19-year-old Arusha-born high school graduate Priscilla Calvin Marealle is on a mission to become a film director. Given the chance to direct a TV show, hers would focus on the hidden talents among young Africans from all walks of life. At their essence, according to Marealle, is creativity.
“Creativity is the key to advancement, [and] to progress we need more creative personnel who are able to put great and unbeatable ideas on the table that portray and narrate our local stories. I believe that this is what the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy is training us to be,” she says.
Marealle’s favourite African film starts are Pearl Thusi and Lupita Nyong'o, and her favourite film is Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. Besides film, Marealle is also passionate about singing and is a self-taught painter and sketcher. She hopes to gain as much knowledge as possible during her tenure at the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy in order to make a difference in Tanzania’s local film industry.