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| name = Jessie Chisi | | name = Jessie Chisi | ||
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| relatives = [[Esther Phiri]] (cousin)<ref name=africanwomen/> | |||
| residence = [[Lusaka]], {{ZAM}} | | residence = [[Lusaka]], {{ZAM}} | ||
| occupation = film director, screenwriter, entrepreneur | | occupation = film director, screenwriter, entrepreneur | ||
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==Early life and education== | ==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. | 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> | 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. | ||
==Film career== | ==Film career== | ||
[[File:Jessie Chisi - Alliance Francaise.jpg|thumb|120px|left||Jessie Chisi at Alliance Française]] | [[File:Jessie Chisi - Alliance Francaise.jpg|thumb|120px|left||Jessie Chisi at Alliance Française]] | ||
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”. | 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. | ''[[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 | In 2011 she worked as production assistant on the movie ''"[[Mwansa the Great (2011 film)|Mwansa the Great]]"''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756632/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Mwansa the Great on IMdb]</ref> | ||
In 2014 Chisi began collaboration with retired US Army Soldier and American author Coren Jonathan Allen on a project to develop a short film based on Coren's book ''"What if it Just Started Raining?"'' Since their initial partnership, with special inspiration from Zambian singer-song writer [[Mumba Yachi]], a foundation for [[The Kambimbi Academy]] was born. ''"What if it Just Started Raining?"'' contains the foundational concepts upon which the Kambimbi Academy is built and Chisi / Allen intend to develop an additional film which captures this powerful concept of breathing life to an legend — the Legend of the African Rain Bird! They anticipate launching a pilot documentary in [[Lusaka]] sometime during the fall of 2017.<ref>[http://www.whatifitjuststartedraining.com/the-movie WHAT IF IT JUST STARTED RAINING? official website]</ref> | |||
She has also worked on Karl Francis’ ''"Hope Eternal"'' as continuity supervisor, [[Cathrine Kaseketi]]’s ''"Suwi"'' and ''"Zambian Kitchen Party"''. | |||
==Activism== | ==Activism== | ||
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==Awards== | ==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. | 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. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of Zambian films]] | |||
*[[:Category:Zambian filmmakers|Zambian filmmakers]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Zambian entrepreneurs]] | [[Category:Zambian entrepreneurs]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian filmmakers]] | [[Category:Zambian filmmakers]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] |
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