{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"53. Zimbabwean-Born Writer and Director Lee Ngwenya on Zambia\u2019s Film Scene and Showing Up for African Creatives","description":"Today\u2019s guest is Lee Ngwenya\u2013writer, documentary filmmaker and host of Conversations with Leelabee, a podcast covering topics ranging from entrepreneurship to mental health. Lee was born in Zimbabwe but raised in Zambia, and knew early on that a traditional career path wasn\u2019t for her. She attended school in North Carolina for social work but quickly realized that film was her passion. Capetown, South Africa had the exact program she was looking for and her training there has landed her work in South Africa, Kenya and Zambia. Tune in to hear more about:  What her 2020 was like How she\u2019s navigating Zambia\u2019s creative scene The two sides of Capetown people aren\u2019t really talking about Upcoming African creative projects you should know about Which Conversations with Leelabee episode to listen to first &amp;amp; more!  Resources mentioned:  Listen to Conversations with Leelabee: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/leelabee Learn about Amooye: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6g0opGfQ3vU Subscribe to Dear Diaspora\u2019s monthly newsletter: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gZpu79 Become a patron and support the show: patreon.com\/deardiaspora Dear Diaspora Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/deardiasporapod Dear Diaspora Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deardiaspora\/  ","author_name":"Dear Diaspora","author_url":"http:\/\/deardiaspora.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17200964\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/91206566"}