Shug a lupita nyongo interview

Today we watched the first two episodes of the MTV Africa drama series Shuga, a program filmed in Kenya that is raising awareness around HIV/AIDS among young people across Africa. After viewing the film, students developed questions for a skype interview with lead actress, Lupita Nyong’o, who is currently pursuing her graduate studies in Acting and Film at Yale University.

In her interview, Nyong’o discussed how starring in Shuga has changed her life.

In addition to being an actress, she is now an Ambassador for HIV/AIDS and she has an important message:  “know your status.”

See below for response from REEL Filmmakers Victoria, Raquel and Indiya:

What I’ve learned from watching Shuga and interviewing actress Lupita Nyong’o is that in Kenya, HIV/AIDS awareness is very important.

I think because of the nationality of it all. African-Americans have a high percentage in HIV/AIDS and because over there in Kenya they don’t have the same resources we