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8 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP selected participants only all day The Message Start: 08/11/2009 11:00 am This handsomely-mounted historical blockbuster concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed. Shoah Start: 08/11/2009 11:00 am Lanzmann's most renowned work is a 9.5 hour film experience which is an oral history of the Holocaust, considered to be the foremost film on the subject. Behind the Rainbow Start: 08/11/2009 2:15 pm Behind the Rainbow explores the transition of the ANC from a liberation organization into South Africa's ruling party. Sharing Day Start: 08/11/2009 4:30 pm A musical film about Mainini, a rural woman whose burden of taking care of Tabitha, a sick AIDS orphan left by her sister eventually gets shared by the entire community. I Want a Wedding Dress Start: 08/11/2009 4:30 pm This is the story of Kundisai, a young woman who desperately wants a beautiful wedding dress for her impending wedding. Spell my name Start: 08/11/2009 4:30 pm What ensures is a journey of a sophisticated young woman whose city upbringing contracts greatly with her new found rural environment. SUDAN FOCUS: Mother Unknown Start: 08/11/2009 6:00 pm Anchored around an orphanage in Khartoum where abandoned babies of unwed mothers are brought two young unwed mothers and one unwed father are followed. Tomo Kriznar and Maja Weiss, Darfur – War for Water (Slovenia, 2008, 89 min.) Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. Various poems by The Lantern Meet of Poets Start: 08/11/2009 6:00 pm Various poems by The Lantern Meet of Poets The Manuscripts of Timbuktu Start: 08/11/2009 6:30 pm After the success of Drum, Zola Moseko concentrates on the history of the manuscripts seen through the life of one of Africa’s greatest scholars, Ahmed Baba. Telegraph to the Sky Start: 08/11/2009 6:30 pm The narrative concerns the psychological damage that affects a young soldier who comes back to his rural roots. Nothing But the Truth Start: 08/11/2009 8:15 pm A gripping investigation into the dynamic between those who risked their lives to lead the struggle against apartheid and those who returned victoriously after living in exile. Darfur Now Start: 08/11/2009 8:30 pm The struggles and achievements of six individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get involved. Exodus ( Start: 08/11/2009 8:30 pm About the events that happened on the ship Exodus in 1947 and the circumstances that led to the founding of the state of Israel around 1948. Redacted Start: 08/11/2009 10:15 pm DePalma’s frontline attack on media and morality in the war machine. The film records various stories about the war in Iraq, ostensibly from different media. Chicago 10 Start: 08/11/2009 10:30 pm Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.	9 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP selected participants only all day Liyarn Ngarn (The Spirit of Coming Together Start: 09/11/2009 12:45 am Actor Pete Postlethwaite and Pat Dodson,“father of Aboriginal reconciliation”, are on a quest to explore contradictory feelings amongst people devoted to Australia. Oroki Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 am This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. Comrades Start: 09/11/2009 11:00 am One day each year, there’s equality in South Africa: the day of the Comrades Double Marathon from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, 90 kilometres long. La Commune Start: 09/11/2009 11:00 am A historical re-enactment that imagines the presence of television news cameras and journalists on hand in 1871 to witness and record the Paris Commune. The Weeping Meadow Start: 09/11/2009 11:00 am All of Angelopoulos’ work is grounded in history and in this epic project he covers most of the twentieth century. FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS: Hour of Death Start: 09/11/2009 2:00 pm FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS Free entrance 2 pm discussion with filmmaker and medical professionals: Hour of Death Start: 09/11/2009 2:00 pm Documentary follows two expectant mothers in the process of delivery one from the traditional birth attendant and another in hospital. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 09/11/2009 2:15 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS: In Our Shoes Start: 09/11/2009 2:58 pm UGANDA FOCUS II: Men Enough Start: 09/11/2009 3:30 pm An in depth account of the Bamasaba tribes Imbalu circumcision ritual in East Uganda. Winnie Gamisha and A. Frowein, Boda Boda for Joseph (Uganda, 2008, 52 min.) Joseph Mukisa is a boda boda rider in Jinja. His bicycle got stolen and he is hoping to be able to buy a new one. Oroki Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS: Congo My Foot Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. The Road to Redemption Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. pm Discussion with Gooskens, S.Gunn, M. Pululu, In Our Shoes Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm This documentary