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Sieberiana (Art Exhibition)
14 October 2012 to 4 November 2012
by Willem Venter
Venue: Filmhouse Café Bar
The portrayal of Africa often consist of vast panoramas of a savannah with acacia trees dotted throughout the landscape. In this series of works the pod of the Acacia Sieberiana var. woodii becomes the focus and site through which a different aspect of African identity is explored. This is an identity framed by modernity. It is hybrid and sometimes full of contradiction, where the organic and inorganic co-exist.
Willem Venter is a South African visual artist. Graduating from Rhodes University with distinction and a number of awards under his belt, Venter went on to exhibit extensively across the country. Having recently moved to Edinburgh, this is Venter’s first UK exhibition.
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Influence (Art Exhibition)
14 October 2012 to 4 November 2012
by Luis Dourado
Venue: Filmhouse Café Bar
Influence by Luis Dourado gathers a group of selected work from the artist’s personal series’, Departure and Maps, and incorporates original pieces created specifically for Africa in Motion 2012. Through a variety of mediums, Dourado explores ideas of territory and history and investigates the the possibility of a new reality for a new Africa.
Portuguese artist Luis Dourado has exhibited independently and collaboratively throughout Europe. Through his varied experience in disciplines such as design, photography and music he has been involved in several international initiatives such as the Illustrative - International Forum for Illustration and Graphic Arts (Berlin, Germany) and a number of festivals such as Sónar (Barcelona, Spain), DMY (Berlin, Germany) and Outonarte (A Coruña, Spain).
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Opening Reception
25 October 2012 - 10:30pm-1.00am
Venue: Cargo Bar, Edinburgh Quay, 129 Fountainbridge
After our opening screening of Uhlanga, everyone is warmly invited to an opening reception at Cargo Bar featuring live African music, African canapés and South African wine. Our thanks to Spoilt for Choice for generously sponsoring the canapés.
Entry to the reception is granted with a ticket for the film screening, please keep your ticket stub.
Uhlanga (The Mark) - UK Premiere
25 October 2012 - 8:30pm
South Africa - Ndaba ka Ngwane · 2012 · 1h30m · MiniDV · Zulu with English subtitles · 15
Venue: Edinburgh Filmhouse - Cinema 1
Beautiful and thought-provoking debut feature film from South African filmmaker, author and playwright Ndaba ka Ngwane. A family from rural KwaZulu-Natal struggle daily with poverty, abuse and prejudice. Their determination to escape violence, starvation, fear and a generational curse takes them on the journey of a lifetime.
With stunning cinematography by first-time director of photography and film editor Khulekani Zondi, Uhlanga features a cast of young amateur actors, stirring poetry by lead protagonist and poet Sbonelo Mbutho (Sbo Da Poet) and an original and engaging soundtrack of South African music.
We are excited to host the UK premiere of Uhlanga and delighted to have the director Ndaba ka Ngwane and cinematographer Khulekani Zondi in attendance. The film arrives in Scotland after a successful debut run on the African continent, scooping five awards at the Zanzibar International Film Festival - including the Golden Dhow Award for best feature, and a screening in its hometown festival, the Durban International Film Festival.
Ndaba ka Ngwane and Khulekani Zondi are presenting a masterclass at Edinburgh College of Art, Fri 26 Oct at 10.00am. Their attendance was made possible with the generous support of Film Africa in London.
After the screening everyone is warmly invited to an opening reception at Cargo Bar (129 Fountainbridge) featuring live African music, African canapés and South African wine. Our thanks to Spoilt for Choice for generously sponsoring the canapés.
Uhlanga is also screened in Glasgow on Sun 28 Oct at 5.15pm.
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Social Anthropology Seminar: Video-Movies, Spirits and the Popular Imagination in Ghana
26 October 2012 - 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Ghana - Free and non-ticketed
Venue: Seminar Room 1 (ground floor), Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, University of Edinburgh
By Professor Birgit Meyer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Like many other African countries, since the mid-1980s Ghana has been a site of major transformations that brought about the gradual withdrawal of the state from the economy and from control over mass media, generating a new public sphere evolving around new private cultural entrepreneurs. This is the habitat in which the video-movies thrive that have captured my attention for more than 15 years. In this seminar, I will present the key ideas of the introduction to the book about the video-film phenomenon that I am about to finish. Studying this phenomenon is extraordinarily fruitful because it is not only a material symptom of the developments through which a new public sphere with its specific forms of cultural entrepreneurship arises under the aegis of privatization and deregulation, but also offers a window into how these processes impinge on and are worked through in the popular imagination. Moving pictures are a productive entry point for understanding the formative role of the imagination in constituting worlds of everyday lived experience which are real and meaningful for those who inhabit it. Understood as representations of the popular imagination and as material forms that are present in public space, video-movies not only allow us a glimpse into ideas, moods, desires and anxieties of the audiences, but also help us grasp the very concrete practices through which “public” issues and “publics” emerge, how the popular imagination materializes through moving images, and how movies tie into larger audio-visual practices of religious mediation.
Birgit Meyer (PhD in cultural anthropology, 1995) is professor of Religious Studies at Utrecht University. She works on African Christianity; Pentecostal churches; religion, media and the public sphere; and (audio)-visual culture, aesthetics and the senses.
In collaboration with Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh.
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Director's Masterclass
26 October 2012 - 10.00am - 1.00pm
Free and non-ticketed
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Hunter Lecture Theatre (Room 017)
Ndaba ka Ngwane is an award winning author and playwright. His written work includes the award-winning Zulu novel Mhlaba Sengiyakwazi (1996). Film credits include the short film Sindisiwe (2007), which, like Uhlanga, he wrote, produced and directed. Ka Ngwane has staged various theatre productions and also works as a radio presenter for a community radio station.
The masterclass is co-hosted by the Scottish Documentary Institute.
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The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
The films in this programme are:
The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
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Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The films in this programme are:
The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
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Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The films in this programme are:
The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
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Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The films in this programme are:
The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
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African Science Fiction
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
1h42m · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
If District 9 taught the world one thing it’s that African sci-fi is where it’s at. Sci-fi as a genre, metaphor or catalyst is increasingly being explored by African artists, writers and filmmakers. Adopting and reinterpreting the genre has allowed these artists to create counter-narratives and tackle persistent stereotypes of Africa. Long overdue its own season, we’ve put together a great selection of African sci-fi shorts and features. The screenings will be followed by a discussion with Cameroonian director Jean-Pierre Bekolo, whose feature film Les Saignantes, hailed as one of the first African sci-fi films, will be screened later the same evening.
