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 »
Who is Paulin Vieyra? Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was a pioneer of African cinemas during the decolonization era of the 1960s. Born in Benin, he is best known as a Senegalese producer, filmmaker, and historian as well as Ousmane Sembène’s production manager. See an overview of Vieyra’s career with film clips in the above video. Courtesy… 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 »