By Jimmy Chazama
Following its successful premieres in the country, Welcome to Maula Prison film, a creation of 4Kaya Filmz, attracted huge audiences in its two screenings in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa over the weekend.
The crew has since said they have been motivated to fashion more authentic stories for Malawi and Africa as they look forward to producing quality f ilms. Desiree Namatchotsa, who is the spokesperson for 4Kaya Filmz and also stars in Welcome to Maula Prison, said yesterday that they never anticipated such impressive turnouts in the two premieres.
“We would like to thank people for turning out in large numbers in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Aside the huge audiences, people were also satisfied with the movie,” Namatchotsa, who is also a playwright, said. She said they were looking forward to more screenings of the film in other countries.
“The support we have got in South Africa will surely open more doors. This is why we came down here to screen Welcome to Maula Prison and show that Malawi is making strides in movie making,” Namachotsa said. The team also celebrated another significant achievement, as one of its members, Benjamin Malalanje, better known as Ginte, was named an ambassador for Golden Logistics Malawi.
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“We are winning individually as well, which is good for all of us,” Namachotsa said. She said Zinyo Records in Johannesburg and Pakwathu in Cape Town hosted the team. Asked as to when the film will be available on YouTube, Namachotsa said they were still working on the plan. “We will come back to share more information on that but we will surely have it on YouTube just as we did with School Days,” Namachotsa said.
The film – Welcome to Maula Prison tells the story of prison life. Apart from Namachotsa, other actors in the film include Kendall Kamwendo, Amos Msekandiana and Tumpe Mtaya popularly known as Phwedo. A team of 14 crew members got an opportunity to travel to the Rainbow Nation for the two screenings courtesy of support from among others, Malawian Airlines and National Bank of Malawi Plc. They are expected back home on Wednesday.
