BAMcinématek Film series FilmAfrica
Shield and Spear
Friday, May 22, 2015, 7:00pm
Shorts Program
Friday, May 22, 2015, 9:30pm
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Timbuktu
Saturday, May 23, 2015, 2:00pm & 6:45pm
Not far from Timbuktu, Kidane and his family live peacefully in the dunes, seemingly beyond the control of Islamic extremists. But their destiny changes when Kidane accidentally kills a local fisherman and finds himself subject to the radical jihadists’ brutal laws. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this “rich evocation of daily life… feels at once timely and permanent, immediate and essential” (The New York Times). Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014. With Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri. In Arabic, Bambara, French, Songhay, and Tamashek. English subtitles.
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Housemaids
Saturday, May 23, 2015, 4:30pm & 9pm
In this engrossing documentary, seven Brazilian teenagers chronicle the daily routines of their families’ housemaids, capturing moments that range from the mundane to the profound, the humorous to the tragic. Through these intimate portraits of the relationships between housemaids and the families that employ them, Mascaro explores Brazil’s complex history of race and class. Directed by Gabriel Mascaro, 2012. With Dilma dos Santos Souza, Flávia Santos Silva, Helena Araújo, Lucimar Roza. Portuguese with English subtitles.
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Kirikou and the Sorceress
Sunday, May 24, 2015, 2:00pm
This enchanting animated feature—based on West African folk tales—follows the adventures of a precocious newborn boy named Kirikou as he sets out to save his village from an evil sorceress. Featuring gorgeous, hand-drawn animation and vibrant music by Senegalese great Youssou N’Dour, Kirikou and the Sorceress is a feast of sensory delights. Directed by Michel Ocelot, 1998. English dubbed version.
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Black Orpheus
Sunday, May 24, 2015, 4pm & 6:30pm & 9pm
“Feverish with hip-swiveling hustle, exploding local color, and sleeve-worn heart” (The Village Voice), this landmark film transports the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice to Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. With a legendary samba and bossa nova score by Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim, Black Orpheus won the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Directed by Marcel Camus, 1959. With Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Lourdes de Oliveira. Portuguese with English subtitles.
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August Winds
Monday, May 25, 2015, 2:00pm & 6:30pm