Award-winning rapper Stogie T is set to debut his biopic in France. The star took to social media to share the news that the film, Central Western Jabavu will be screened at the Cité des Arts cultural centre in Saint-Denis, Reunion later this month.
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Tumi shared a lengthy post about the film where he reflected on moving to Soweto at the age of 13. He said in part: “I was 13 and was thrown in the middle of SOWETO and told ‘this is your family, love them’. I knew nothing but ‘foreign’ lands but everywhere I went was home because of my mother. She had fed me stories of her home and they all sounded so fantastical, mysterious.”
Stogie also shared the inspiration behind the film. He said in part: “The day I wrote my first rhyme I knew I was one day going to have to tell this story. The story of Central Western Jabavu. The little four roomed home to a mother and father that fought tirelessly to keep their 8 children safe from the untenable horrors of apartheid. It is from this strength that I found the courage to write and develop an epic poem that interweaves their intricate lives.”
Stogie T to debut his biopic in France. We can’t wait to watch it.
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