Charles Bhebe:

07/26/23 • 82 min

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Coodie & Chike: Patience Tied Directly To Faith

In this episode, I speak with acclaimed film directors and producers Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah. The directors share their experience putting together the three-part documentary film that has been in the making for over 20 years on the cultural zeitgeist Kanye West. Their Netflix documentary https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81426972 details Kanye West’s meteoric to fame and his recent plummet from grace. We talk about how the pair met during Kanye West in their early career and the filmmaking process for Jeen-yuhs.
We also talk about:

Their separate journies into filmmaking
Coodie's shot at comedy
Coodie starting channel zero
Chike working together with Coodie & Kanye for their first music video "Through the Wire"
Coodie's experience meeting Kanye's mom
Kanye's drive, fearlessness, and belief in himself
Learning to be patient with your vision

You can connect Coodie&Chike at https://www.instagram.com/coodierock/ and https://www.instagram.com/cozah/

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Esiri Erheriene-Essi: The Delusion To Jump Into The Abyss

In this episode, I speak with Amstamdam-based Esiri Erheriene-Essi who is a figurative painter with a focus on highlighting history and who shares her interest in collecting and creating an archive through her work as a way of questioning narratives.
She paints from a wide collection of photographs, predominantly from the 1960s and 70s – sourced online, at flea markets, and from her family archives.
In this episode, we also talk about:

Her interest in illustrating how the relationship between history and the present is in a state of constant transformation.
Her cinematic style of painting
Drawing inspiration from archival images as source material for her paintings
Having something you love to do as a way of staying centered and believing in it even when others do not
Learning to try, having fun, and making play essential as an artist

You can connect with Esiri at https://www.instagram.com/esiri.essi/