Zambian guitarist and singer-songwriter John Muzuni Chiti has etched a fruitful artistic career for himself over the years, but he had to fight a deep-rooted stigma since he was a child to carve his place in the world. Born with albinism, Chiti was abandoned by his biological father shortly after his birth and had to contend with struggles growing up due to this congenital condition. In 2021, Zambian film writer Lawrence Thompson contacted Chiti, intending to make a feature film about his life — this birthed "Can You See Us?," the recently-released Netflix film that evokes strong emotions with its handling of this delicate, nuanced subject matter.
"Can You See Us?" focuses on a young boy named Joseph (Thabo Kaamba/George Sikazwe), who is bullied due to his albinism and is forced to walk the path of bleak pessimism and cautious hope. Joseph's story reflects that of Chiti's, where the boy's father...
"Can You See Us?" focuses on a young boy named Joseph (Thabo Kaamba/George Sikazwe), who is bullied due to his albinism and is forced to walk the path of bleak pessimism and cautious hope. Joseph's story reflects that of Chiti's, where the boy's father...
- 12/3/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
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