Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

21/09/2017

Inside the Making of 'Blade Runner 2049'

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I feel the greatest thing about this sequel is... the chance to get excited about seeing the "first" Blade Runner in the first ...
20/09/2017

About "I Am Not Your Negro" - again - this time as a book!

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The film, inspired by an unfinished book, is now becoming a BOOK! I cannot say enough how immensely proud I am to have been and be again...
19/09/2017

Tricky : Ma chronique et interview

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Ma chronique de ma rencontre avec Tricky, présentée par Hervé Pernette  de Indiepoprock : Quand une spécialiste de la s...
18/09/2017

Banksy's Basquiat @ Barbican

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Bansky criticised the Barbican Centre for hosting a Basquiat exhibition after years of suppressing graffiti on its walls... In its own way...

"Peak injustice": column

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"The whole world is a stage", wrote Shakespeare. In our time, the whole world is on sale mainly... What a poor, soulless world...

Technology and the disruption of human connections

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Just sharing... How our obsession with technology  could disrupt our human connections Published on 20 May 2016 Ni...

La France et la mémoire de l'esclavage

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Tribune publiée ce week-end dans le Monde : Mémoire de l’esclavage : « Débaptisons les collèges et les lycées Colbert ! » TRIBUNE A...

"Little has changed for black America"

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New day, new dawn at Velvet Film. Our latest project is now reaching Australia. Interview with filmmaker Raoul Peck: SEPTEMBER 8 ...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 16 years. Main issues: African affairs, migrations, North/South relations, postcolonial studies, art, music, and suburban cultures. Worked with BBC, RFI, TV5, DW, CBC, F24 and diverse magazines. Born in Paris, I spent months in Prague, a year in Miami, two in London, one in Nairobi / East Africa, three months in Bangui and many more in Bristol, UK. I have a special relationship with cities: Bristol, Istanbul, Kampala, Naples, London, Mexico DF, Palermo... Also travelled to the USA, Haiti, the Caucasus, West and Central Africa, India... Contact: melissa.journalist@gmail.com
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