Jul 01 2008
Rwandan children make Gorillasodes
”Looking for Miza” looks like it’s going to be a major success. One of the best things we did during this trip to Rwanda was to get the two boys who created the Hipposodes to work with Rwandan children to create two new animations called “gorillasodes” at the Rwanda Cinema Center in Kigali.
We worked with Eric Kabera – the maker of the genocide film “100 days” and inventor of Hillywood - Rwanda’s version of Hollywood.
Caleb was the youngest - only 8!
Planning narratives and music
Going a bit crazy
Joe Summerhays taught the kids to use Istop motion to make the animation - which was quite laborious!
The partially finished product was absolutely amazing. The 2 day workshop attracted about 10 kids and 5 government ministers!
I hope that these pictures reveal the concentration, broken by some intense playfulness.
By the end of the 2 days the two American boys were pretty strongly bonded with their Rwandan counterparts.
Thanks to everyone, Craig, Bill, Joe, Eric Kabera, all the kids, Beth and Jennifer who sorted out no end of logistics, and Jocelyn, a Rwandan cinematographer who captured everything as it happened - I can’t wait to see the Making Gorillasodes”.
Look out for the Gorillasodes on You tube in a few weeks time, and at the Tribeca Film Festival next spring!
4 responses so far
Precious seeing the children involved!!!!!!!!!
Paula,
Thank you for capturing the spirit of the workshops. You are a walking media channel!! I’ve attempted to return emails, but they keep bouncing back. Hope I can figure out why… hope to communicate in privatea about getting you the trek video…
Keep up the great work.
Wow, I’m very amazed on how animation can be created by kids as young as eight! Doing the exact same thing grown profesionals do!
Can’t wait to see the final product.
What a wonderful way to serve comming generations. Childern teaching children I believe is a very effective way of exchanging culture. I will looking forward to the book to share with my 24 grandchildren an hope there is an opportunity to see the finished animations.