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The guidance counsellor.

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The first time I watched Dumebi video I loved it, I didn't really use social media then, I wanted to be a doctor so life was just vibes and books, so I didn't even know who the director was.  Dumebi received a lot of backlash and pople called it confusing and childish, some said it made no sense but, I liked it, it was different, it wasn't like one of those regular videos where the director basically acts out the lyrics of the song and calls it "Film-making" It was coined out of a different perspective and although it seemed like the video had nothing to do with the song, it had everything to do with the sound. The crazy director who shot that video is  ADEMOLA FALOMO   DUMEBI–REMA During my search on the Internet I found out, Ademola Falomo is a Nigerian and Dubai Based Filmmaker. He has Created series of Branded Contents, Music Videos and Documentaries, he has a unique style of Portraying the youth culture with every project he embarks o...

MY INDEFINITE PAIRS–The boys in the band.

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" Show me a happy homosexual and I'll show you a gay corpse"  This film was absolutely lovely, depicted art, love, drama and homosexuality, it gave insight into what could go on in a queer man's mind and the battle they fought in themselves, I think it wasn't to be watched as a collective, but individually, each viewer was not expected to watch it as whole, but the focus was on two characters at a time, each character had an indefinite pair, they related to none but one and all.  My pair is Harold and Michael.  I cannot decide who my favorite character is between, Harold and Micheal, they were alike and yet different, they were a match and yet they weren't. I saw Harold as one who hated himself, and accepted that he did, he loved art and he understood that the greatest lie one could tell was the one told to oneself, he was paranoid and constantly bothered about physical appearance, but unlike most people he didn't lie ab...