Events

VALERIE BERTY
Professor of Literature and Francophone Cinema, Director of Research, NYU Paris; co-editor, Quand les écrivains font du cinéma. Instantanés critiques

Sembene Ousmane: “Je suis un type qui raconte des histoires”

Pendant plus de cinquante ans Sembene Ousmane a construit inlassablement -et de haute lutte-, son Œuvre littéraire et cinématographique. Ses 8 romans, ses 3 recueils de nouvelles et ses 13 films témoignent d’une incroyable vitalité créatrice et d’une infaillible permanence d’inspiration dans son combat contre la colonisation. Aujourd’hui, peut-on relire ses romans sans les réduire à leurs dimensions d’œuvres pionnières et militantes?

« Je suis un conteur, un type que raconte des histoires de personnages qui s’assument » a souvent déclaré Sembene Ousmane. L’analyse de ses figures romanesques masculines tentera de saisir et de comprendre la dimension esthétique de ses romans.

In French.

Jazz Art Live is a French event that will take place Thursday 12th of April at 7.30pm in a stunning art venue in Chelsea.

The program of this 2nd edition:
- A Jazz concert featuring French singer Cyrille-Aimée & friends
- Various original art pieces
- French wine tasting
- French appetizers: charcuterie & cheese

You will find all the information on our website: http://jazzartlive.com/index.php

Rue des cités (Slums Road)

Part of the BAMcinématek series Ghett'Out Film Festival

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:30pm

Directed by Carine May, Hakim Zouhani
With Tarek Aggoun, Mourad Boudaoud

(2011) 68min, Blu-Ray

Twenty-year-old Adile lives in Aubervilliers, one of the roughest slums in Paris, and spends his time hanging around the hood and fixing motorbikes, until his grandfather suddenly disappears. Portraying a tight-knit community, this stunning black-and-white film combines a series of intertwining narratives with real-life interviews with current and former residents of the neighborhood.

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