Creative Industry: Documentary Filmmaking

Project: Mbira Talks

It’s no secret that time constraints can help motivate the creative process - a deadline is often a great motivator. But as Adrienne Amato learned, sometimes value can come out of time extensions. In her case, set-backs allowed aspects of her documentary about the Zimbabwean traditional musical instrument, the Mbira, to reveal themselves and enrich the film in ways that wouldn’t have been possible if everything had gone to plan. Also, since working as a therapist gave Adrienne the freedom and flexibility to pursue her love of film-making, it is fitting that we release this episode four days after the UN’s World Mental Health Day.