All three of our light bulbs burned out over the course of a few hours.
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Bold colours are quintessential East Africa.
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They may not have been ready, but away we went shooting the first of our five short films.
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Before Bridget leaves in a few days, I wanted her to share the flavour of Burundi with pictures that probably won’t fit the rest of the blog.
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We’ll use our new facility to give the students some final technical lessons and allow them to dive deep into pre-production of their films.
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It’s probably under “What Not to Do” in the Teaching 101 manual, but today I picked favourites.
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Today I was chased by robbers, poisoned by friends, hunted by bandits, shot dead and resurrected as an elephant.
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Tonight we began the highly subjective process of selecting the films and teams for this year.
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If I was French, I’d like to think this whole thing would be a lot easier.
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On Friday, all we noticed was the love in the air. Today, it’s the dust, and it’s wreaking havoc on our health.
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There’s a little love story behind the BFC. Everyone close to me knows it, and many of the 2007 students are just finding out (with much glee).
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Today was the first day of class and everything seems to have gotten off on the right foot.
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I’ve been looking for warning signs since I got here. Something to tell me that we’re on the right track, or that the project is headed for disaster.
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I felt a strange comfort crossing into Burundi yesterday. It caught me by surprise, and I couldn’t help but smile.
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Today, a handful of Rwandan youth got the chance to make their own Hollywood movie.
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Even on my third trip here in four years, I still often feel like I’m landing in another world.
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“So, what exactly are you doing in Burundi?” I’ve heard that question more than a few times lately.
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In just a few short weeks, the Burundi Film Center hopes to once again “Inspire. Educate. Entertain.”!
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