Nina Lorez Collins, daughter of the late Kathleen Collins, whose masterwork Losing Ground was the great rediscovered film of 2015, will read selections from a new book of her mother’s writing, Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary. The conversation with Collins, BFC/A Director Terri Francis and Professor of English Vivian Halloran precedes a screening of Losing Ground (1982), which had… Read more »
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See Burial of Kojo April 10, 7PM Wells 048
This ARRAY screening will take place in the IU Libraries Screening Room, Wells 048 at 7PM. Director, Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule is scheduled to be present for a post screening discussion. You don’t want to miss this exciting and exclusive event! FREE TIX HERE: https://libraries.indiana.edu/burial-kojo The Burial of Kojo is an official selection of the 2019 Pan… Read more »
Damn the Man, Save the Rex! – Akosua Adoma Owusu Reinvigorates Ghanaian Cinema Culture
Akosua Adoma Owusu is an award-winning filmmaker whose films have shown all over the world. Earlier this year her film Kwaku Ananse won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film. She recently changed her home base from suburban DC to Accra, and in her latest project, she’s aiming to reinvigorate film-going culture in… Read more »
Ghanaian Film Posters on Display at Grunwald Gallery of Art
The Grunwald Gallery of Art at Indiana University will open “Axe of Vengeance: Ghanaian Film Posters and Film Viewing Culture” on August 24th. The exhibit will feature the large hand painted posters ubiquitous in Ghana in the 1980s and used for advertising public screenings of films played on VCRs. The exhibit will focus not only… Read more »
A Glimpse into the BFC/A's FESPACO Poster Collection, Part 5 – Ghanian Canvas Posters
When I first started working here, I knew I would be working primarily with the FESPACO poster collection. I naively assumed that they would all be made out of some sort of paper product and likely be mass-produced. Well, that turned out to be quite wrong since the BFC/A also has a small collection of… Read more »
'Deadly and Brutal' Film Posters from Ghana on View at The International Design Museum Munich
MUNICH.- Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich presents ‘Deadly and Brutal’ film posters from Ghana, on view until June 26, 2011. Graphic design from West Africa: Ever since the 1980s, hand-painted posters have advertised Nollywood and locally-made action movies or family dramas in Ghana, not to mention the Hollywood blockbusters and martial… Read more »
Indiana University Coffeehouse Nights: Bernard Woma
On Thursday, September 16th, at 7pm Ghanaian drummer and xylophonist Bernard Woma will perform at the Indiana University Art Museum for the final installment of the Coffeehouse Nights series. IUAM offers music and other diversions to make for an enjoyable evening. Enjoy coffee samples and sweet treats compliments of Bloomingfoods and Angles in the museum’s… Read more »
Ghana's Animationafrica Program 2010
Between July the 26th and August 22nd, Animafrik will be hosting and running a series of workshops, screenings and animation conferences in Accra, Ghana. While the website does not provide any detailed program, you can contact the organiser, Mr Samuel Quartey, for any further questions. ANIMATION AFRICA NO.5 2ND ANOWA LINK, TESANO, ACCRA P.O. BOX… Read more »