A Home for these Old Bones
Sat, Dec. 6 @ 7:30PM – Teacher’s College, 179 GD
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JBB, an old Guadeloupean who lives in a shack on a plot of land owned by the town of Morne-a-l’Eau will soon be evicted. He desperately seeks the help of Hilaire, a wizard and notorious drunk, who ensures his protection.Directed by Julien Silloray, 2013, France, Comedy, 20 min, English, Creole, English subt.
Faraw: Mother of the Dunes
Wed, Dec. 10 @ 1PM – Quad
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The story of Zamiatou, a Songhaï woman, in North Eastern Mali. With two young sons, a pretty daughter and a handicapped husband, Zamiatou struggles to survive in a remote and barren area. Directed by Abdoulaye Ascofare, Mali, Drama, 90 min, Shongai, English subt.
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Mon, Dec. 1 @ 11AM – The Chapel, TC
Wed, Dec. 10 @ 11AM – The Chapel, TC
Kirikou is born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. Kirikou sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked. Directed by Michel Ocelot, 1998, 74 min, animated feature in English
Masai: The Rain Warriors
Fri, Dec. 5 @ 11AM – The Chapel
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Faced with a drought that endangers the continuity of their people, Masai elders are convinced that they have been cursed by the Red God — the God of Vengeance. Following the death of the war chief, a group of adolescents must bring back the mane of a legendary lion to appease the wrath of the God and bring back the rains. Directed by Pascal Plisson, 2005, 94min, France/Kenya, drama in Masai with English Subtitles
Sia, The Myth of the Python
Fri, Dec. 5 @1PM – Quad
A modern adaptation of a seventh-century African legend, Sia is set in a poor village whose ruler decides he must make a human sacrifice to a mystical snake god to guarantee a better future. Sia, the most beautiful woman in the village, is chosen for the ritual, but she runs away in revolt. Directed by Dani Kouyaté, 2001, 96 min, Burkina Faso, drama in Bambara with English sub.
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