The films in this programme are:
The Last Angel of History
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Ghana/UK - John Akomfrah · 1995 · 45m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
As an introduction to our focus on African sci-fi, this innovative documentary by Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker John Akomfrah (one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective and director of 1987 documentary masterpiece Handsworth Songs) is an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. The Last Angel of History is one of the most influential video-essays of the 1990s, inspiring filmmakers, conferences, novels and exhibitions. The film’s exploration of the creative possibilities of digital video is embedded within a mythology of the future that creates connections between black “unpopular” culture, outer space and the limits of the human condition.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
The Last Angel of History has been curated by Mother Tongue. For further information see: www.mothertongue.se
Mother Tongue has also curated screenings of Afrofuturist films in Glasgow on Fri 23 Nov at 7pm.
Sweetheart - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
South Africa - Michael Matthews · 2012 · 26m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War tension: When her husband and stepsons don’t return from a routine trip into town, a young housewife finds herself alone in their remote South African farmhouse. As time passes it becomes clear that they aren’t coming back, and with hints of strange events just over the horizon, she must force herself out of an aimless cycle, setting out to find them. What she finds instead is a seemingly derelict world empty of all but a few dazed “survivors”. Unsure who, if anyone, to trust, she must navigate a series of strange encounters to find shocking answers in a world that will reveal itself to be a marked alternative to what we remember.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga · 2011 · 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. The film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords)
26 October 2012 - 5.45pm
Burkina Faso - Cédric Ido · 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A dystopian, futuristic, “Afro-samurai” short set in the year 2100. Global warming has caused drought, conflict and famine. The first victims of global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus turns the face of the world upside down. From now on, the earth is reduced to a gigantic no man’s land. Lost and distraught, the few survivors turn to the past and revive some ancestral rituals. All over the world, clans emerge and fight for the last fertile lands they find. Three men, Wurubemba, Shandaru and Kapkaru confront one another with the only weapon they have: swords.
This film is part of a programme of African Science Fiction.
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Les Saignantes (The Bloodettes)
26 October 2012 - 8.30pm
Cameroon - Jean-Pierre Bekolo · 2005 · 1h37m · Digibeta · French with English subtitles · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Two femme fatales Majolie (Adele Ado) and Chouchou (Dorylia Calmel), use their beauty to win favour from powerful men in Cameroon. When one of these men dies, it sets in motion a plot involving a severed head, a secret society of women and the fate of a struggling nation. Set in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde in 2025, Les Saignantes is Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s tool to make a very poignant and provocative comment on the relationships between money, power, desire, alienation and the body, on the continent.
Learn more about his work at www.jeanpierrebekolo.com. Bekolo’s visit is generously funded by the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling.
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Essaha (The Square) - UK Premiere
Symposium: African Popular Culture in the 21st Century
27 October 2012 - 9.30am-5.30pm
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1 & 2 (ground floor), Chrystal MacMillan Building, 15a George Square, University of Edinburgh
Admission: £15 (£10 Students)
Deadline for registrations: 15 Oct 2012
To link with the Africa in Motion 2012 festival theme “Modern Africa”, we have invited papers from international scholars working in the field of African popular culture. The symposium will cover various aspects of contemporary African arts and cultures from different parts of the continent, including music, visual arts, fiction, dance, film and festivals.
For information on the symposium programme and registration, please visit the Symposium webpage.
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Documentary Screenings: African Popular Arts
Elmina
27 October 2012 - 6.00pm
Ghana - Emmanuel Apea Jr · 2010 · 1h44m · Digibeta · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Elmina brings together two worlds that don’t often intersect - the Western art world and the African popular cinema industry - in a unique hybrid that turns conventional notions of globalisation on their head. The film depicts the journey of a small-town Ghanaian farmer fighting government and corporate corruption to protect his land and family from a Chinese oil company against all odds. This intriguing melodrama full of witchcraft, murder, sex and intrigue chronicles one man’s struggle against the system.
In an unusual casting choice, Doug Fishbone, a white American from New York City, portrays a character that would traditionally be played by a black actor from Ghana. No reference is ever made to this irregular casting, which in a quietly subversive way challenges our ideas of fiction and tests the acceptable limits of role and representation in film.
Kindly supported by Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, the screening will be followed by a discussion with researchers and anthropologists working in Africa.
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Essaha (The Square) - UK Premiere
27 October 2012 - 8:45pm
Algeria - Dahmane Ouzid • 2010 • 1h53m • 35mm • Arabic with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Essaha is the first-ever Algerian musical comedy! A group of juveniles defend “the Square“, the place where they live, against a company which plans to build a shopping mall in its place. None of them has a job nor any chance of getting one. Violence, drugs and illegal immigration are everywhere, and the threat of an acquisition of their living space generates huge concern.
Dahmane Ouzid has created a humoristic musical where the youth’s hopes and dreams for a better life, love, and a visa end up being the catalyst to move a mostly silent community into action.
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The Noise of Cairo
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Little Knowledge is Dangerous - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Karama Ogova/Samora Michel Oundo/Adede Hawi Nyodero · 2010 · 5m · English and Swahili with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In an attempt to shock everyone with their clever-by-half antics, Jinga, Juha, and Mwehu end up ‘frying themselves in their own oil’.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
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Vanessa’s Dream - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Adede Hawi Nyodero; Daki Mohamed · 2011 · 2m · Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Vanessa wants to be a performer and believes the best way to achieve a goal is to dream and then do something about it. And that’s what she does!
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
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African Films for Children
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
1h3m · Various languages with English subtitles and narration · PG
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Designed especially for our younger audience members and their families, AiM’s Children’s Day is full of exciting films and animations and inspiring stories from all over the continent. The day starts with our African Films for Children screenings (with subtitles narrated for younger viewers), followed by African storytelling.
This programme is also screened in Glasgow on Sun 20 Oct at 11am.
The films in this programme are:
Little Knowledge is Dangerous - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Karama Ogova/Samora Michel Oundo/Adede Hawi Nyodero · 2010 · 5m · English and Swahili with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In an attempt to shock everyone with their clever-by-half antics, Jinga, Juha, and Mwehu end up ‘frying themselves in their own oil’.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
Vanessa’s Dream - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Adede Hawi Nyodero; Daki Mohamed · 2011 · 2m · Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Vanessa wants to be a performer and believes the best way to achieve a goal is to dream and then do something about it. And that’s what she does!
