Airing of the pilot episode of Cultured, a new reality television series, commenced on Zimbabwe’s national broadcaster, ZBC TV, on 6 July.
Cultured is directed by Nakai Tsuro and produced by Demetria Karongah, both London-based Zimbabwean filmmakers.
“The concept for the show came after realising that children are growing up with an unbalanced value system,’ explains Karongah. “Cultured strives to bridge the gap created by the modern day over-reliance on technology and unchecked exposure to negative western norms and values.’
Cultured’s concept is based around urban bred children experiencing life in a world devoid of their normal lifestyle conveniences such as technology, internet, fast food, night clubs and cinemas, etc. They are put into an unfamiliar rural setting to see how they acclimatise and survive in this environment.
On the opposite side in the series are rural bred children taken from their usual environment of growing their own food, using firewood for cooking, hunting, cattle herding, etc. and put into a fast-paced urban lifestyle.
