"We need that visionary, brave, first money in."
With guests Taiye Selasi
Episode notes
Taiye Selasi, the brilliant mind behind the best-selling novel Ghana Must Go, represents the future of African storytelling. She’s now bringing African narratives to the screen as part of her TV and film production studio Cocoa Content. In this episode, she discusses why African culture is now attracting global attention and why Hollywood producers are starting to catch on.
Transcript
2.29 You don’t change the world through peer-reviewed journals
5.53 How a TED talk changed her perspective
7.10 How Hollywood producers understand Africa is the next opportunity
10.55 How the streaming model is wrong
13.40 How The Black Book offers a business model
16.17 The real reason African culture is booming
21.08 The elephant in the room – why African investment is key
23.09 Why Taiye is optimistic
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
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