"Hunt for Successor 8: Zambian Intellectuals are Lazy"
is a controversial article written by
Field Ruwe, a Zambian-American writer. It was published on January 13, 2012 and subsequently updated on January 16, 2012 on ''UKZAMBIANS'', a Zambian news and lifestyle magazine.
It was later retitled "You lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!" by Ghanaian-American novelist and blogger Malaka Grant, appearing in her blog "Mind of Malaka" on 18 January 2012, and subsequently went viral, being re-posted on other blogs and online forums.
Synopsis
It tells the story of a conversation between an African man and a Caucasian man on board a commercial aircraft. In their conversation, Walter blames the "intellectuals" for the deplorable state of Africa.
Movie adaptation
The article was adapted into a short film titled ''
Intellectual Scum'' in 2015 which won a Judges Choice Award at the 2015 Slum Film festival, Kenya. It was nominated for the Best Feature by a student award at the Kalasha Film and Television awards 2015, Kenya. and also screened at the 2015
Africa international film festival
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 with its Inaugural edition in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. AFRIFF was founded by Chioma Ude a passionate film ...
, 2015. Nigeria (Student shorts film category).
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References
Magazine articles