focuses on the discrimination which refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town experience in their everyday life. Okepne Ojang, Congo My Foot (Cameroon/South Africa, 2009, 27 min.) A band of refugee Congolese musicians in Cape Town are evicted from their home one week before a countrywide xenophobic violence displaced 30,000 refugees.. The Road to Redemption Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. Darfur War For Water Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. The Road to Redemption Start: 09/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. Marketa Lazarova Start: 09/11/2009 5:00 pm Vlacil’s visionary medieval epic offers a surreal and relentlessly grimy account of one of the great themes of history, the shift from paganism to Christianity. Kampala Babel Start: 09/11/2009 5:00 pm Ugandan writer Moses Isegawa takes us on a personal tour of the secret pockets of alternate religious faith found throughout Kampala and environs. Marketa Lazarova Start: 09/11/2009 5:00 pm Vlacil’s visionary medieval epic offers a surreal and relentlessly grimy account of one of the great themes of history, the shift from paganism to Christianity. Comian La Voie des Genies Start: 09/11/2009 6:00 pm About the Comians, the intermediaries between the world of spirits. part of the traditional beliefs and customs of Eastern region of Ivory Coast, David E. Simpson, Milking the Rhino (USA, 2008, 83 min.) In Tanzania and Namibia locals preserve wildlife for profit but the conservationists have trouble convincing the herdsmen that in their new world even rhinos can be milked. Wassanyi Henry Serukenya will tell Start: 09/11/2009 6:00 pm Wassanyi Henry Serukenya will tell UGANDA FOCUS III Theatre Factory: Waiting For My tractor Start: 09/11/2009 6:30 pm A tale of the small disgruntled local man, taking on insurmountable obstacles bent on cheating him out of a worthy living. Silent film with live musical accompaniment by Pita Ryms & Band Charles Chaplin, The Gold Rush Start: 09/11/2009 8:00 pm This film is grounded in historic circumstances as Chaplin’s famous Tramp character travels to the great white north to take part in the Alaskan Gold Rush. Lawrence of Arabia Start: 09/11/2009 8:00 pm The heroic true-life story of T.E. Lawrence, a famed British officer’s journey to the Middle East during World War I, considered one of the greatest films in film history, (Pres. Obama’s favourite film) The Gold Rush Start: 09/11/2009 8:00 pm Pita Ryms has put an ensemble together with Harry II Lwanga (acoustic guitar), Josiah Naya (violin), Walter Wandera (acoustic guitar, vocalist), Kasibante (African flute) Robert (Percussions) to provide a live musical score for: Charles Chaplin, The Gold Rush (U.S.A., 1925, 95 min.) This film is grounded in historic circumstances as Chaplin’s famous Tramp character travels to the great white north to take part in the Alaskan Gold Rush. ETHIOPIA FOCUS Daniel Worku, Illusion and Reality Start: 09/11/2009 8:30 pm This film tries to portray in a realistic way what it means for Ethiopians to live illegal in the diaspora, and in Germeny in particular. Arefe-Aine, Guzo/The Journey (Ethiopia, 2009, 138 min.) This documentary follows Lidya and Robera, two young middle class Addis Ababa residents staying for 3 weeks in the Ethiopian countryside. The Baader Meinhof Complex Start: 09/11/2009 9:45 pm An historical reconstruction of the terrorist activities of the left wing Red Army Faction that threw Germany into turmoil throughout the 1970s.	10 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP selected participants only all day Le Grain et le Mulet Start: 10/11/2009 11:00 am A tired sixty year old divorcee with a meagre salary dreams of setting up his own restaurant. His family reconnects around this dream as a symbol to a better life. seminar Start: 10/11/2009 11:00 am End: 10/11/2009 6:00 pm SEMINAR presented by Frank Ukidike Mughal-E-Azam Start: 10/11/2009 11:00 am Asif’s grand historical tapestry is one of the most beautiful epics from India. Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair. , La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Start: 10/11/2009 2:15 pm This film details the last hours of the life of Joan of Arc: her trial, imprisonment, torture, and execution. Robert Bresson, Le Process de Jeanne d’Arc (France, 1962, 65 min.) Bresson's screenplay evinces a commitment to historical documents as it is strictly drawn from the transcriptions of Joan's trial and rehabilitation. UGANDA FOCUS IV Presented by the filmmakers Zippy Nyaruri: Maama Emmere Start: 10/11/2009 2:15 pm A short documentary focusing on the challenges and the triumph the women food vendors in the Kampala streets of Uganda face every day. Joseph Kitsha, Envelope of communication (Uganda, 2009, 10 min.) Prossy is deaf. But her dream is to drive a car like “the hearing people”. A film on what people call the “school for the deaf”. Mpisi, Young UG vs The People (Uganda, 2009, 20 min.) A film compiled of rough footage and interviews in which the director seeks answers to