FILM writer and director Henry Joe Sakala says many Zambians struggle to access local films because the country’s film industry is still in its “infancy” and lacks proper structures and distribution systems. In an interview with Diggers Lite, Sakala noted that technology has advanced faster than the industry can keep pace, creating gaps in film distribution and access. He says there are almost no schools for filmmaking or acting, so most Zambian actors and filmmakers are self-taught, learning through books, workshops, or watching films. “First of all, the Zambian industry, in its stage as it is now, it’s still a baby in its infancy because structurally and in terms of systems, we are not there yet. We are still building....