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
Bino and Fino: A Big Birthday Party
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Nigeria - Adamu Waziri · 2011 · 6m · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Siblings Bino and Fino join their grandparents in celebrating the 50th independence anniversary of Nigeria and many other African nations, and learn what concepts like colonialism and independence mean. Bino and Fino is a Nigerian cartoon series about a brother and sister who live with their grandparents in a modern-day city in Africa, created to provide more diverse children’s educational entertainment. Learn more at: www.binoandfino.com.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Abeba and Abebe: The Pepper Merchant - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Ethiopia - Danny Gebeyehu & Bisrat Amare · 2011 · 7m · Amharic with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this short animation, Ethiopian twins Abeba and Abebe stage a play about law and order. Abeba and Abebe is the first-ever animated series to be made in Ethiopia by and for Ethiopians, in collaboration with animators from Canada and the UK. The series follows twins Abeba and Abebe and their friends as they go about their neighborhood and school, educating children in Ethiopia in a fun and entertaining way. Learn more at www.abebaandabebe.com, www.bigfatstudio.co.uk and www.tamesol.net.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale · 2011 · 20m · French with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be the godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Mwansa the Great
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni · 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
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African Storytelling
Bino and Fino: A Big Birthday Party
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Nigeria - Adamu Waziri · 2011 · 6m · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Siblings Bino and Fino join their grandparents in celebrating the 50th independence anniversary of Nigeria and many other African nations, and learn what concepts like colonialism and independence mean. Bino and Fino is a Nigerian cartoon series about a brother and sister who live with their grandparents in a modern-day city in Africa, created to provide more diverse children’s educational entertainment. Learn more at: www.binoandfino.com.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
The films in this programme are:
Abeba and Abebe: The Pepper Merchant - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Ethiopia - Danny Gebeyehu & Bisrat Amare · 2011 · 7m · Amharic with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this short animation, Ethiopian twins Abeba and Abebe stage a play about law and order. Abeba and Abebe is the first-ever animated series to be made in Ethiopia by and for Ethiopians, in collaboration with animators from Canada and the UK. The series follows twins Abeba and Abebe and their friends as they go about their neighborhood and school, educating children in Ethiopia in a fun and entertaining way. Learn more at www.abebaandabebe.com, www.bigfatstudio.co.uk and www.tamesol.net.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale · 2011 · 20m · French with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be the godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Little Knowledge is Dangerous - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Karama Ogova/Samora Michel Oundo/Adede Hawi Nyodero · 2010 · 5m · English and Swahili with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In an attempt to shock everyone with their clever-by-half antics, Jinga, Juha, and Mwehu end up ‘frying themselves in their own oil’.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
Mwansa the Great
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni · 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Vanessa’s Dream - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Adede Hawi Nyodero; Daki Mohamed · 2011 · 2m · Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Vanessa wants to be a performer and believes the best way to achieve a goal is to dream and then do something about it. And that’s what she does!
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
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African Storytelling
Abeba and Abebe: The Pepper Merchant - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Ethiopia - Danny Gebeyehu & Bisrat Amare · 2011 · 7m · Amharic with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this short animation, Ethiopian twins Abeba and Abebe stage a play about law and order. Abeba and Abebe is the first-ever animated series to be made in Ethiopia by and for Ethiopians, in collaboration with animators from Canada and the UK. The series follows twins Abeba and Abebe and their friends as they go about their neighborhood and school, educating children in Ethiopia in a fun and entertaining way. Learn more at www.abebaandabebe.com, www.bigfatstudio.co.uk and www.tamesol.net.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
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African Storytelling
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale · 2011 · 20m · French with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be the godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
The films in this programme are:
Little Knowledge is Dangerous - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Karama Ogova/Samora Michel Oundo/Adede Hawi Nyodero · 2010 · 5m · English and Swahili with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In an attempt to shock everyone with their clever-by-half antics, Jinga, Juha, and Mwehu end up ‘frying themselves in their own oil’.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
Vanessa’s Dream - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Kenya - Adede Hawi Nyodero; Daki Mohamed · 2011 · 2m · Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Vanessa wants to be a performer and believes the best way to achieve a goal is to dream and then do something about it. And that’s what she does!
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
This film in was made in collaboration with the African children and youth who took part in Lola Kenya Screen’s creative and cultural entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. Lola Kenya Screen, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an audiovisual media festival, skills development programme and market for children and youth in eastern Africa. Learn more at www.lolakenyascreen.org.
The screening will be introduced by Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen.
Bino and Fino: A Big Birthday Party
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Nigeria - Adamu Waziri · 2011 · 6m · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Siblings Bino and Fino join their grandparents in celebrating the 50th independence anniversary of Nigeria and many other African nations, and learn what concepts like colonialism and independence mean. Bino and Fino is a Nigerian cartoon series about a brother and sister who live with their grandparents in a modern-day city in Africa, created to provide more diverse children’s educational entertainment. Learn more at: www.binoandfino.com.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Abeba and Abebe: The Pepper Merchant - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Ethiopia - Danny Gebeyehu & Bisrat Amare · 2011 · 7m · Amharic with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this short animation, Ethiopian twins Abeba and Abebe stage a play about law and order. Abeba and Abebe is the first-ever animated series to be made in Ethiopia by and for Ethiopians, in collaboration with animators from Canada and the UK. The series follows twins Abeba and Abebe and their friends as they go about their neighborhood and school, educating children in Ethiopia in a fun and entertaining way. Learn more at www.abebaandabebe.com, www.bigfatstudio.co.uk and www.tamesol.net.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Mwansa the Great
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni · 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Like this? You may also like:
African Storytelling
Mwansa the Great
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni · 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale · 2011 · 20m · French with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be the godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa the Great
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni · 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
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African Storytelling
African Storytelling
28 October 2012 - 1.00pm-2.00pm
Free but ticketed. Suitable for children and families
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kenyan/Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies from Toto Tales is back! A fine and fantastical afternoon for children and their families of brand new stories and songs from across the African continent exploring the transition from old to new. With plenty of opportunity for audience participation, this promises to be storytelling at its best.
Toto Tales will also be performing in Glasgow on Sun 20 Oct at 1pm.
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African Films for Children
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar - Elyes Baccar · Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar 2011 · 1h36m · DCP · English, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia, initiating a political earthquake that shook the whole world. Tunisia had the image of a quiet and stable country until a young man set himself on fire, igniting the fight for freedom and dignity. Rouge Parole depicts the Tunisian popular revolution and the expulsion of President Ben Ali. It is an emotional story, told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamour, charting Tunisia’s first steps towards democracy.
This film is part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
This screening is kindly sponsored by the Division of Literature and Languages at University of Stirling.
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The Noise of Cairo
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
Tripoli Stories and Rabat Stories
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Lybia/Morocco/UK -
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This collection of short documentaries offers fresh insight into the identities of the Libyan capital of Tripoli and the Moroccan capital of Rabat after the revolutions. The documentaries were made during two ten-day workshops organised by the British Council in collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) and the Institut Spécialisé du Cinéma et de L'audiovisuel (ISCA) in Morocco. For the last 9 years, the SDI has been running creative documentary workshops in various parts of Africa. The Tripoli and Rabat Stories focus on Muslim cultures in North Africa, with the aim to help young people living in transitioning societies discover visual storytelling and enable them to define their national identity, away from TV headlines. The screenings of the Tripoli and Rabat Stories are sponsored by the British Council. We are screening four films from the collection:
Graffiti (Tripoli Stories) - UK Premiere
Anas El Gomati/Ibrahim El Mayet · Libya/UK 2012 · 4m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
‘In every spray of the can you feel a part of your emotion is released from inside of you, to the wall to the people.’ After the Libyan Revolution, long suppressed feelings are appearing on the walls of buildings in Tripoli.