the question why do people do the things they do... Dennis Onen, My City on Fire (Uganda, 2009, 5 min.) Oroki Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba Oroki Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba Darfur War For Water Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. Darfur War For Water Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. The Road to Redemption Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. The Road to Redemption Start: 10/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. Coeur de Lion Start: 10/11/2009 4:15 pm Slave trading caravan reaches a village in the midst of terror over the appearance of a raging lion while a young man is pressured into the uncomfortable role of a hero. Andrei Rublev Start: 10/11/2009 5:15 pm This drama is about the life of Andrei Rublev, the great 15th century Russian icon painter during a turbulent period of Russian history is about believe and faith. the origin of the Baruli/Banyala tribe Start: 10/11/2009 6:00 pm Mohamed Bagonzo will tell the story of the origin of the Baruli/Banyala tribe Dilemma of Nankabirwa Start: 10/11/2009 6:00 pm Actor, theatre and film director Ashraf Ssemwogere will tell the story of the Dilemma of Nankabirwa Hunger Start: 10/11/2009 6:00 pm Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. Presented by the filmmakers UGANDA FOCUS III David Masanso, Imitation (Uganda, 2005, 1.30 min.), The Nest (Uganda, 2007, 2.20 min.), Drums, Start: 10/11/2009 6:30 pm Three short animation films depicting little stories of Ugandan life and culture. Young G. Kim, Kinyera’s Dream (Uganda, 2008, 7 min.) Kinyera, whose childhood dreams were obstructed by his father, encounters a street child with a dream and he is determined to make that dream a reality. Winnie Gamisha, The Painter (Uganda, 2009, 24 min) When artist Kefa Musinguzi is invited for an exhibition abroad, he has to confront the ghosts of his past before setting off for Switzerland. Ashraf Simwogerere, Mukajanga, The Passion of the Uganda Martyrs (Uganda, 2009, 101 min.) Weekly Movie Night Every Tuesday Start: 10/11/2009 7:00 pm End: 10/11/2009 9:00 pm Every Tuesday: Movie Night! Dear Zachary Start: 10/11/2009 7:45 pm This film relates a private, painful and remarkable history. When Kuenne hears the ex of his murdered friend is pregnant, he decides to make a film as a gift to the child. Zulu’s Heart (1908) and Rastus in Zululand (1910) Start: 10/11/2009 8:00 pm Percussion Discussion Africa will perform together with Zulu’s Heart (1908) and Rastus in Zululand (1910) and other surprises Ben Hur Start: 10/11/2009 8:30 pm A grandiose Hollywood epic in which Prince Judah Ben-Hur refusing to divulge the names of Jews who oppose Roman rule is sent off as a galley slave. Black Business Start: 10/11/2009 9:00 pm It is estimated that during 2000, over 1,000 Cameroonians were killed by the Operational Command Unit, created by the President of Cameroon to tackle banditry. Excerpt of the Richard Nixon and David Frost broadcast. Start: 10/11/2009 9:30 pm The historic encounter between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. Waltz With Bashir Start: 10/11/2009 10:30 pm Folman’s lauded film is a fusion of recent history, animation and hallucinatory realities recalling the Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early 80s. Waltz With Bashir Start: 10/11/2009 10:30 pm Folman’s lauded film is a fusion of recent history, animation and hallucinatory realities recalling the Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early 80s.	11 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP selected participants only Start: 04/11/2009 7:54 pm End: 11/11/2009 7:54 pm In Soweto Start: 11/11/2009 12:00 am In December 2008 a group of people went from Belgium to Soweto to create a “Murga”, a parading band, together with South African people. En attendant les Hommes Start: 11/11/2009 12:40 am In a society where tradition, religion and men prevail, three women express themselves with a surprising freedom about relations between men and woman. Julio Silvao Tavares, Batuque (Cape Verde, 2006, 52 min.) In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde carrying with them the rhythms of what became the Batuque. War and Peace Start: 11/11/2009 11:00 am Leo Tolstoy’s monumental novel is captured on film with total fidelity intertwining a love story and the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleons armies. Tokyo Sonata Start: 11/11/2009 11:00 am Considered Kurosawa’s finest achievement, it narrates the live of a man who does not tell anyone he is sacked from his job and leaves home everyday as if going to work. A White Substance Start: 11/11/2009 11:00 am In this film people tell how soldiers use rape during times of war as a weapon to break the enemy. Then the floor is given to the perpetrator, who denies his actions. Jonathan Stack The Road to Redemption (U.S.A./Libera, 2009, 25 min.) Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. BURUNDI FOCUS: Nothing’s the Same Start: 11/11/2009 1:15 pm Anemone, a girl raised with strict Christian values, must deal with a harsh new reality on the eve of her wedding. Ginette Mahoro, Reveal Yourself (Burundi, 2007, 11 min.) Congolese refugees camped out in the city of Bujumbura are either ignored or feared but one day, a five dollar bill forces these world to collide in unexpected ways. Cinthia Nyionsaba, Bigger Plans (Burundi, 2007, 10 min.) Mama is a young man who dreams of being an architect to build a better life for himself and his family. Pacifique Nzitonda, Basket Boy (Burundi, 2007, 11 min.) RWANDA FOCUS : Dirty Suit Start: 11/11/2009 2:15 pm Daddy Ruhorahoza, Who we Are (Rwanda, 2008, 7 min.) An African gay man breaks up with his friend to go back to his country Daddy Ruhorahoza, Lost in the South (Rwanda, 2008, 17 min.) In this short fiction a Rwandan man who just returned to his country and his lover, a Canadian aid worker doubting her work talk about their lives in the South. Edouard Bamperiki, Long Coat (Rwanda, 2008, 61 min.) Edouard Bamperiki, Where is the truth? (Rwanda, 2008). When Ignorance is not Bliss Start: 11/11/2009 2:30 pm Letata and his wife Malitsietsi live in an Hiv stricken village in the highlands of Lesotho. Trying to eschew HIV Letata opts to desert his home and his chaste wife. Jane Gilooly, Today the Hawk Takes One Chick (Lesotho/South Africa, 2009) This film captures the day to day life in a rural society on the threshold of simultaneous collapse and reinvention in the fight against HIV/Aids in Swaziland. FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS: Surprising Europe Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm Darfur War For Water Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. Darfur War For Water Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. Oroki Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. Oroki Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 11/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. SEMINAR IN AFRICAN CINEMA open to all, free of charge Start: 11/11/2009 5:00 pm Throw down your Heart Start: 11/11/2009 5:00 pm The American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck travels across Africa to explore the African roots of the banjo. He visits Mali, Gambia, Tanzania and Uganda. The Rise to Power of Louis XIV Start: 11/11/2009 6:00 pm The events that lead to the all encompassing power and abundancy of Louis XIV, French king of the sun, in a tale of betrayal and deceit. Hara-Kiri Start: 11/11/2009 6:00 pm Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. Throw Down Your Heart Start: 11/11/2009 6:30 pm Walusimbi Haruna, featured in the documentary Throw Down Your Heart will perform following the screening of this film. The Queen Start: 11/11/2009 7:45 pm Frears’ intimate sense of realism and Morgan’s slyly witty reality-mimicking script combined to uncanny effect in this dramatization of the private life of Queen Elizabeth. Malcolm X Start: 11/11/2009 8:30 pm Based on The Autobiography of Malcolm X, it tells the story from his childhood to his life in prison, to his religious conversion to the point of establishing “any means necessary.” Jerusalema Start: 11/11/2009 8:30 pm This film recounts a young hoodlum's rise from a small-time criminal to a powerful crime entrepreneur during the turbulent years before and after the fall of apartheid. Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages Start: 11/11/2009 8:45 pm Henry Mzili will perform on lap top with Benjamin’s Christiansen, Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages (1922). The Sun Start: 11/11/2009 9:30 pm This is an intimate portrait of Emperor Hirohito at the end of his tether. As Japan nears defeat at the end of World War II, is Hirohito's future as an Emperor or a war criminal? Ashes of Time Redux Start: 11/11/2009 10:40 pm Wong Kar-Wai returns to a film from his past to finish it differently. A swordsman has found some magic wine that causes one to forget the past...	12 UGANDA FOCUS: A Meal to Forget Start: 12/11/2009 12:45 am Kasuja and Sharon start a family together but when faith strikes Kasuja is determined to spare his children a life of hunger. Zara Start: 12/11/2009 11:00 am Two women roam around Turkey looking for the village of Zara. On the way, reality, memory and fantasy increasingly become entangled… Ivan the Terrible Start: 12/11/2009 2:00 pm In 1547, Ivan IV crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. Ivan deftly plays to the people to consolidate his power. Sergei Eisenstein, Ivan the Terrible II: The Boyars’ Plot (Russia, 1958, 88 min.) His wife dead from poisoning and his chief warrior, Kurbsky, defected to the Poles, Ivan is lonely as he pursues a unified Russia with no foreign occupiers. TANZANIA FOCUS: The Legacy of Julius Kambarage Nyerere Start: 12/11/2009 3:00 pm In this documentary various individuals across different generations discuss how Nyerere is remembered and the ideas that define his legacy. Ivan the Terrible II: The Boyars’ Plot Start: 12/11/2009 3:50 pm His wife dead from poisoning and his chief warrior, Kurbsky, defected to the Poles, Ivan is lonely as he pursues a unified Russia with no foreign occupiers. