’s Berlinale slate, and her on-the-ground work bringing Berlinale films to Accra—plus her dream of building a dedicated cinema space. If you care about African cinema, festival ecosystems, and how audiences are built (not just found), this conversation is for you. Follow Jacqueline on Instagram: @yaa.abrefi Subscribe to ‪@onedayitoogofly‬ for more: Yɛllɛ — Conversations Worth Bringing Home ⸻ Chapters 00:00 — Welcome to Yɛllɛ + introducing Jacqueline Nsiah 01:40 — First cinema memory: Ariel and falling in love with film 03:38 — From small-town Germany to SOAS: discovering auteur-driven African cinema 05:00 — Mentorship & first steps into festival work (Cambridge African Film Festival) 10:01 — Family expectations vs. a life in cinema (and earning understanding over time) 11:25 — Languages, culture, and watching films across worlds 14:25 — Subtitles, translation, and what gets lost (or preserved) 16:00 — Jacqueline’s MA research: Ghanaian diaspora “return” and collective memory 21:18 — 20 years of African cinema: what’s changed (and what hasn’t) 24:47 — Solutions: building new cinemas and grassroots exhibition models 27:02 — How she evaluates films: programming vs. curation (Berlinale vs. Cologne) 30:11 — Memorable discoveries & films that “blew her away” 33:46 — Berlinale Competition: slate-building, big names vs. discovery, and zeitgeist 35:12 — Tough times: do audiences want hard films or escape? (authenticity wins) 38:22 — Berlinale picks: African-related recommendations to look out for 42:05 — Bringing Berlinale films to Accra: why she launched the initiative 44:15 — Proof of concept: audiences show up when the films are available 45:08 — Collaboration across continents: labs, collectiveness, and what’s next 50:14 — Would Jacqueline ever make a film? (and the story she once imagined) 52:01 — Advice for young African programmers/curators: watch, read, reach out, apply 54:10 — Closing thoughts + where to follow Jacqueline ⸻ Like / Subscribe / Share if you want more conversations with filmmakers, curators, founders, and culture-shapers building bridges across continents.