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FRONTED by the star power of Tongayi Chirisa, one of the countrya��s greatest exports to Hollywood, Zimbabwean film The Zim will make its debut at the prestigious Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts Fest).
The LA Shorts fest was founded by Robert Arentz in 1997 and has grown to become one of the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world with morethan 280 films screening annually.
Exhibition at the festival gives participants a good chance when American award season comes calling at the beginning of the next year.
In order to qualify for a short film award at the annual Academy Awards (the Oscars) you must meet the Rules and Eligibility criteria, which includes qualification through awards at qualifying festivals.
LA Shorts is the only film festival with seven award categories recognised by the Academy Awards.
The Zim will have its premiere on 6 August, the last day of the festival and will be one of 80 films from 25 countries that will showcase during the six-day extravaganza.
Although the film comes fresh from the studios of Hollywood, unlike other foreign explorations of the countrya��s land reform programme, it promises to give a more balanced view of the process that saw the redress of old land imbalances that stretch back from the colonial era.
Directed by Alexander Bedria, of Brickyard Films, The Zim was made with the intention of healing wounds that stretch back from the colonial era.
a�?I understand that the subject matter of our film is a deeply personal one to a great number of people. This is a responsibility that no one on our team takes lightly,a�? said the director Alexander Bedria of the movie.
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