Hi everyone. I'm real glad to be here among you. My first thought goes like this. I wrote a script based on the half-caste situation here in my country, Nigeria, and I tried to document a part of the half-caste's tale not usually mentioned - their struggle for acceptance in a world that considers them niether here nor there. A dear friend of mine heard about it when I shared it, and he felt sort of indifferent to this whole idea, as would the majority of Americans over the half-caste child. Drawing ThruLines from a half-caste union himself, my American friend picked particular interest in the story, and we got talking. But, I'd so love to know what you guys think about mixed race unions to produce half-caste offsprings, and the life these children live in your own country. Is this a big deal as it is here, or isn't it? Thanks for your opinion.
Screenwriting : Mixed reactions will trail this one by Cashimear Oparah
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Hi Cashimear, I completely understand your thinking that it may be a difficult concept for Americans to fully grasp, but I think this type of international story is really important and growing in commercial viability. As streaming makes international content more accessible, all of these types of stories become more accessible as well. You've got an important story to tell - go for it!
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It reminds me of a similar challenge Deepa Mehta may have faced for the movie "Water," about a child bride widowed and left to a widow's house. The difficulty was the reception the film had India because it tackled issues they didn't necessarily want to face. I think it did well in the US, if not widely, it still had an audience.
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Cashimear Oparah to pursue a story of our times it is definitely of global importance to many people with direct experience, and even to many others the story can carry a metaphorical significance that applies to other life experiences of displacement, disregard, marginalization, psychological impact;
such that it becomes part of your mission as a creator to convey the overt story as well as the deeper human connection and emotions that can make it universal in its importance and appeal as art. Much encouragement to you and best wishes and blessings for continuing success!
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Hi, Cashimear! I'm an American, I've lived my whole life in America, but a story set against the backdrop of a caste-like system is something I think that is important and needs to be out in the world. Particularly if it's from the perspective of someone who lives within it. Racism is so insidious and cruel that I think it should be highlighted and exposed as much as possible.