Videos Archives – Kakic Universe News & Updates

Digipoem: For Such a time as this

Kakic Universe — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:44:54 +0000

It was a great honour for us to work on this collaborative piece titled ‘For such a time as this’ with Rutendo Denise Mutsamwira ( Spoke Word Artist). The piece celebrates the Coronation of the new King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Common Wealth Realms.

This collaboration combines music, animation and spoken word in honor and celebration of the new King .

This DigiPoem is part of the Scripts and Bars Creative Accelerator Project.

Supported by the British Council Cultural Economy Programme, which supports cultural organisations, festivals, artists and creatives between the countries of SSA* and the UK to create art and build networks, collaborate and develop markets and share artists’ work with audiences.

Below you can watch the video and Kuda’s Experience at the official Coronation Party at the British Ambassador’s house. Check them out below:

Watch the video:

The Experience:

Watch Kuda’s narration of the coronation party:

Watch Journey of the Forsaken

Kakic Universe — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:09:57 +0000

Journey of the forsaken is finally available to watch online!

Left without a father and subject to the abuse of a jealous uncle, Journey of the Forsaken details the exploits of a young man who descends into Zimbabwe’s underground in search of what it means to be a man but are there enough support systems in society for vulnerable young boys like him?

Journey of the Forsaken is an 8 Episode animation series that focuses on the topic of how vulnerable young men are neglected in Society just beacuse they are male and are expected to fall within the toxic stereotype of being a “strong male”. Regardless of Gender, we are all human, we all have feelings and we all need support when we are vulnerable and going through life’s challenges.

Journey of the Forsaken is supported by the British Council Cultural Economy programme, which supports cultural organisations, festivals, artists, and creatives between the countries of SSA* and the UK to create art, build networks, collaborate and develop markets and share artists’ work with audiences.

About the British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We build connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. Last year we reached over 80 million people directly and 791 million people overall including online broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We receive a 15 per cent core funding grant from the UK government. www.britishcouncil.org

How to watch Journey of the forsaken

The first 3 Episodes are available to watch for free on our Youtube channel!

The rest will have to be accessed on a pay per view basis on platforms such as gateway stream.

For more information on where to watch it use the link below:

JOF: Meet the Cast

Kakic Universe — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:14:43 +0000

Meet the amazing cast of JOURNEY OF THE FORSAKEN, our upcoming animated series.

The following people were the voice over artists for their respective characters:

Meet the cast

Stay Updated!

Stay updated with news and updates from Journey of the Forsaken. Follow the hashtag #JOF on all social media platforms, or follow us on the following platforms:

HIV Awareness for the Deaf Community

Kakic Universe — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:10:56 +0000

A lot of awareness campaigns are making use of digital media to raise awareness on important issues in society. While this is good, the deaf community tends to be left out. It was a great honour for us to work with Nzeve Deaf Centre on creating these specific videos to educate them on this Issues. The videos had to make use of actions and facial expressions to express the message.

The Grapevine project

The Grapevine project made use of simplified story telling to communicate scenarios that some of the girls in deaf communities face.

Emphasis is on the storytelling and facial expressions, Sign Language and Subtitles were not an option as sign language varies with each region and community, so it was left out as it could potentially confuse or discourage those who have received limited to no education.

The stories and actions had to be very simple to follow and relatable so they could be inclusive to as many people as possible.

Nzeve Deaf Center intends to use these videos to have discussions and workshops in the different communities and have the participants learn how to handle themselves in such situations and other helpful lessons.

Video 01: Tadiwa's story

Other work for Nzeve Deaf Center

It was also a great honour for us to work with Nzeve Deaf Center on community comic books which they used to communicate and educate issues of inclusivity for the disabled community. Check this project out below:

Building Nomsa’s house: Documentary (Part 1)

Kakic Universe Business — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Building Nomsa's House (Part 1) Barmlo Construction & Tilda Foundation

We were Honoured to document the progress that The Tilda Foundation trust and Barmlo Construction are making towards the building of Nomsa’s House, a donation to a young girl who was taking care of her mother since she was 10 years old. Watch the video for more

The amazing video is a product of our Live action video SERVICE.

