L’Afrance
Part of the BAMcinématek series Ghett'Out Film Festival
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:30pm
Directed by Alain Gomis
With Djolof Mbengue, Delphine Zingg
(2011) 90min, 35mm
El Hadj, a postgraduate student living in Paris, has plans to return to his home of Senegal and become a teacher, and in turn, help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. But when he embarks on a love affair with Delphine, a white French woman, he finds himself in an existential crisis—questioning not only his own position, but that of Senegal and, by extension, Africa.
BAM Rose Cinemas
General Admission: $10
BAM Cinema Club Members: $7
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The Ghett'Out Film Festival comes to New York, highlighting the work of filmmakers on the fringes of the French film industry. Many of the filmmakers are minorities from low-income backgrounds and self-taught; they are the leaders of a new New Wave in France. BAMcinématek is proud to present these selections from the festival in partnership with the French Cultural Services.
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