On Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 pm, the BFC/A and the IU African Studies Program are thrilled to present the new restoration of Djibril Diop Mambéty’s HYENAS courtesy of Metrograph Pictures. Hosted by the iu libraries moving image archive: FREE tickets SHORT SYNOPSIS The village of Colobane, devastated by drought and unemployment, sees sudden hope… Read more »
DO THE RIGHT THING (Dir. Spike Lee) Mon, Nov 4 at 7 pm | IU Cinema | $4 tickets30th Anniversary Screening / New 4K Restoration It’s the height of summer and the hottest day of the year—a scorching 24-hour period that will change the lives of its residents forever. Over the course of a single day on… Read more »
Experiencing Contemporary Art Rough and Unequal: A Film by Kevin Jerome Everson || Grunwald Gallery || Now showing Noon-4PM, Tuesdays to Saturdays || Visit. CLICK GOLD HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FOR MORE INFORMATION 🙂 Engaging Guest Scholars Paulin Vieyra Workshop with guest scholars; Sept. 5 and 6 || Attend. CLICK GOLD HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FOR MORE INFORMATION 🙂… Read more »
Presented in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University Guest curator: June Givanni The Senegalese filmmakers Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007) and Djibril Diop Mambéty (1945–1998) pioneered cinematic creativity in Africa. Among the many filmmakers they inspired is Moussa Sene Absa (b. 1958), a protégé and former assistant of Mambéty’s. All three directors give voice… Read more »
The 2011 edition of the popular African Film Festival features films from eight countries ranging from Ivory Coast to Mali. It moves from the claustrophobic din of one Cape Town flat to the frenetic sprawl of African immigrant culture across Europe, from hair salons in Ghana and Nigeria to an imagined future of an East… Read more »