Granny’s Flags (Tripoli Stories)
Naziha Arebi · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Haja Fatma, a mother to eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women of all ages contributed to the revolution during these difficult months in many unique ways. The film presents a human portal into the acts of ordinary people in their hope for freedom.
The Secret Room (Tripoli Stories)
Ibrahim Y. Shebani · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
During the 12 months of anxiety and turbulence of the Libyan Revolution, the caretaker for the National Museum of Libya had to live not just at home to protect his family, but also at work to protect the precious objects which are a part of the country’s national heritage.
Bitter Return (Rabat Stories) - UK Premiere
Mohamed Benabou · Morocco/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Hicham is a Moroccan migrant worker in Libya sharing his experiences in Libya prior and post the revolution. The return home is not always as smooth as the nostalgia held for one’s own country.
These short films are part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
The films in this programme are:
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar - Elyes Baccar · Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar 2011 · 1h36m · DCP · English, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia, initiating a political earthquake that shook the whole world. Tunisia had the image of a quiet and stable country until a young man set himself on fire, igniting the fight for freedom and dignity. Rouge Parole depicts the Tunisian popular revolution and the expulsion of President Ben Ali. It is an emotional story, told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamour, charting Tunisia’s first steps towards democracy.
This film is part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
This screening is kindly sponsored by the Division of Literature and Languages at University of Stirling.
Tripoli Stories and Rabat Stories
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Lybia/Morocco/UK -
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This collection of short documentaries offers fresh insight into the identities of the Libyan capital of Tripoli and the Moroccan capital of Rabat after the revolutions. The documentaries were made during two ten-day workshops organised by the British Council in collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) and the Institut Spécialisé du Cinéma et de L'audiovisuel (ISCA) in Morocco. For the last 9 years, the SDI has been running creative documentary workshops in various parts of Africa. The Tripoli and Rabat Stories focus on Muslim cultures in North Africa, with the aim to help young people living in transitioning societies discover visual storytelling and enable them to define their national identity, away from TV headlines. The screenings of the Tripoli and Rabat Stories are sponsored by the British Council. We are screening four films from the collection:
Graffiti (Tripoli Stories) - UK Premiere
Anas El Gomati/Ibrahim El Mayet · Libya/UK 2012 · 4m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
‘In every spray of the can you feel a part of your emotion is released from inside of you, to the wall to the people.’ After the Libyan Revolution, long suppressed feelings are appearing on the walls of buildings in Tripoli.
Granny’s Flags (Tripoli Stories)
Naziha Arebi · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Haja Fatma, a mother to eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women of all ages contributed to the revolution during these difficult months in many unique ways. The film presents a human portal into the acts of ordinary people in their hope for freedom.
The Secret Room (Tripoli Stories)
Ibrahim Y. Shebani · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
During the 12 months of anxiety and turbulence of the Libyan Revolution, the caretaker for the National Museum of Libya had to live not just at home to protect his family, but also at work to protect the precious objects which are a part of the country’s national heritage.
Bitter Return (Rabat Stories) - UK Premiere
Mohamed Benabou · Morocco/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Hicham is a Moroccan migrant worker in Libya sharing his experiences in Libya prior and post the revolution. The return home is not always as smooth as the nostalgia held for one’s own country.
These short films are part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
Like this? You may also like:
The Noise of Cairo
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
Arab Spring Documentaries
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
1h55m · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Beginning in Dec 2010 a wave of popular uprisings and demonstrations swept through the Arab World (North Africa and the Middle East); civil protests that resulted in the toppling of decades-long oppressive regimes and the beginnings of a new era of democracy for those countries. Rulers in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya were forced from power, and uprisings and protests have erupted in many other countries since, reaching as far as sub-Saharan Africa. These civil resistance campaigns involved strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies and were characterised by the use of social media and digital technology as a way to spread information and subvert censorship and freedom of speech. While these young democracies are finding their feet, their artists are embracing a new-found freedom of creative expression which is having a positive effect on the cinema industries in these countries. Africa in Motion salutes this new wave in Arabic cinema with a selection of new shorts and features.
The screenings of the Arab Spring Documentaries will be followed by a discussion with Noe Mendelle (producer of the Tripoli and Rabat Stories) and other experts on the Arab Spring revolutions.
Arab Spring Documentaries will also screen in Glasgow on Wed 31 Oct at 9am.
The films in this programme are:
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar - Elyes Baccar · Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar 2011 · 1h36m · DCP · English, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia, initiating a political earthquake that shook the whole world. Tunisia had the image of a quiet and stable country until a young man set himself on fire, igniting the fight for freedom and dignity. Rouge Parole depicts the Tunisian popular revolution and the expulsion of President Ben Ali. It is an emotional story, told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamour, charting Tunisia’s first steps towards democracy.
This film is part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
This screening is kindly sponsored by the Division of Literature and Languages at University of Stirling.
Tripoli Stories and Rabat Stories
28 October 2012 - 3.15pm
Lybia/Morocco/UK -
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This collection of short documentaries offers fresh insight into the identities of the Libyan capital of Tripoli and the Moroccan capital of Rabat after the revolutions. The documentaries were made during two ten-day workshops organised by the British Council in collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) and the Institut Spécialisé du Cinéma et de L'audiovisuel (ISCA) in Morocco. For the last 9 years, the SDI has been running creative documentary workshops in various parts of Africa. The Tripoli and Rabat Stories focus on Muslim cultures in North Africa, with the aim to help young people living in transitioning societies discover visual storytelling and enable them to define their national identity, away from TV headlines. The screenings of the Tripoli and Rabat Stories are sponsored by the British Council. We are screening four films from the collection:
Graffiti (Tripoli Stories) - UK Premiere
Anas El Gomati/Ibrahim El Mayet · Libya/UK 2012 · 4m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
‘In every spray of the can you feel a part of your emotion is released from inside of you, to the wall to the people.’ After the Libyan Revolution, long suppressed feelings are appearing on the walls of buildings in Tripoli.
Granny’s Flags (Tripoli Stories)
Naziha Arebi · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Haja Fatma, a mother to eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women of all ages contributed to the revolution during these difficult months in many unique ways. The film presents a human portal into the acts of ordinary people in their hope for freedom.
The Secret Room (Tripoli Stories)
Ibrahim Y. Shebani · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
During the 12 months of anxiety and turbulence of the Libyan Revolution, the caretaker for the National Museum of Libya had to live not just at home to protect his family, but also at work to protect the precious objects which are a part of the country’s national heritage.
Bitter Return (Rabat Stories) - UK Premiere
Mohamed Benabou · Morocco/UK 2012 · 5m · Digibeta · Arabic with English subtitles
Hicham is a Moroccan migrant worker in Libya sharing his experiences in Libya prior and post the revolution. The return home is not always as smooth as the nostalgia held for one’s own country.
