'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a Lens on Their Country

Re:'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a... by Semirhage on Sunday July 15, 2018 @07:44PM (#17537759)

"Young Zimbabweans are still tentative about taking advantage of that freedom of speech," Munyati says.

Honestly, I’d still wait a bit myself in their position. Maybe this government really will go in a new direction, but if not then this kind of thing could very easily come back to bite you. Having said that, I respect and admire the dozens of people who overcame decades of fear to speak up.

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Re:'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a... by mc32 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:35PM (#17537923)

I too would fear a hundred flowers-inspired campaign. It’ll take a while to know their true intentions.

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Re:'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a... by DoreenMichele on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:38PM (#17537935)

For those who might not know the reference:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign

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Re:'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a... by dvtv75 on Monday July 16, 2018 @02:54AM (#17539277)

Thanks - I'd never heard of this.

I guess one lesson here is to never trust a powerful man with everything to lose.

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Re:'Free but Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn a... by Pete_D on Monday July 16, 2018 @03:14PM (#17544099)

This is why anonymous speech, and institutions and social norms that support it, are an indispensable part of free speech.

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