2017 Five Colleges African Cinema Symposia and Festival
Date and Time
Wednesday Apr 5, 2017 Saturday Apr 8, 2017
Wednesday 7:30-10:00PM Thursday- 4:30PM-7:30PM Friday- All day Saturday- All day
Location
University of Massachusetts Mt Holyoke College
Fees/Admission
Free Event -Open to the Public
Contact Information
Professor Bode Omojola
Chair, Five College African Studies Council
bomojola@mtholyoke.edu
or
Dr. Matt Emerson
emersonmze@gmail.com
413-835-1140
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Description
A 4-day African Cinema Symposium and Festival organized by the Five College African Studies Council will take place from April 5-8. Featuring film screenings, scholarly panels and Q&A sessions with filmmakers, the event will examine the role of African cinema as a form of social critique, reflection, and an agent of political change. Invited speakers/filmmakers are Keith Shiri (Zimbabwe/UK), Idrissou Mora Kpai (Benin), Jean-Marie Teno (Cameroon), Rama Thiaw (Senegal/Mauritania), Litheko Modisane (South Africa), Mahen Bonetti (USA), and Djo Tunda Wa Munga (Democratic Republic of Congo). They will be joined by Five College-based scholars/filmmakers. More details are available here: https://www.fivecolleges.edu/african/african-cinema-festival