These short films are part of the Arab Spring Documentaries series.
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Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Tey (Today)
28 October 2012 - 6.15pm
Senegal - Alain Gomis · 2012 · 1h26m · Digibeta · French and Wolof with English subtitles · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
He is a strong, healthy man, yet today is the last day of his life. Satché (played by African American musician, poet, writer and actor Saul Williams) recounts his past as he ambles through the familiar streets of his Senegalese home town for the last time. As if on a quest to leave his relationships in peace, he journeys from his parents’ house to his first love, to the friends of his youth, to his wife and children. Satché experiences his concluding moments full of fear, yet exuding serenity. Followed by a congregation of admirers, he weaves through the streets with an unwavering focus on his death foretold.
Meditative and exotic, French/Senegalese director Alain Gomis’ film tells the story of a man who leaves America to return to the land of his birth. It is a poetic and experimental narrative that prompts the audience to contemplate their own mortality.
This screening is kindly sponsored by the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies.
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Restless City
Nola - UK Premiere
Quartier Mozart
28 October 2012 - 8.30pm
Cameroon - Jean-Pierre Bekolo · 1992 · 1h20m · Digibeta · French with English subtitles · 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Told over a 48-hour period in a working class neighborhood in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, Quartier Mozart is the story of a young schoolgirl known as ‘Queen of the Hood’ and her education on the "sexual politics" of the male quarter. Maman Thekla, the local sorceress, enables the schoolgirl’s spiritual acquisition of the body of the young man My Guy, allowing her to satisfy her curiosity about men. She then becomes a boy suitor competing for the amorous attentions of a policeman's daughter. Maman Thekla herself assumes the shape of Panka, a familiar comic figure in Cameroonian folklore with the ability to make a man's genitals disappear when he shakes hands with him.
Awarded the Prix Afrique en Création at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s humour-filled film and its colourful cast of characters has delighted film festival audiences from across the world, and we know you are in for a treat in Edinburgh as well!
We are delighted to have Jean-Pierre Bekolo in attendance to talk to the audience in a Q&A session following the screening.
This screening is kindly sponsored by the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling.
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Les Saignantes (The Bloodettes)
Essaha (The Square) - UK Premiere
Otelo Burning
Inside Story - UK Premiere (Secondary School Screening)
29 October 2012 - 10:00am
Kenya/South Africa - Rolie Nikiwe • 2011 • 1h38m • Digibeta • English and Swahili with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kalu is a young talented football player from Kenya who dreams of playing in the professional leagues. His life dramatically changes when he gets an offer to play football in South Africa and at the same time is unknowingly infected with the HIV virus. The battles Kalu has to fight on and off the field are the backdrop for his remarkable journey to understanding the HIV virus and its impact on his future. Together, we race past skin, bone, and muscle to reveal the battle going on inside his body. Kalu eventually confronts the challenges of HIV, and ultimately realises that knowledge is power.
Produced by the Discovery Channel and filmed in Kenya and South Africa, this engaging film uses football, one of the most popular sports in the African continent, to encourage discussions about HIV. The screening will be followed by a discussion led by an expert on issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Interested schools can book directly with Filmhouse box office (0131 228 2688)
Tickets: £2.60 per pupil, teachers free
Age groups: 15+
Suitable for: S4-S6 / Curriculum links to Modern Studies, Health & Wellbeing, Global Development, Sciences and Religious & Moral Education
Educational packs will be provided to teachers for follow-up classroom activities
AiM Short Film Competition
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
2h21m • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
For the fifth consecutive year, AiM has invited African filmmakers to submit short films of up to 30 minutes for our annual Short Film Competition. From the dozens of submissions, eight films have been shortlisted, comprising a diverse and captivating collection of work from across the continent. With styles ranging from experimental and futuristic to animation and dramatic, these films are representative of the dynamic and progressive filmmaking in contemporary Africa.
The Short Film Competition is part of AiM’s commitment to nurturing young African filmmaking talent, offering a cash prize of £1,000 to the winning film. The winner is selected by our jury of acclaimed film practitioners and academics: Noe Mendelle (director of the Scottish Documentary Institute), Zina Saro-Wiwa (Nigerian filmmaker), Mark Cousins (director and film critic), Paul Dale (writer/editor) and David Archibald (lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Glasgow), and will be announced immediately after the screenings. Audiences in both Glasgow and Edinburgh will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite films with the Audience Award winners announced at the closing screenings of the festival on 31 Oct (Glasgow) & 2 Nov (Edinburgh), where both the jury winning film and the audience’s favourite will be screened again.
Our thanks go to The Africa Channel and Buni TV for sponsoring the prize money for the Short Film Competition.
The Short Film Competition will also be screening in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
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African Science Fiction
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
African Science Fiction
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
African Science Fiction
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
28 October 2012 - 11.00am
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale · 2011 · 20m · French with English subtitles · Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be the godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the African Films for Children series.
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
African Science Fiction
African Storytelling
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
African Science Fiction
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
African Science Fiction
Restless City
Tey (Today)
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
Tripoli Stories and Rabat Stories
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
African Science Fiction
Restless City
Tey (Today)
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
The films in this programme are:
Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Burkina Faso - Lazare Sie Pale • 2011 • 20m • French with English subtitles • Animation
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In this innovative puppet animation, a man searches for the perfect godfather for his newborn son. Samba believes he is the epitome of an ideal man and he wants someone similar to be a godfather of his child. Since he can't think of anyone that fits the bill, he decides to turn to the gods.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm
Dog - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
South Africa - Jaco Minnaar · 2012 · 12m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Dog is a subtle story about a chance meeting between two South African women. One is a curious city dweller with a voyeuristic streak while the other is a recluse living close to the beach on the far outskirts of the small coastal town where the story is set. Drawn by her curiosity, the city dweller discovers scars and clues that hint at the other woman's past as a victim of violence.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tanzania/Canada - Amil Shivji • 2012 • 15m • English and Swahili with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Hassan, a lower class Congolese immigrant in Toronto before, during and after he is shot and murdered outside his workplace. From his sister, to his fellow immigrant employer and the police officer who finds him, we see how different lives in the same city are affected by the same event.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Nola - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Chad/France - Askia Traoré • 2010 • 26m • French with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
A special day in the life of Nola, her first on leave after years in detention. How Nola chooses to spend her free day offers a glimpse into what everyday luxuries she has been missing. It is the portrait of a woman whose world has fallen to pieces.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence)
29 October 2012 - 5:30pm
Tunisia/France - Leyla Bouzid • 2011 • 22m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
When a tragedy occurs in one of the huge houses of the Tunisian petty-bourgeoisie, everything is done to hide it. Bouzid’s film highlights the patriarchal oppression present in Tunisian society, but also offers glimmers of hope by showing ways in which women work together to overcome it.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm.
Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Kenya - Muchiri Njenga • 2011 • 7m
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Kichwateli is a story set in a city and slum of Nairobi about a child who comes back from a post-apocalyptic Africa to the present time. In a dream sequence, he transforms into a robot-like character whose head is replaced by a "live" TV set. This film takes the audience through a spiritual and metaphoric journey depicting that we are currently all plugged into the same images of global anxiety while ourselves being subjects of media scrutiny.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5.45pm.
Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Morocco/USA/Switzerland - Lamia Alami • 2011 • 16m • Arabic with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In a rundown Moroccan neighbourhood, Fatima is waiting to join her husband who has migrated to France. Will the husband's letter potentially secure a brighter future for her and her son or will she have to make a crucial sacrifice?
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Mwansa The Great
29 October 2012 - 5.30pm
Zambia/UK - Rungano Nyoni • 2011 • 23m • Nyanja with English subtitles
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
An eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. This is a moving insight into childhood, where fantasy is interwoven with reality as a young boy's imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
This film is part of the Short Film Competition.
It will also be screened as part of the Short Film Competition in Glasgow, on Mon 29 October, at 5:45pm
Like this? You may also like:
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
Death for Sale
29 October 2012 - 8:45pm
Morocco/Belgium/France - Faouzi Bensaïdi • 2011 • 1h57m • Digibeta • Arabic with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In the port city of Tetouan, Morocco, there is a permanent low, heavy sky. Malik, 26, is out of a job and madly in love with Dounia, a prostitute at the La Passarella nightclub. Malik and his two friends, all small time crooks, conceive a plan to rob the city’s biggest jewellery store in the hope of escaping from an inevitably bleak future. Malik is in on the heist so that he can take Dounia out of prostitution and create a new life for them. Allal needs cash so he can fry bigger fish in the drugs trade. Soufiane, the youngest of the three, has left school and is looking for direction. When the plan falls apart, the three friends must face their own separate destinies alone.
Award-winning director Faouzi Bensaïdi’s third feature is an open invitation to dive into a visually playful neo-noir tale of ordinary people who, as Bensaïdi describes, ‘are suffocated by a political, economic and religious system.’
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Tey (Today)
Restless City
The Noise of Cairo
KIGALI, KIGALI - Contemporary Art from young Rwandan Artists (Art Exhibition)
30 October 2012 to 7 November 2012
Rwanda -
Venue: Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30-36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh
Curated by Kate Saffin (Charlie Dutton Gallery)
Organised by Rwandan High Commission & Rwanda Scotland Alliance
This exhibition will launch on Tues 30 Oct at 8.30pm.
KIGALI, KIGALI - Contemporary Art from young Rwandan Artists features work by five professional and nine student artists, Ivuka Arts group in Kigali, who have been working creatively for many years and represent the best of young talent that Rwanda has to offer. The artists have developed their own expressive language both collectively and individually, and explore both figurative and abstract expressionist ideas, separately and in combination.
The Ivuka Arts group is one of a handful of nascent and groundbreaking collective studios in Rwanda which are exploring the creative potential of contemporary art and providing networks and educational and supportive opportunities to their surrounding communities. Members of Ivuka Arts are not only amongst the best known practising artists working in Rwanda, but are also in the vanguard of the relatively young contemporary art scene there, as it claims its place amongst other art forms in the country.
Artists featured: Tony Cyizanye, Bruce Niyonkuru, Celestin Nizeyimana, Emmanuel Nkuranga, Innocent Nkuruinziza. Student artists:Angel, Eric, Kiza, Moise, Musa, Roger, Tong, Tuyisange, Zakalia.
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Modern African Identities: Film Screenings
30 October 2012 - 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Free and non-ticketed
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
An afternoon of documentaries exploring modern African identities followed by discussions. The films in the programme address various identity issues in contemporary Africa through themes such as migration, diaspora, sexuality, beauty, language and mixed-race identity.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Cry of Love - UK Premiere
Restless City
Who Killed Me - UK Premiere
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Cry of Love - UK Premiere
Restless City
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
The films in this programme are:
Fluorescent Sin - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Kenya - Amirah Tajdin • 2011 • 9m
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At Nairobi’s iconic central station, a lithe, majestic drag queen sits on a bench, lightly crying, smoking a cigarette and descending into a breakdown through a poetic soliloquy. Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin challenges our ideas of beauty, sexuality, and Kenyan attitudes to ‘otherness’, suggesting that being caught between two places might not be a bad thing.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Yellow Fever
30 October 2012 - 1:30-5:00pm
Kenya/UK - Ng’endo Mukii • 2012 • 7m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Yellow Fever explores the concept of skin and race and what they imply. It asserts that the idea of beauty has become globalised, creating homogenous aspirations and distorting people’s self-image across the planet. Using mixed media, the film focuses on African women’s self-image through memories and interviews.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Ingrid Martens • 2011 • 50m • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof captures the views and opinions of people from every corner of the African continent who are now residing in South Africa. These immigrants and refugees, who have been seen as scary, undeserving or criminal by so many others in post-apartheid South Africa, are actually diverse, ordinary people, each with a dream of a better life and wisdom to share. Sadly the film also exposes the very prejudice that led to the violent xenophobic attacks that are still today an ongoing chapter in South Africa’s recent history.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Colour Bar - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
Belgium - Roland Gunst • 2011 • 58m • French with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
At the age of 12, Roland moved from the Congo to Belgium with his father, and was for the first time confronted with his mixed-race identity. In Africa he was considered white while in Belgium he was considered black. Totally confused, he fought against an identity crisis for the next 20 years. In an effort to define his identity he shatters a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with his family and other mulattoes. He discovers that other mulattoes too have had to deny, hide or reject one of their roots (parents) in order to survive in their social environment. According to the ‘divine laws’ of the Colour Bar, he doesn't exist, because his race doesn't exist.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
30 October 2012 - 1:30pm-5:00pm
South Africa - Dyllan Valley • 52m • English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • Documentary
Venue: Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Main Lecture Theatre (E22)
Free and non-ticketed
The documentary follows a group of local artists creating the hip-hop opera Afrikaaps, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape. This is the untold story of Afrikaans, liberated from its reputation as the language of the oppressor and taking it back to the people who own it. It features the musical greats, Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepherd, Emile (Black Noise), Shane Cooper, Moenier Adams, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse b-boy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
This film is part of a programme of films on Modern African Identities.
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Kinyarwanda
30 October 2012 - 5:45pm
DRC/USA/France - Alrick Brown • 2011 • 1h40m • Digibeta • English and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when neighbours killed neighbours and friends betrayed friends, some crossed lines of hatred to protect each other. The Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.
The screening is kindly sponsored by the Rwandan High Commission and the Rwanda Scotland Alliance and will be followed by a discussion with a representative from the Rwandan High Commission. The discussion will be preceded by the screening of a pre-recorded message from the director of Kinyarwanda, Alrick Brown.
After the screening there will be an opening of an exhibition of Rwandan visual artists at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh.
