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''[[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 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 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]].<ref>[http://www.whatifitjuststartedraining.com/the-movie WHAT IF IT JUST STARTED RAINING? official website]</ref>
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]].<ref>[http://www.whatifitjuststartedraining.com/the-movie WHAT IF IT JUST STARTED RAINING? official website]</ref>