Elizabeth's Endurance: interview

This is an interview I did recently with Elizabeth Adekunle, co-founder of the African Women and Youth Organization e.V. (AWYO) in Berlin Germany. Elizabeth started her non-profit, community advocacy project in 2006 to assist African women and their families gain access family counseling services in areas of education, legal advice and intercultural communication challenges. She has worked tirelessly as a community activist to support Africans in the diaspora throughout Germany.

You can find out how you can support Elizabeth and the AWYO project by visiting http://www.awyo.de/

As I mentioned in my last blog entry, I'm still learning how to edit on-the-fly. The biggest mistake I made this time (and learned from) was my failure to eliminate background noise in the room: I forgot to turn off all the computers in the room when I started the interview, hence, I discovered the whir of the computer fans in the background only after I was done shooting. You can also hear other people in the room moving glasses and plates on tables around the halfway mark. 

Now I understand why assistant directors yell "ALL QUIET ON THE SET!!" before the cameras start rolling when shooting a feature film. DUH.

Live and learn.

I'm think I'm gonna enjoy yelling "QUIET!!...Dog-bite-your-time!!..." the next time I do this.

In the meantime, here's the director's cut of my original interview with Elizabeth Adekunle...I thought that what she had to say was interesting, timely and compelling.

I wonder what you think...