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From Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone | |||
Photography
TV & Film Production
Videography
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In Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
About SOJUṢOJU is a virtual community space that uses film and photography to discuss identity in Africa/the African diaspora and how we use identity to shape our communities.
ṢOJU and its social media channels work in conjunction with the non-profit, KOSINIMA, an organization and grant fund to support Black womxsn filmmakers in the global African diaspora.
ṢOJU premiered in September 2016. Since then, its created 3 seasons of a web series that include 20 mini-documentaries in 7 different countries –Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Botswana, Kenya, and Spain.
It has screened in more than a dozen theaters from New York, USA to Lagos, Nigeria, to Bahia, Brazil, and the platform interacts with thousands of viewers in as many as 30 countries via social media channels.
Many agree that the series was refreshing in the current media landscape.
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In the fall of 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
In fall of 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
Fall 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
Fall 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
In the fall of 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
Fall 2021, ṢOJU Africa launched "The ṢOJU Photography Series" to extend the work of The Documentary Series.
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If you like ṢOJU and want to see more, please donate to the ṢOJU kickstarter! This platform is more than one person, it's a ...