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Dear Mandela
30 October 2012 - 8:30pm
South Africa/USA - Dara Kell/Christopher Nizza • 2011 • 1h33m • HD Cam • English and Zulu with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court action; this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power. When the South African government promises to ‘eradicate the slums’ and begins to evict shack dwellers far outside the city, three friends who live in Durban's vast shantytowns refuse to be moved. Dear Mandela follows their journey from their shacks to the highest court in the land as they invoke Nelson Mandela's example and become leaders in a growing social movement.
By turns inspiring, devastating and funny, the film offers a new perspective on the role that young people can play in political change and is a fascinating portrait of South Africa coming of age.
Screened in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) project on 'Peace-building through Media Arts'.
Dear Mandela is screened with Peace Wanted Alive: Kenya at the Crossroads.
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Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
Cry of Love - UK Premiere
Peace Wanted Alive: Kenya at the Crossroads
Peace Wanted Alive: Kenya at the Crossroads
30 October 2012 - 8:30pm
Kenya/USA - Stephen Marshall • 2010 •18m • Digibeta •15 • Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Documentary short about the courageous Kenyan peacebuilders who saved their country from descending into genocide during the 2008 election crisis.
Screened in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) project on 'Peace-building through Media Arts'.
Peace Wanted Alive is screened with Dear Mandela.
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Kinyarwanda
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
Centre of African Studies Seminar: Do Nollywood Films Matter?
31 October 2012 - 4pm-5.30pm
Nigeria - Free and non-ticketed
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1&2 (ground floor), Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, University of Edinburgh
By Professor Onookome Okome, University of Alberta, Canada
The seminar will be followed by a screening of Tunde Kelani’s acclaimed Nollywood production, MAAMi, at Filmhouse.
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MAAMi
31 October 2012 - 6.15
Nigeria - Tunde Kelani • 2011 • 1h32m • Digibeta • Yoruba with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
MAAMi is an enthralling story of a poor, devoted single parent's struggles to raise her only child, Kashimawo, who goes on to become an international star in an English football club, and consequently, a national hero. Set over a two-day period in the southern Nigerian town of Abeokuta leading up to the 2010 World Cup, the film retrospectively accounts Kashimawo’s childhood through his own thoughts, addressing his turbulent childhood and unresolved issues with his absent father. MAAMi is a film about love, fate, hard work and goodwill.
We are delighted to have the director Tunde Kelani in attendance to take part in a post-screening discussion. He will be joined by Nigerian film academic and Nollywood expert Onookome Okome.
Tunde Kelani is a highly acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker, part of the hugely popular and prolific Nollywood industry, and has been making popular Nollywood films for over twenty years. To learn more about Nollywood and the African video-film industries, don’t miss Prof Okome’s seminar on Nollywood on Wed 31 Oct and the Africa in Motion symposium on Sat 27 Oct, both at the University of Edinburgh. His attendance was partly sponsored by Film Africa in London.
Maami is also screening in Glasgow on Tues 30 Oct at 8.15pm.
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Otelo Burning
Elmina
Inside Story - UK Premiere (Secondary School Screening)
Centre of African Studies Seminar: Do Nollywood Films Matter?
Otelo Burning
31 October 2012 - 8:20pm
South Africa - Sara Blecher • 2011 • 1h12m • DCP • English and Zulu with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Shot in Durban and set in 1989, in the final years of the crumbling apartheid system, Otelo Burning tells the story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing. When 16-year-old Otelo Buthelezi takes to the water for the first time, it is clear that he was born to surf. But then tragedy strikes. On the day that Nelson Mandela is released from prison, Otelo is forced to choose between surfing and justice. This beautiful, insightful and entertaining film captures a turbulent time in South Africa’s history.
We are delighted to have director Sara Blecher in attendance to introduce the film and talk to the audience during a Q&A session following the screening.
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MAAMi
Inside Story - UK Premiere (Secondary School Screening)
Uhlanga (The Mark) - UK Premiere
Documentary Screenings: African Popular Arts
1 November 2012 - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Free and non-ticketed
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
A full day of free documentary screenings exploring contemporary popular African art forms, accompanied by discussions. These documentaries show how aspects of traditional culture and notions of modernity are reinterpreted through African artists across the continent. We journey through Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa and Kenya to see musicians, poets and visual artists at work.
AiM’s documentaries on African Popular Arts continue at Filmhouse in the evening with Stocktown x South Africa and Dimanche a Brazzaville (Sunday in Brazzaville).
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
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Modern African Identities: Film Screenings
Cry of Love - UK Premiere
Elmina
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
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Griot - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
Tripoli Stories and Rabat Stories
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Like this? You may also like:
Dimanche a Brazzaville (Sunday in Brazzaville) - UK Premiere
Stocktown X South Africa
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Like this? You may also like:
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
Dimanche a Brazzaville (Sunday in Brazzaville) - UK Premiere
Stocktown X South Africa
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Like this? You may also like:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The films in this programme are:
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 10:00-10:30am
Western Sahara/UK - Noe Mendelle • 2012 • 25m • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Al Khadra is a renowned Saharawi war poetess, now in her 70s, living in the Al Auin wind swept refugee camp in Algeria. The oral verse from this illiterate nomad is vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict. We witness how this extraordinary matriarch survives the hardship and desolation of life in the camp, and also see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and attempts to pass on her activism to the next generation.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
The Noise of Cairo
1 November 2012 - 10:30- 11:30
Egypt - Heiko Lange • 2012 • 57m • English, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
The Noise of Cairo is a cinematic adventure, following the interplay between art and the revolution in Egypt. Protest of any kind was punished violently in pre-revolutionary Egypt and artistic expression was considered nothing but a threat to the status quo. However, since the fall of the Mubarak dictatorship, the art scene in Cairo is flourishing once again.
Twelve influencers from Cairo's cultural scene lead us on a journey to understand the unique role artists played during the revolution in Cairo. This documentary bears witness to Cairo's vibrant artistic underbelly, as it raises its voice once again. The artists of Cairo, who refused to quiet down, come together to be heard. These individuals create 'The Noise of Cairo'.
To learn more about the Arab Spring Revolutions, don’t miss AiM’s focus on the Arab Spring on Sun 28 Oct (Edinburgh) and Wed 31 Oct (Glasgow).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Sarabah - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 11:45am- 12:45pm
Senegal/USA - Maria Luisa Gambale/Gloria Bremer • 2011 • 1h • French, German, Diola and Wolof with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. Until 2010 there was one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. The portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 1:00- 2:00pm
South Africa - Ángela Ramirez/Sara Gouveia/Calum MacNaughton • 2011 • 55m • English, Afrikaans and Xhosa with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
If you take a pinch of Khoisan lament, a dash of Malay spice, a measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, the clash of marching bands, the pizzazz of the Klopse, a driving primal beat and lots of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema, Goema, Goema!
