best narrative feature
i can also talk
This movie was produced to tell a story of a differently abled boy called Fanwell Simata who faced a challenge of getting to be accepted by the whole community because he could neither talk nor hear (Deaf and Dumb).
His parents opted to send him to herd animals as they believed that he could do nothing other than herding animals however, they hoped that if their child could commingle with others, would learn one or two things and because of this, they slowly started pushing for their child to enroll for education.
On the other hand, the school head teacher reiterated that the boy could not be given an equal opportunity to enroll for school education at the only community school in the entire village because at that school, no teacher was trained to teach special education. However, the excuse from the school head teacher did not stop Fanwell's parents from pushing for his education and their push brought about a lot of tension in the entire community.
Country of Origin: Zambia
MATTHEWS MWANZA, Director
His parents opted to send him to herd animals as they believed that he could do nothing other than herding animals however, they hoped that if their child could commingle with others, would learn one or two things and because of this, they slowly started pushing for their child to enroll for education.
On the other hand, the school head teacher reiterated that the boy could not be given an equal opportunity to enroll for school education at the only community school in the entire village because at that school, no teacher was trained to teach special education. However, the excuse from the school head teacher did not stop Fanwell's parents from pushing for his education and their push brought about a lot of tension in the entire community.
Country of Origin: Zambia
MATTHEWS MWANZA, Director
I'm a talented Zambian actor with a strong educational foundation and a passion for the performing arts. With experience in both acting and casting, I've worked on popular shows such as Mbali, Amoy, Zuba, Mungoma, and Tuwange.
In addition to my on-screen work, I've also contributed to research for the reality show Love Back Zambia.
I'm dedicated to delivering outstanding performances and committed to continuously improving my craft.
Director Statement
This is one of the projects that I freely gave myself to offer a service for people in needy. I saw the Producer's passion towards people who are differently abled and when he developed the I CAN ALSO TALK story for initial writing, something told me that I needed to have a hand on this powerful story. Thank God our dreams came true.