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.

24/06/2018

Boom For Real: A new film on Jean-Michel Basquiat's early years

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Out in the UK now: Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat - Trailer Boom For Real explores the pre-...

Banksy's take on our cruel immigration policies, Paris, June 2018

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Update on Monday morning: the first mural shown hereafter has already been vandalised... Covered with blue spraypaint. - Been paying...

20/06/2018

"Mezzanine": the highlight of the British multicultural dream...

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I did reply to a few questions asked by a journalist from Dazed and Confused magazine. I would not have chosen this title... For sure Not...

19/06/2018

That Guardian's list of the "Best films of 2018 so far" includes our "Young Karl Marx"

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Raoul Peck's "Young Karl Marx" made it to this very prestigious list!! Thank you The Guardian! Along with "The Shape ...

16/06/2018

About Me

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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Boom For Real: A new film on Jean-Michel Basquiat's early years

Banksy's take on our cruel immigration policies, Paris, June 2018

"Mezzanine": the highlight of the British multicultural dream...

That Guardian's list of the "Best films of 2018 so far" includes our "Young Karl Marx"

Martina Topley-Bird returns with 'Solitude'

Jules Beckman, performeur chamanique post-moderne

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