The Interesting

The Interesting #004: Arthur Musah – Mentors, Failure, Effort – Engineer & Filmmaker

Episode Summary

Arthur Musah is a filmmaker from Ghana, Ukraine, and the United States. His first documentary NAIJA BETA premiered in 2016 at the Pan African International Film Festival in Cannes, and has won several other awards. He studied filmmaking in the MFA program at the University of Southern California as an Annenberg Fellow, and holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He continues his exploration of African identities in a globalized age through his upcoming feature ONE DAY I TOO GO FLY. In this chat Arthur tells us about the power of having good mentors, the importance of failure, and trying.

Episode Notes

Arthur Musah is a filmmaker from Ghana, Ukraine, and the United States. His first documentary NAIJA BETA premiered in 2016 at the Pan African International Film Festival in Cannes, and has won several other awards. He studied filmmaking in the MFA program at the University of Southern California as an Annenberg Fellow, and holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He continues his exploration of African identities in a globalized age through his upcoming feature ONE DAY I TOO GO FLY. In this chat Arthur tells us about the power of having good mentors, the importance of failure, and trying.

Arthur Musah - http://www.arthurmusah.com/

Ways to watch Naija Beta Film:

AMAZON - https://www.amazon.com/Naija-Beta-Obinna-Ukwuani/dp/B07BCCFD3B/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523033923&sr=8-1&keywords=naija+beta

ITUNES - https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/naija-beta/id1356372517

VHX - http://naijabeta.vhx.tv/

VIMEO - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/naijabeta/

One Day I Too Go Fly - http://www.onedayitoogofly.com/

Kickstarter Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arthurmusah/one-day-i-too-go-fly-documentary-post-production


Stuff mentioned in The Interesting #004

Video Editing Software - https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-best-free-video-editor-1330136