06/05/2008 - 16:00

Venues:New Standard (Lugoba)

1. Roger Gnoan M’Bala, In the Name of Christ (1993, Ivory Coast, 82 min.)

In a small Ivorian village lives a much-despised little swineherd. One day, after one drink too many, a childlike God comes to him in a vision and elects him to save his people.

2. Franco Sacchi, This is Nollywood (U.S.A., 2007, 53 min)

This film tells the story of the Nigerian film industry—a revolution enabling Africans with few resources to tell African stories to African audiences.