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November 23, 2018 By Johan Nayar 0 Uncategorized

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A few more shots from our amazing weekend in Cardi A few more shots from our amazing weekend in Cardiff at Watch Africa Film Festival, here with Fadhili Maghiya, the festival’s founder and director.Me and Fadhili were rocking the air banjos in the first shot. It was great to be there for the Welsh premiere. I’m finally getting around to sharing them today.Photos by @lm_shek Special thanks to @rosemary.adjoa.dery
The last time we were in Bordeaux, the audience co The last time we were in Bordeaux, the audience couldn’t control themselves and started a conga around Yobu and Yosefe of Madalitso Band, as you can see in this excerpt from The Banjo Boys.I’m very much looking forward to returning next week.The show in 2023 was at Guinguette chez Alriq, who were wonderful hosts to us, and it was a brilliant first gig. I managed to capture it on both my phone and the Blackmagic 4K, which gave me a great shot of the crowd at the beginning, just starting to get into it. By the end, they were really loving it. That moment made it into the film.If you’re around, do come along to the screening of The Banjo Boys at Musical Écran next Wednesday, 11 November, at 6pm at the Théâtre Molière.La dernière fois que nous étions à Bordeaux, le public n’a pas pu se retenir et a lancé une conga autour de Yobu et Yosefe de Madalitso Band, comme vous pouvez le voir dans cet extrait de The Banjo Boys.J’ai très hâte d’y retourner la semaine prochaine.La soirée de 2023 avait lieu à la guinguette chez Alriq, qui nous a merveilleusement accueillis, et ce fut un premier concert formidable. J’ai pu le filmer à la fois avec mon téléphone et avec la Blackmagic 4K, ce qui m’a donné un superbe plan de la foule au début, en train de se laisser entraîner. À la fin, tout le monde adorait. Ce moment fait partie du film.Si vous êtes dans le coin, venez à la projection de The Banjo Boys au festival Musical Écran mercredi prochain, le 11 novembre, à 18h au Théâtre Molière.
La France a toujours fait partie de l’histoire de La France a toujours fait partie de l’histoire de Madalitso Band. C’est un Français qui a vu le groupe pour la première fois à Zanzibar et qui leur a suggéré de venir en Europe, et la France est ensuite devenue une étape clé de leur tournée européenne.Je suis allé les filmer là-bas en 2021, puis en 2022. À Bordeaux, en 2022, à la guinguette chez Alriq au bord de l’eau, le public n’a pas pu se retenir et est monté sur scène. Ce moment fait partie du film.Un immense merci à Tib de La Curieuse, qui a été un formidable tour manager pour le groupe et qui a aussi facilité une partie du tournage dans le sud et l’ouest de la France, lors de mes deux voyages.Je suis donc ravi de vous annoncer que The Banjo Boys revient en France pour la première française au festival Musical Écran. Rendez-vous au Théâtre Molière le 11 novembre, avec une séance de questions-réponses après la projection. Lien en bio pour plus d’informations.France has always been a huge part of the Madalitso Band story. It was a Frenchman who first saw the band in Zanzibar and suggested they come to Europe, and France became a key stop on the European tour after that.I went out to film them there in 2021 and again in 2022. In Bordeaux in 2022, at Guinguette chez Alriq by the river, the audience couldn’t control themselves and jumped on stage. That moment ended up in the film.A huge thank you to Tib of La Curieuse, who was not only an amazing tour manager to the band, but also helped make elements of the filming possible in southern and western France, on both trips.So I’m excited to say The Banjo Boys is heading back to France for the French premiere at Musical Écran. We screen at the Théâtre Molière on 11 November, with a Q&A afterwards. Link in the bio for more information.
Amazing to see The Banjo Boys play in a place wher Amazing to see The Banjo Boys play in a place where it was filmed. This is the first time it has happened, and the Cape Maclear Film Festival sits right on Lake Malawi in an absolutely stunning location.We also won Best Editing there, our first prize for the edit and our 11th win overall.It makes it more impressive that fuel is around £7 a litre in Malawi. Given the country’s economy, it’s remarkable that anything functions at all, yet the team still pulled off a festival. My brother Neil was there to represent the film.Cape Maclear also gave me one of my most vivid memories. After sampling some Malawi gin, my drone ended up in Lake Malawi. Never drink and fly. Some locals somehow rescued it, and I left it in a bag of rice overnight, but it never worked again. Thankfully the SD card did.A big thank you to the whole Cape Maclear team for having us.
