Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Elijah Ndoumbe about their film Prayers for Sweet Waters (2021). Prayers for Sweet Waters is a short documentary about three trans sex workers who immerse us in their vivid and personal truths as they face life in Cape Town, South Africa amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out more of Eli's work on their website.
Eli's queer media recommendations:
- Music: Blue Water Road (by Kehlani)
- Film: A Distant Place (Dir. Kun-Young Park)
- Book: We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics (Editors: Andrea Abi-Karam & Kay Gabriel)
- Book: The Thirty Names of Night (Written by Zeyn Joukhadar)
Eli also recommended to follow the works by:
- Cheryl Dunye (Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Actress)
- Kiyan Williams (Artist, Sculptor)
- Jay-Marie Joselyn (Artist, Musician), they run the space Black Transcendent
Make sure to follow Eli on instagram: @elijahndoumbe
Make sure to follow the Changing the Frame podcast on instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast
Episode Recorded on: 10/05/2022
