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São Toméan filmmaker Jéssica discusses KUGOMA festival award

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São Toméan filmmaker Jéssica discusses KUGOMA festival award

São Toméan filmmaker Jéssica appeared on a special RTP África programme at Miradouro da Lua in the Porto region. She spoke about her award in the New PALOP-TL Authors competition at the KUGOMA festival and making her film “N’ Xka Ba Sulu”, according to her post, reported by Téla Nón.

São Toméan filmmaker Jéssica spoke about the New PALOP-TL Authors Award she won at the KUGOMA festival during a special edition of RTP África’s Miradouro da Lua programme held in Porto, reports Telanon.

She also spoke about the importance of her mother being present when she received the award and the journey that led her to make the film “N’ Xka Ba Sulu”, according to Telanon.

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