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How a mobile cinema is building creative careers in South Africa
Sunshine Cinema is a solar-powered mobile cinema initiative that equips young people to facilitate community screenings and lead the discussions that follow, while providing remuneration for their work. Since 2017, the organisation has recruited young facilitators, predominantly in their twenties, from under-resourced communities across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
The initiative is centred on the Sunbox, a portable kit comprising a projector, screen, sound system and solar panel that can be fully charged within a single day. Facilitators deploy the kit at schools, community centres and open spaces in locations where operating a commercial cinema is not viable.
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