{"id":579,"date":"2021-09-03T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-environmental-film-festival\/?page_id=579"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:00:41","slug":"syncopation-lives-at-crossroads-by-tendayi-charles-tshuma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/syncopation-lives-at-crossroads-by-tendayi-charles-tshuma\/","title":{"rendered":"SYNCOPATION&#8230; Lives at Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sycopation-poster.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" width=\"292\" height=\"438\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directed by TENDAYI CHARLES TSHUMA<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country of Origin &#8211; South Africa<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Runtime- 15:00<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of recurring, violent anti-immigrant marches, Leather Craftsman Kwesi Joseph Acheampong ventures on foot, for the first time, into the soul of a city he has lived overly cautious in for the past 7 years. An intimate glimpse into his proverbial \u2018stride of pride\u2019 has Kwesi confront his apprehensions to discover a melting pot of migrants steadfastly plying their trade within this vibrant anomaly of a city founded on a diverse migrant history. We engage in Kwesi\u2019s caravan-esque walk through three city districts that spark nostalgia of Ghana, his place of birth, Ivory Coast, where he leant his craft and his rejection at a German Airport, when he had fled Ivory Coast\u2019s Civil War. 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