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Afrika Eye announces a few programme tweaks
Currently in full swing, this year’s 17th annual Afrika Eye festival of African cinema and culture (Nov 14-22) just got even bigger with the addition of more guests. Here’s the full update.
System K
(Renaud Barret, 2019, 1hr 34mins). Arnolfini, Nov 16
is needed now More than ever
Documentary revealing how street artists in troubled Kinshasa, DRC, are sharing messages of anger and hope through their creative use of discarded items, including bullet casings, bottle tops, plastic waste and more. The screening follows an after-hours tour of Arnolfini’s autumn exhibition featuring the found materials work of Ethiopian artist Elias Sime. There will also now be a post-screening live link to Kinshasa for interview with System K director Renaud Barret. The interviewer will be Andy Morgan, a Bristol based writer/photographer with a special interest in the arts and culture of Africa.
Sira
(Apolline Traoré, 2023, 2hr 2 mins). Watershed, Nov 18
A drama of struggle and survival set in the Sahal. Sira is a strong and confident young nomad Fulani woman who’s on the way to get married when her family are attacked by Islamist terrorists with tragic results. There will now be a post-screening Zoom conversation with director Apolline Traoré, who bagged the Best Feature Film award with this movie at the most recent Berlin International Film Festival.
Mami Wata
(C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, 2023, 1hr 47 mins). Watershed, Nov 18
South West regional premeire of this Sundance Festival prize-winning supernatural thriller, shot mostly in Benin, inspired by folk myths from Nigeria about the power of a mermaid goddess. There will now be a post-screening discussion with Samantha Iwowo, filmmaker and Film & TV lecturer at Bournemouth University.
Visit the Afrika Eye website for full programme and ticket information.
Main image from System K: Afrika Eye
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