Articles in Conscious Creatives
The Chairman in Durban: South Africa’s best jazz bar?
Some Durban businesses rev up after dark and even after midnight. Meet Ndabo Langa, architect, entrepreneur, Renaissance man and founding …
Innate Motion and the power of two (women)
KANCHANA MOODLIAR and YASMIN KATHORIA, business humanizers, explain what ‘humanizing business’ means when crafting brands and tell WANDA HENNIG why …
Durban Film Festival 2018 achieves Oscar status: program
DIFF2018 is an ideal time for any international traveler with an interest in film, an interest in Africa—and who is …
Yasmin Kathoria: Innate Motion and Business Success
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No borders, no bricks, no bullshit — and BCorp. These are at the heart of the Innate Motion business transformation …
Innate Motion’s Yasmin Kathoria: Success Tips for Women
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Yasmin Kathoria was a director at Unilever—one of few women to hold such a title—before she joined global Innate Motion …
Kanchana Moodliar and Innate Motion: the 9-minute interview
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In this age of radical transparency, ‘people first’—plus purpose and relevance—are key to profit and sustainability.
Kanchana Moodliar, a South Africa-based …
Relishing Polish heritage cuisine at Opasły Tom
‘We forgot, for a while in Poland, how to grow things,’ says Warsaw restaurateur, author and Opasły Tom co-owner, Agnieszka Kręglicka. ‘But this is turning around now. We’re starting to see a return to traditions and a focus on real food. Gastronomy is now growing really quickly. In Warsaw we’re seeing about 100 restaurants a year opening.’
Karl Marx City: Filmmaker Petra Epperlein’s personal journey
Petra Epperlein grew up in a city—and during a time—that are no more: Karl Marx City (now Chemnitz) during Stasi and DDR times in East Germany. Her film, which has notched up 90%-plus ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, is a personal journey with a global message. She spoke to Wanda Hennig before the screening of Karl Marx City at the 2017 Durban International Film Festival.
Wolf Totem and French kisses with wolves: an interview
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud talks about making Wolf Totem, the relevance of the film to China, Mongol culture, French kissing a wolf and wolf whisperer Andrew Simpson, ice sculpture horses, his relationship with religion and more in an interview with Wanda Hennig in Durban.
Jean-Jacques Annaud and Wolf Totem: full audio interview
In a Q&A in Durban pending the preview of Wolf Totem at the 2015 Durban International Film Festival, Jean-Jacques Annaud shares some of his 3-D “secrets” with journalist Wanda Hennig. He also talks, broadly, about making Wolf Totem, the relevance of the film to China, Mongol culture, French kissing with wolves, wolf whisperer Andrew Simpson, ice sculpture horses, his relationship with religion and a lot more. Enjoy!
