Chimurenga is delighted to announce the publication of Jabu Goes to Joburg, the first in a new series of fotonovelas produced by Chimurenga
Written and directed by Achal Prabhala, with photography by Masimba Sasa and Dean Hutton, Jabu Goes to Joburg was originally released in 2016 as a supplement of a Chimurenga Chronic. It now returns to print as a standalone edition, ready to be rediscovered.
An explosive thriller of lust and ambition, of guns, girls, and ballpoint pens, the story follows Jabu on her journey to the big city, an adventure where love, friendship, trouble, courage, and humor intertwine, alongside with yoga and fighting lessons that propel Jabu toward her breakthrough.
“This is not the message-oriented fotonovelas and comics circulating the continent, then and now, with instructions on family planning, birth control and the like,” writes Euridice Kala one of the characters, in the afterword, “this is a story of emancipation, of intertwined destinies and unexpected alliances, all converging on unforeseeable ends.”
Produced by Pam Dlungwana, designed by Rakesh Khanna/Blaft Publications, with Euridice Kala, Tiyiselani Kubayi, Phindile Cindi, Suraj Yengde, Meghan Judge, Nicky Falkof, Pule, Francis Burger, Nana Zajiji, Dorothee Kreutzfeldt, Gilles Baro, Achal Prabhala, Dean Hutton, Skhumbuzo Mbixane, Sibusiso ‘The General’ Nxumalo, and Isabel Hofmeyr in the cast.
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To purchase Jabu Goes to Joburg head to our online shop or visit Chimurenga Factory at 157 Victoria Road, Woodstock.
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