Amazing first night at the @londonbreezefilmfestiv Amazing first night at the @londonbreezefilmfestival on Wednesday. So glad I made it down.I started with the round table, then watched my friend @realtalkies ’s film Love Chaos Kin. I first saw it in a library in Muskogee, Oklahoma at Barebones Film Festival, so seeing it in its full glory at the wonderful Regent Street Cinema was a treat. It was also great to catch up with friends and my cousins.I was also the juror for Best International Documentary Short, my first time in the role. There were some great films to choose from, but one clear winner for me, so look out for that one.Do check out Such a Vivid Imagination (@such_a_vivid_imagination) too. It made a clean sweep of the UK features at the @bournemouthfilmfest and it’s the film at the closing gala on Sunday.Great to see @emmanuelanyiamosigwembe @drclareao @msloriparker @jasminesaidheyy
Great to be able to catch this sunset last night. Great to be able to catch this sunset last night.
Busy film month again! October brings me back to @ Busy film month again! October brings me back to @londonbreezefilmfestival , where The Banjo Boys had its world premiere in 2025.This year I’m on the jury for International Short Documentaries. Seen some great ones so far.I’m also heading up for the opening night film on 21st October at 7.30pm: In Love Chaos Kin by @realtalkies Chithra, Lisandro Boccacci and I shared the winners’ trophy at Bare Bones in Oklahoma back in March, plus Bonehead awards for our boneheaded determination. My film took six years to make, hers took eight. Think Boyhood, but Girlhood.Looking forward to catching up with @sam_cullis @mbb.casey @geri.perry1
I'm so delighted that The Banjo Boys has picked up I'm so delighted that The Banjo Boys has picked up two more wins. We're now in double digits.This one stands out, not only because it's on home turf, but because it's the first time the music department has been credited. The awards are for the tracks, by @madalitsoband , and the original score, which my brother @neilnayar and I composed together. Neil brought the folkier sound, while I focused on the more ambient, electronic feel for some of the story's more supernatural elements.Of course, none of this would be possible without our amazing producer, @timdelhaes A special thanks also to @bucketofsound for a fantastic job on sound design, and to @stevemccarten_official for hosting the Bournemouth International Film Festival, now in its second year and already feeling like a staple of the Bournemouth calendar. Onwards and upwards for that project.Huge thanks to Emmanuel Kamwenje, who first recorded Madalitso Band's early tracks, to Merril Wubslin for her "desert rock" track, and to Rancho de la Luna Studio and Paul Fraser for welcoming us in. And to the festivals that gave us access and recordings that became part of the soundtrack, Joshua Tree, WOMAD, Dar es Salaam, Cosmo Jazz, and many more.
The Banjo Boys has finally come home to Bournemout The Banjo Boys has finally come home to Bournemouth, where the idea for a short, and later the feature, first took shape.It was a very special evening presenting the film to my own community. A huge thank you to @stevemccarten_official and the @bournemouthfilmfest team, and to @callmesfm , who all did a brilliant job, Stuart with a really lovely Q&A. Thank you too to the friends who came along and to the whole audience. It was great to have you all there.Awards night tonight. Fingers crossed.Shout out to lead producer @timdelhaes, @madalitsoband @neilnayar for letting us tell their story.
The quiet before the storm. All set for Bournemout The quiet before the storm. All set for Bournemouth International Film Festival 2026.The Banjo Boys screens tonight on opening night, 7.30pm at the Hilton, with a Q&A after the film hosted by Stuart Marshall.
After being a finalist at the last couple of festi After being a finalist at the last couple of festivals and missing out, I'm delighted to say The Banjo Boys has won Best Documentary Feature at the Gloucester Independent Film Festival, our eighth win. Could not have done this without @timdelhaes @neilnayar and @madalitsobandWhat makes this one special is that it's a festival for filmmakers made by filmmakers, (huge thank you @joshylee_ @oscarwenmanhyde ), so the recognition means a lot. It was an amazing weekend a lovely walk in the Cotswolds, and a catch-up with an old friend. Then on Sunday I skipped our own screening but did watch some really cool films, but it was great to speak to people about it afterwards. With the grand finale being the awards night.A huge thank you to Joshy and Oscar for having us.And a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the film and kept our motivation up when it comes to applying to festivals: @callmesfm @ladymaggiemagica @mbb.casey @sam_cullis @geri.perry1 @londonbreezefilmfestival @bournemouthfilmfest @cityeye_media @seeyousoundfestivalIt was also great to meet @cathywippell @ravenhill.films @kitbrown_film @lewis_jhill @isobellambiefilm at the festival - hope you had a wonderful evening.
We're finalists again! The Banjo Boys is screening We're finalists again! The Banjo Boys is screening at Gloucester Independent Film Festival this Sunday, 4 October, 12.15pm, at Gloucester Guildhall.Part of Screening VI, a programme about music, movement and the connections that carry us through life, from Malawi to East London, Brighton to Japan and everywhere in between. Five films filled with rhythm, romance, resilience and the bittersweet beauty of chasing dreams, finding your people, and learning when to hold on and when to let go.Tickets on banjoboys.com, link in bio.