A journey to the heart of the Mother City and a beat called Goema. With indigenous roots, colonial influences and shaped by Cape Town’s slave history, Goema’s blueprint lies in the city’s carnival culture. It is from these traditional festivities that contemporary variations have emerged in the form of defiant rock, marking the collapse of apartheid and healing jazz in the wake of South Africa’s democratic rebirth. Mama Goema charts the evolution of Goema through composer Mac McKenzie, multi-instrumentalist Hilton Schilder and a cast of Cape Town’s diverse musicians and sees the city’s most representative sound take a bold step into the future.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Griot - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 2:00-3:30pm
Senegal/France/USA - Volker Goetze • 2012 • 1h23m • English, Wolof and French with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
By tradition, griots are the living repositories of West Africa's oral epics - histories that are crucial for the preservation of West African social structures. The Griot uncovers the beauty of West African traditional past and discovers that some revolutionary changes may be afoot; changes that could alter the cultural landscape forever.
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
1 November 2012 - 3:40 - 5:00pm
Kenya/Germany - Upendo Hero - Dr. Farasi • 2011 • 1h20m • English, Swahili and German with English subtitles
Venue: Room 1.18, Evolution House (Edinburgh College of Art)
Free and non-ticketed
Twende Berlin is a documentary about urban spaces and our relationship to them as told through the eyes of a troupe of African hip-hop artists. The social issue which underpins the documentary is the importance of public space and public art in contemporary society, and how and why Western metropolises are affected by the emerging phenomenon of "gentrification". Twende Berlin is an opportunity for both European and African urban citizens to twist and subvert stereotypes, to become an object of both social and cultural investigation in order to discover ourselves again, told by a group of African hip-hop artists and their superhero - Upenda Hero (the hero of love).
This film is part of a programme of films on African Popular Arts.
Like this? You may also like:
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
Dimanche a Brazzaville (Sunday in Brazzaville) - UK Premiere
Sarabah - UK Premiere
Stocktown X South Africa
Dimanche a Brazzaville (Sunday in Brazzaville) - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 6.00pm
Congo - Adrià Monés/Enric Bach • 2011 • 51m • Digibeta • French, Lingala and Kitouba with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
In his weekend show, a young radio talk show host, Carlos La Menace, unveils three figures from Congo’s capital, Brazzaville. The Sapeur Yves Saint Laurent, surrounded by extreme poverty, chooses elegance as a way of life. Cheriff Bakala is not a usual rapper. He mixes hip hop with Congolese folk, and uses local instruments such as self-crafted drums. Finally, Palmas Yaya, Brazzaville’s wrestling champion is relying on voodoo to defend his throne at a crucial moment of his life.
Dimanche a Brazzaville is part of double-bill of documentaries on African Popular Arts with Stocktown X South Africa.
Like this? You may also like:
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
Stocktown X South Africa
1 November 2012 - 6:00pm
South Africa/Sweden - Teddy Goitom • 2011 • 29m • Digibeta • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Beyond the stereotypical daily reporting on violence, AIDS and safari tours, Swedish directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft set out to capture the creative street vibes of South Africa. On their trip to Cape Town and Johannesburg, they meet up with the heavy metal band Ree-burth, the Soweto style-setters Smarteez with their colorful street savvy fashion, video gamers label 2bop, and limpop music genre innovator Gazelle.
This alternative road movie presents another perspective from the young creative forces at work in South Africa’s cities.
Stocktown X is part of double-bill of documentaries on African Popular Arts with Dimanche a Brazzaville.
Like this? You may also like:
Afrikaaps - UK Premiere
Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in 5 Movements - UK Premiere
The Noise of Cairo
Twende Berlin (Let's go to Berlin)
Cry of Love - UK Premiere
1 November 2012 - 8:15pm
South Africa - Faith Isiakpere • 2012 • 2h • HD Cam • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
Cry of Love follows the lives of young and talented teens who explore their musical gifts in Johannesburg’s African Performing Arts Centre school. Set against the city’s vibrant cosmopolitan backdrop, this film brings together characters from across Africa. Despite their differences, each character finds solace in 'The Sanctuary', a place of common ground where people are united through music and the celebration of Ubuntu - the African expression for “I am what I am because of who we all are.”
In Cry of Love, Nigerian-born director Faith Isiakpere delivers an uplifting Fame-style musical starring legendary South African songbird Yvonne Chaka Chaka. This ‘faction’ (fact and fiction) film distinguishes itself by combining a compelling narrative with music and contemporary human right issues.
This film is screened in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) project on 'Peace-building through Media Arts'. The screening will be followed by a discussion on issues of peacemaking and reconciliation in film.
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Africa Shafted: Under One Roof - UK Premiere
Essaha (The Square) - UK Premiere
Le Point de Vue du Lion (The Lion’s Point of View) - UK Premiere
2 November 2012 - 6:00pm
Senegal - Didier Awadi/Vincent Vallet • 2011 • 1h12m • Digibeta • English, French and Spanish with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 2
50 years of independence. A promise of happiness and prosperity. But nowadays young Africans climb into simple wooden boats, and cross the desert and the sea towards El Dorado. Why? What are the deeper reasons? And how could it come this far? These were the starting questions from Senegalese director and hip-hop star Didier Awadi. For several years he interviewed ex-presidents and ministers, important UN officials, writers, artists, historians, activists and lay migrants and refugees: 44 people who have analysed the situation of their continent and they do not mince words. The result is a decidedly Pan-African, deliberately subjective and revolutionary documentary with an undoubted power of impact.
This screening is kindly sponsored by Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh and will be followed by a discussion hosted by experts in African history and development.
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Dear Mandela
Rouge Parole - UK Premiere
Restless City
2 November 2012 - 8:30pm
USA - Andrew Dosunmu • 2011 • 1h20m • HD Cam • English, French, Wolof and Yoruba with English subtitles • 15
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema 1
Restless City tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City, where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk.
Djibril (Alassane Sy) is a young African immigrant whose life can only go upward. Leaving a past of hardship behind, he arrives in New York. After living in the City for a while he begins to believe that he can achieve his dreams. Djibril wants to be a musician, a pop star, and one-day return to Africa where his mother and father still toil for a meagre living. By day he sells merchandise on Canal Street for the small income that keeps him going, and at the same time he seeks a way to succeed as a singer. During his search he meets the beautiful and fragile Trini; an encounter that changes his life forever.
Nigerian-born director Andrew Dosunmu’s feature-length debut is a remarkable, stylised cinematographic exercise - his background is in fashion and photography. With its alluring aesthetics and phenomenal soundtrack, Dosunmu is a new name to follow.
The closing film will be preceded by the screenings of the winners of the AiM Short Film Competition.
Join us for a celebratory drink and some live African music in the Filmhouse Café Bar afterwards.
Restless City is also screening in Glasgow on Wed 31 Oct at 6pm.
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Tey (Today)
Nola - UK Premiere