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BBC News South African filmmaker Michael Matthews says he is honoured that Beyoncé recognised his film as one of the inspirations for her new highly acclaimed country album, Cowboy Carter.
Four opposition parties and a civil society group in Togo have called for mass Last week, the US singer revealed that each track on the album drew inspiration from a different Western film, and that she often screened the films in the background while recording.
protest next week to One of the films she named was Five Fingers For Marseilles, a 2017 contemporary Western directed by Matthews, and South Africa's first Western film.
demonstrate against the delayed parliamentary and regional elections. “It’s a huge honour to have made a mark on an artist as bold and innovative as Beyoncé,” Matthews told South African newspaper The Sowetan.
Political tensions have heightened following parliament's approval of a contested constitutional reform last week due to replace the presidential system with a parliamentary "And to be included among filmmaking royalty like [Quentin] Tarantino and [Martin] Scorsese," he continued, referencing Tarantino's The Hateful Eight and Scorcese's Oscar-winning Killers of the Flower Moon, which Beyoncé also cited among the influences for Cowboy Carter.
one. Matthews added that it was significant for Beyoncé to acknowledge a South African movie.
Opposition parties have rejected the constitutional change, fearing it could let President Faure Gnassingbé stay in power. “The hope is that it leads to more eyes on the film around the world and on our incredible local films and filmmakers across the board.”
President Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005, when he replaced his father who led the West African state for 38 years.
On Wednesday, the presidency announced the postponement of the country’s parliamentary elections, which were due to take place
on 20 April.
The presidency did not say the new date for the polls,
citing the need for more consultations over the reforms.
Opposition
leader and Togo’s first female presidential candidate, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo
Johnson, has told the BBC that the election delay is a "power grab" and is disappointed by this
latest move.
"We’re not going to accept this, and we will fight against this constitution. It shouldn't be approved by the president".
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