Kemiyondo Coutinho
Forbes Africa 30 under 30 recipient, Kemiyondo Coutinho has been writing and acting for the African woman since age 17. Her one-woman shows dealing with gender inequity toured internationally and warr ...Show More
As women, we are constantly put under pressure and we thrive under it. We constantly have people han Show more
As women, we are constantly put under pressure and we thrive under it. We constantly have people hanging a clock in our face and telling us our time is running out-sounds like my producer. We have always been given the bare minimum and been told to make the most out of it-looks just like my film budgets. We have the ability, should we want to, to create a whole new human being-what is a film to us? That is nothing. If you have walked through this life as a woman you have what it takes to be a filmmaker.Make it. Do it. You already know how. Hide
I think being a female is hard. I think being an artist is hard. t is hard being female in America. Show more
I think being a female is hard. I think being an artist is hard. t is hard being female in America. It is hard being African (or the other) in America. I create anyway So put those things together and of course it is hard. I got over it and I created anyway...and threw shade about it on Twitter whilst I did. It is hard being Black in America. I I don't wait for the audition, I create my own work and start from there. It is hard but it is a calling not a choice. Hide
I apply for something every week. Yup. Every week. Now think of how many things I announce that I ha Show more
I apply for something every week. Yup. Every week. Now think of how many things I announce that I have actually gotten. I hustle for more than I receive. As it should be. You never know which one is the door. So keep trying that key in all of them. Hide
Kemiyondo Coutinho's FILMOGRAPHY
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