In Malawi where there is no electricity in the vast rural areas, it is nearly impossible to see moving images and so film and television remains something very special. The connection came through my work and the observations I made when facilitating the video workshops. Added to this, it was important for me to focus on women's stories, as these are so rarely heard. With Push The Red Button I hope to capture those wonderful moments when technology that is perhaps new for a particular group of people is embraced and used to tell their stories.
With hands-on exercises and games, all part of a 'participatory video' workshop, the farmers understood quickly how storytelling in film works and the results were great. When I first started to train a group of farmers from rural Malawi to use video cameras, inspired by how they used the technology to tell their stories. So Sabine, can you tell us a little bit about the motivation behind the project?
Sabine and the team are currently crowdfunding the project via Indiegogo, and we wanted to use this chance to speak to her about what they are trying to achieve in the hope that some of our lovely Elsewhere readers will give them some support. Now Sabine wants to return to the country as part of a film-making project titled Push The Red Button. Our friend Sabine Hellmann was featured in our digital-only zero edition of Elsewhere: A Journal of Place, with her photographs from the Namumba Trading Post in Malawi. Just a body without soul(x2) Nobody knocks your door(x2) And you're so fuckin' alone(x2) And you, you will saved by a dark prince He will give you what you need Even if you have no idea of Who could it be You still can't sleep You still can't see What you have done to yourself You fell in down You lost your crown And now you've got only regrets But this is love You've got much to lose But one day you'll smile again And you, you will live with the memory Of this broken heart, this broken dream But tomorrow will be a better day Because you. You saw your Life when you were drowned Can't understand what's going on And Now you're on the otherside This is The end of your life You never felt this cold Your body is covered with blood Your tears are like a poison Your mind is going to explode Freedoom is away You lost your fuckin' key You can't break This iron chain Whisper these death's words You wanna leave this world But don't worry the rebirth Is so close And you, you will saved by a dark prince He will give you what you need Even if you have no idea of Who could it be Who could it be Who could it be
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