Enjoying the earlier sunsets these days. Last nigh Enjoying the earlier sunsets these days. Last night was a good one...
The Banjo Boys comes to Gloucester 🎬After an aut The Banjo Boys comes to Gloucester 🎬After an autumn run through Wales, Colombia, Malawi, Long Island and the Serbian premiere in Belgrade, we're screening at Gloucester Independent Film Festival at Gloucester Guildhall on Sunday 4 October at 12.15pm.Cut in Bournemouth by a local crew, with the Square and Compass in Dorset standing in for all of England. A Southwest film at heart.Tickets for our screening via the link in bio. We'd recommend making a day of it and catching the whole festival.Pictured: us at Yobu's abode.
Earlier this month I ended up out at Watch Africa Earlier this month I ended up out at Watch Africa Film Festival, and it was a brilliant experience. Thankfully there was a photographer on hand, because if there was one thing I learned in Oklahoma, "if you ain't got photos, it didn't happen."Our hosts were incredibly generous, and it was amazing to be part of a whole week of African screenings. Also really great to chat with Tim, a musician and filmmaker himself, who hosted the Q&A.A huge thank you to the Watch Africa team @fid02 @rosemary.adjoa.dery , and to Chapter Arts, such a lovely venue.Photos courtesy of @lm_shek.
Last week was an amazing week, and thanks to some Last week was an amazing week, and thanks to some incredible support from our team, we're coming up on one year of The Banjo Boys on the festival circuit, with at least one screening a month since our launch at @londonbreezefilmfestivalWe had three African screenings in the space of a few days, and it's been amazing, here's all the info.The only one I made it to in person was in Cardiff (we were a finalist) with @fid02 and @rosemary.adjoa.dery , and it was a brilliant time. Caught a couple of great films while I was there, including one called Memory of Princess Mumbi, an Afrofuturist piece that really stood out. They did a great job with that one.I had to miss the other two. The Quibdó África Film Festival (@quibdoafricafilmfestival ), in my favourite place in South America, Colombia, had to move its screening to Bogotá following the disaster there. And after that the European Film Festival Lilongwe, in Malawi, my favourite place in Africa.Now we're gearing up for a return to the UK. The Banjo Boys is coming home to the Bournemouth International Film Festival on 9 October, and we'll also be at the Gloucester Independent Film Festival on 3 October (link in bio).
A beautiful morning to be on the south coast A beautiful morning to be on the south coast
It's a rainy weekend out here in Cardiff, but very It's a rainy weekend out here in Cardiff, but very excited to be presenting The Banjo Boys to a Welsh audience (it's the Welsh Premiere).This afternoon at 4pm the show begins followed by a Q&A.Thank you @watchafricafilmfestival for having us @fid02 @rosemary.adjoa.dery @the_banjoboys
It's coming home.The Banjo Boys was conceived ba It's coming home.The Banjo Boys was conceived back in 2019 in my Bournemouth flat, when I took a week off my day job to spend with my brother and Madalitso Band. Mum's place in Dorset became their de facto base during their stays here, and that's where the filming started. Whenever the opportunity and funds came up after that, I kept capturing moments of their lives, on the road and eventually back home too.I ended up with 5 terabytes of footage on a drive, and in fits and starts, with a lot of help from the team, shaped it into a feature documentary.When things started opening up again I found two brilliant local talents, Simon Ward on VFX and Guy Dowsett on sound design, and the film properly came together.So it means a great deal to say the film is coming home. Lilongwe, Malawi will always be its spiritual home, but its creative heart is Bournemouth.This image is Yosefe and Neil, a quiet moment together in Joshua Tree National Park (when they played @joshuatreemusicfestival ) We've always had to pick our fights on this one, funds and time only stretch so far. But the chance to follow the band out there was one we couldn't pass up. It didn't disappoint, and it made the cut.Thank you @bournemouthfilmfest for this selection. This one's special to us.
Madalitso Band have officially circumnavigated the Madalitso Band have officially circumnavigated the globe.After incredible tours through Japan, Korea and Canada, Yobu and Yosefe have landed back in Malawi for a well earned rest before the next chapter begins. And there's already talk of a return to the UK next year.This photo is a slice of that journey. Chateau de Barbezieux, western France, 2022. Both the chateau and Bordeaux appear in the film. We'd driven up from Bordeaux and during sound check at the chateau, we shot this on the Blackmagic at 100fps with smoke drifting through the frame, one of those unplanned moments that became one of the most iconic shots in the film.Looking forward to having the film in Bordeaux at Musical Ecran in November.
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