Mark Wambui

THE SEAT DOWN

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The Seat Down is a conversation about the life and work of Africa's outstanding content creators. The conversation with each creator occurs and is published simultaneously in two parts; The first part "the podcast" covers their life and how that has influenced their work while the second part "the video" is an in-depth study of their craft using some of their published work as a reference. The show is hosted by Mark Wambui who is also a content creator from Nairobi, Kenya and the Founder of Re-tuning Cinema in Africa | RECA.

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Mark Wambui

Episodes

Ep 4. From a Stone Mason (Mtu wa Mjengo) to Focus Pulling one of Kenya's first films on Netflix (Poacher) 13.10.2020 41:11

This episode is an in-depth conversation about one man's journey in pursuing his dreams against all odds. It refreshing reminder that our dreams are valid. Have a seat and listen in to this amazing conversation I have with Ishmael Azeli, who is one of the most sought after focus pullers in Kenya. Watch our in-depth conversation on focus pulling and his work on the film Poacher: https://youtu.be/OB...

Ep 3: Working your way up the ladder from Production Assistant to Award Winning Producer/Director with Tope Oshin 06.10.2020 42:29

This Episode is a refreshing look at what consistency and hard work lead to. Have a seat and listen in to this amazing conversation I have with Tope Oshin, who is one of the most influential Nigerian Film Producer/Director of our time. Watch the youtube episode: https://youtu.be/HoEyAHh5r68

Ep 2: How to be honest with yourself and your journey as a filmmaker with Amil Shivji 29.09.2020 55:09

This episode looks at the life and journey of Amil Shivji, a filmmaker born and raised in Tanzanian whose story feels like that of the prodigal son but in this version, he returns home from a film scholarship in Canada fused with an incisive desire to tell the stories of his people and his culture in a way that no one had ever done before... and spoiler alert he does with awards to show for it. Wa...

Ep 1: How to find your story as a documentary filmmaker with Godisamang Khunou 22.09.2020 39:27

This episode looks at the life and journey of Godisamang a documentary filmmaker from South Africa. She talks to us about being raised by her mother who was an English teacher, studying film at AFDA and who she was able to make her breakout docu-series Black Women and Sex. Watch the youtube episode: https://youtu.be/HmLjJgXJDvA

Welcome to THE SEAT DOWN 11.09.2020 0:18

Hi, This is your host Mark Wambui. Thank you so much for subscribing to the show. I'm so excited to be able to share with you conversations I've had with content creators in the continent whose work I admire and always look forward to. Along the way, we will learn so much together about the journey all these creators have gone through and how they were able to master their craft. Make sure you sub...