African Cinema

3 people waiting at a counter in scene from Mandabi
27
March
6:15 pm - 7:50 pm

Mandabi

A Senegalese man’s life is turned upside down when he receives an impossible-to-cash money order from his nephew in France. “A feast for the eyes and ears” – NY Times ...

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Rasmané Ouédraogo (Saga) in a scene from Tilai and Ina Cissé (Nogma)
4
September
6:15 pm - 7:40 pm

Tilaï

Forbidden love for a stepmother sets in motion a chain of devastating events in pre-colonial West Africa. Cannes Grand Prix. Winner of the 1990 Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

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Omar Abdi (Guled) and Yasmin Warsame (Nasra) in The Gravedigger's Wife
2
October
6:15 pm - 7:40 pm

The Gravedigger’s Wife

A gentle, big-hearted drama about a gravedigger seeking money for his wife’s operation. “This Somali language film’s simplicity and economy is its power.”– The Observer ...

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