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Chisi started writing stories when she was twelve years old. She later got inspiration from people like [[Cathrine Kaseketi]] who trained her for a long period or time. Her mentor, Sakafunya Chinyinka, also played a significant role.<ref>[http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/09/jessie-chisi-talks-about-between-rings.html Jessie Chisi talks about "Between Rings: The Esther Phiri Story" and her hopes for Zambian cinema], 10 September 2014</ref> | Chisi started writing stories when she was twelve years old. She later got inspiration from people like [[Cathrine Kaseketi]] who trained her for a long period or time. Her mentor, Sakafunya Chinyinka, also played a significant role.<ref name=africanwomen>[http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/09/jessie-chisi-talks-about-between-rings.html Jessie Chisi talks about "Between Rings: The Esther Phiri Story" and her hopes for Zambian cinema], 10 September 2014</ref> | ||
She graduated from [[The Zambia Institute of Mass Communication]] in 2008 and undertook further training as a film director in Finland in 2009.<ref name=bio>[https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/chisi-jessie Jessie Chisi on Festival Scope]</ref> In the same year she attended the Durban Talent Campus and was then accepted at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2010. | She graduated from [[The Zambia Institute of Mass Communication]] in 2008 and undertook further training as a film director in Finland in 2009.<ref name=bio>[https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/chisi-jessie Jessie Chisi on Festival Scope]</ref> In the same year she attended the Durban Talent Campus and was then accepted at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2010. |
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Jessie Chisi | |
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Occupation | film director, screenwriter, entrepreneur |
Known for | Zambia Short Film Festival founder |
Relatives | Esther Phiri (cousin)[1] |
Jessie Chisi is a Zambian film director, screenwriter and entrepreneur. She is a founder and Festival Director for the Zambia Short Film Festival and Young Cinema in Zambia through which she trains young filmmakers and entrepreneurs.
Early life and education
Chisi started writing stories when she was twelve years old. She later got inspiration from people like Cathrine Kaseketi who trained her for a long period or time. Her mentor, Sakafunya Chinyinka, also played a significant role.[1]
She graduated from The Zambia Institute of Mass Communication in 2008 and undertook further training as a film director in Finland in 2009.[2] In the same year she attended the Durban Talent Campus and was then accepted at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2010.
Film career
An Alumni for Berlin and Durban Talent Campus, she has worked on various film sets including her own written and directed short fiction films “Goodbye”, “Every Woman Knows”, “Soldier”, “Buried”, "Between Rings" and “Her Nyari”.
Between Rings is her first feature length film co-directed with Salla Sorri. The film tells the story of Zambian professional boxing champion Esther Phiri and narrates Phiri’s battle to overcome poverty and make a few sacrifices along her path to became one of Zambia’s most talked about female athletes.
In 2014 Chisi collaborated with Coren Jonathan Allen on a project to develop a short film in America based on Coren's book "What if it Just Started Raining?" The film accompanied the global launch of the campaign which was anticipated to take place in December 2015 in Lusaka.[3]
She has also worked on Karl Francis’ "Hope Eternal" as continuity supervisor, Cathrine Kaseketi’s "Suwi" and "Zambian Kitchen Party".
Activism
Chisi is fervent campaigner and supporter of human rights. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow for 2015. She has used film as an advocacy and campaign tool, empowering women to find and use their own voices.
Awards
Her film “Woman On Hold” won her Women of the Year in Film. It opened in CPH doc; Helsinki Film Festival and it won Diploma of Merit at the 2015 Tampere Film Festival.
References
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