We also did short interviews of their staff who were on site, watch them below:

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Poetrama Magazine Interview

Kakic Universe — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:18:40 +0000

Poetrama Interview

We were honored to be interviewed and featured in the second issue of the Poetrama Magazine.

. The guys behind this also host Zimbabwe’s #1 podcast titled IN CNVRSTN with Ultra (source: Apple Podcast Zimbabwe).

So go check it out, its absolutely free!

Go check it out!

Download it here!

Patimire (Where we stand) Covid 19 Animation Series with This is Africa

Kakic Universe — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:28:18 +0000

Patimire (Where we stand)

The Covid-19 Pandemic disrupted life for everyone all around the globe. We were excited to work with This is Africa as part of their storytelling project, on this tripartite video animation series capturing the various ways in which the pandemic has had disproportionate economic impact on the urban poor (economically vulnerable households), with serious implications on family relationships.

Watch the 3 episodes below

Episode 01

Episode one introduces the family and captures the animated challenges the family faces. It’s a story about the Phiri family living in the high-density suburbs. A family of four, faced with their unique version of a distressing time during this pandemic.

Episode 02

Based on the lockdown experiences of the Phiri family, mourning the loss of a loved one during the pandemic, episode two focusses on dispelling some rampant myths and misinformation on COVID-19 vaccination and encourages people to get vaccinated as doses are becoming available across the continent.

Episode 03

In this episode we highlight that the need for wearing masks remains essential, even now that some people are being vaccinated. There are several good reasons to keep masking up and observing physical distancing.

The episode encourages people to continue masking up even with vaccines now being rolled out. The availability of vaccines is not an automatic end for the pandemic and it’s not an instant return to normal.

The experiences of the Phiri family have highlighted the numerous effects COVID-19 has had on family dynamics. However, despite the numerous challenges, the lessons the Phiri family has learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic, their optimism, trials, tribulations and triumphs give us hope that we will come out of the pandemic bruised and battered but stronger.

CREDITS

This series is a creative storytelling collaboration between This is Africa (TIA) and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)

Kudakwashe Maxwell

Director, Animator, Sekuru Tindo, Txeli, Cop 2

Kudzaishe Chimedza

Writer, Michelle's friend

Anopa Maisiri

Mr Phiri

Elaine Manyika

Mrs Phiri, Doctor Janet

Kudakwashe Mtuwa

Timothy Phiri, Relative 01

Tariro Makanha

Narrator, Cop 1

Philemon Matambanadzo

Relative 02

Lisa Maxwell

Michelle Phiri

Panze Extra Content

Kakic Universe — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:07:27 +0000

Behind the scenes- Panze

Kakic Universe — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:20:04 +0000

Behind the scenes - Panze

Behind the scenes for Panze, See what it took to produce the animated Poem Panze. We outline the production process and talk about key steps. Watch the video below

Background Music:
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More Music from Robyn Denise: https://robyndenise.ffm.to/toohightofall

26 Hidden Details In Panze

Kakic Universe — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:31:02 +0000

26 Hidden Details in Panze

There are 26 Hidden details in the video Panze, that were cleverly hid by the director. Find out what you missed in terms of visuals or wordplay from the original poem. Stand a chance to win $800 worth of airtime plus a Candy Hamper From Candy Culture if you can find Details 25 & 26! Clues to these are in this video! All the best

Make sure you watch the Panze Official Video before you watch this one!

First person to find detail 25 and 26 wins!

If you can use the clues in the video to find what exactly detail number 25 and 26 are, you will win $800 Airtime of the network of your choice and the Tantrum Candy Package from Candy Culture, granted you are the first person to find and comment with the answers!