African Film Festival
Fri, March 31, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Maman (s)
Maïmouna Doucouré, France, 2015, 20 minutes
(In French and Wolof with English subtitles)
The 8-year-old Aida lives in an apartment in a Parisian suburb.
The daily life of Aida and the whole family is overwhelmed
when her father comes back from Senegal, their country of
origin, with the young Senegalese Rama whom he introduced
as his second wife. Aida is very sensitive to her mother’s
distress. She decides then to get rid of the new visitor.
Short Film, Sundance Film Festival (2016)
Short Cuts Award, Toronto International Film Festival (2015)
Jury Award, Leuven International Short Film Festival (2015)
76
Izu Ojukwu, Nigeria, 2016, 118 minutes
(Igbo and English with English subtitles)
Featuring Nollywood’s biggest stars, the film is a Nigerian
historical fiction drama told from two points of view: that of
a young pregnant woman and that of her husband, a soldier
accused of being involved in the 1976 military coup and
assassination of General Murtala Mohammed, the Nigerian
head-of-state.
Best Feature Film, Africa International Film Festival (2016)
Best Director, Africa International Film Festival (2016)
Best Actor in a Lead Role, Africa International Film Festival (2016)
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