American Film Festival
Sat, April 1, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Destino
Zangro, France, 2015, 26 minutes
(French with English subtitles)
Loïc and Mehdi have set up a little business filming local
wedding celebrations and editing them in their minivan, aka
their “audiovisual laboratory.” But when Mehdi starts to film
the wedding of Leila, his pretty ex-girlfriend, destiny happens.
Prix Claude Pinoteau, Festival National de Hyeres les Palmiers (2015)
Best Script, Tangiers International Film Festival (2014)
Children of the Mountain
Priscilla Anany, Ghana/USA, 2016, 101 minutes
(Akan and Ewe with English subtitles)
A woman gives birth to a child with cleft lip and other health
complications. Her life becomes a nightmare as she is blamed
for her child’s illnesses. She goes on a lonely journey to find a
cure for him.
Best New Narrative Director, Tribeca Film Festival (2016)
Best Film Directed by a Woman, Las Vegas Film Festival (2016)
Best Film, Harlem Film Festival (2016)
Best Film, International Images Film Festival for Women (2016)
Audience Award, Film Africa (2016)
Film introduction and Q & A with the filmmaker.
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