Tembo's documentary tackles complexities of multi-nationalism

Tembo
Tembo

Young Zambian-born but Botswana-bred Towela Tembo will be releasing her documentary titled, 'Beyond Borders' today. The social documentary focuses on social integration and African diversity in line with the 2018 June 16 theme of 'Leave No African Child Behind'.

Tembo told Arts & Culture that the documentary addresses social integration, cultural pluralism, and biculturalism in the search for cultural identity of immigrants and how this could be positive in terms of highlighting African diversity for the further growth of social development in Africa.

“I’m a Zambian-born and raised in Botswana for the past 18 years. I know Botswana as home and have accepted it as a place called home. Sometimes, I become more aware of my otherness when I fail to speak accurate Setswana, or when I go to Zambia and equally have experiences in which people treat me as a foreigner. I’ve been on a journey to finding myself lately, and cultural identity was definitely a great foundation to helping me understand myself,” she said.

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