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VICTIM OF OUR RICHES

Directed by: Kal Touré

Ubuntu film Festival

Mali, 2007, 58 min, French, English subtitles

The opening film is the Victims of Our Riches. It deals with some of the hundreds of thousands of people each year trying to get from Africa via Morocco, Libya and Turkey to Spain, Italy or Greece. Some succeed, but many are forced to return in degrading conditions and many die. For all of them, travel is extremely demanding, the road is lined with beatings, torture, rape and intimidation.

Kal Touré is visiting the festival.

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FROM A WHISPER

Director: Wanuri Kahiu

Kenya Film at Festival

Kenya, 2008, 100 min, English

We also show the young film director Wanuri Kahius feature film debut, From a Whisper. The film, which has been triumphal at festivals, is based on the 1998 bombing of U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. Tamani has devoted much of his life to looking for her mother, who disappeared on that day ten years ago. From a Whisper is a powerful and emotional tale of yearning and grief to accept, forgive and understand.

Wanuri Kahiu will be at the  festival.

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MASQUERADE

Director: Lyès Salem

Masquarade

Algeria, France, 2008, 94 min, Arabic, English subtitles
Miss Nor, the Algerian wedding farce Masquerades of Mounir is living with his family in a dusty little town in Algeria, where he hasn’t’ had much success but struggles to get respect. His sister, Munir, who is a die-hard narcoleptic and a laughing stock, clearly reduces his chances of marrying until an immensely rich Australian appears in the picture …

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MOTHER (MORE-BI)

Director: William Mbaye

Mother

Senegal, 2008, 55 min, Wolof & French, English subtitles

The Senegalese documentary, Mother, is a gentle and proud portrait of the outspoken, wise and deeply committed 82-year old Annette Mbaye d’Erneville, Senegal’s first trained journalist, who is also a poet and a famous profile in public debate throughout the decades. Her story is also a story about the recent history of Senegal and Africa’s freedom movement.

Full program available at www.cinemafrica.se

Order tickets now at www.biorio.se

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Tickets to Thursday evening’s show of the Soldiers of Peace on Klarabiografen, can be bought an one hour before the show at the cinema entrance.

Welcome!

Ubuntu! Film Festival is organized with support from Sida in relation to Development conference – European Development Days, a co-arrangement between Canada and the European Commission, 22-24 October at the Stockholm International Fairs. Read more at www.eudevdays.eu.
See also outreach program on www.sida.se / EDD. Debating on theworldlog.org.

CinemAfrica working to distribute African films in Sweden by organizing film festivals, screenings of seminars on topical themes and offer free film to schools around the country. For more info, contact us at info@cinemafrica.se.

September 19, 2009 - Posted by makozewe | News & Analysis