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. Oroki Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. Oroki Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. The Road to Redemption Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. MALAWI FOCUS I: The Test Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm Uncle Simbi decides his niece will not marry Limbi until the city boy has done an HIV test. Limbi heads for the bar and listens to bad advice… The Road to Redemption Start: 12/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. Seasons of a Life Start: 12/11/2009 4:30 pm A house girl finds herself pregnant after being abused by her employer. Years later she takes him to court over custody of their child that he adopted from her. Fratricide in Burkina:Thomas Sankara and French Africa Start: 12/11/2009 6:00 pm Two films about political assassination in Africa: concerning Thomas Sankara, trailblazer of Burkina Faso, and Felix Moumite, the legendary independence fighter from Cameroon. ZAMBIA FOCUS I: Rose’s Journey Start: 12/11/2009 6:30 pm When Stella’s brother dies the family wants her to take care of his child. Will she be able to come to terms with her own loss and accept and love Rose as her own child? Suwi (Faith Start: 12/11/2009 7:00 pm A story about two people, a young woman called Suwilanji and an aids orphan called Bupe who find each other after drastic changes in their lives. Death in Geneva: The Poisoning of Felix Moumie Start: 12/11/2009 7:00 pm Two films about political assassination in Africa: concerning Thomas Sankara, trailblazer of Burkina Faso, and Felix Moumite, the legendary independence fighter from Cameroon. White Wedding all day Elvis is getting ready to have an 1800 km journey away from Johannesburg, for the big wedding with his fiancé, Ayanda but he misses the bus… D.O.A.P. (The Death of a President) Start: 12/11/2009 8:00 pm A fictional documentary about the assassination of George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. President, on 19 October 2007, in Chicago, which created an enormous outrage. TELEVISION WORKSHOP selected participants only Start: 12/11/2009 8:01 pm Nora Start: 12/11/2009 8:15 pm This remarkable document captures both the thoughts, the work and the life of brilliant choreographer Nora Chipaumire from Zimbabwe. Underground Start: 12/11/2009 9:00 pm This epic story of three friends depicts and satirizes the history of Yugoslavia since the 2nd World War to the Cold War and the period when all hell broke loose. The President’s Last Bang Start: 12/11/2009 10:00 pm In 1979, President Park Chung Hee, who ruled South Korea since a 1961 coup, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night. The Battle of Algiers Start: 12/11/2009 10:30 pm This masterpiece reconstructs events which occurred in the city of Algiers during the Algerian War of Independence. The Battle of Algiers Start: 12/11/2009 10:30 pm This masterpiece reconstructs events which occurred in the city of Algiers during the Algerian War of Independence. Knights of the Teutonic Order Start: 12/11/2009 11:00 pm A tale of a young impoverished nobleman and the events leading up to the War of Grunwald, the greatesT battle of medieval Europe which occurred in 1410.	13 TELEVISION WORKSHOP selected participants only Start: 12/11/2009 8:01 pm End: 13/11/2009 8:01 pm Nosaltres Start: 13/11/2009 12:00 am The film explores the history of Catalan and Malian communities, ethnic groups that have been living side by side for eight years in complete isolation from each other Our Hitler: A Film from Germany Start: 13/11/2009 11:00 am A variety of techniques are engaged to come to terms with the mystery of Adolf Hitler who will remain a spirit that Germany can never entirely expel. Has God Forsaken Africa? Start: 13/11/2009 11:00 am Looking at the everyday lives of young adults in the area where he grew up, Kala offers a microscopic vision of a calamity affecting many sub-Saharan countries. Times & Winds Start: 13/11/2009 1:30 pm The film is a portrait of a small, poor village. Three children just between childhood and youth, are the prominent characters in this record of five historic moments. Cinema in Sudan: Conversation with Gadalla Gubara Start: 13/11/2009 3:15 pm A portrait of Gadalla Gubara who was still working at the age of eighty-four, one of the pioneers of African cinema who attended Amakula last year just before he died. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 13/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. Darfur War For Water Start: 13/11/2009 4:00 pm Kriznar travelled to the war zone in 2006 to plead for peace with rebel leaders of the SLA on behalf of Serbian president Drnovsek and discovered the real reason for the war. The Road to Redemption Start: 13/11/2009 4:00 pm Shaw describes the female survivors of the civil war in Liberia, the feelings of guilt, shame and the will to survive. The Right Man at the Right Place Start: 13/11/2009 4:00 pm Fadouba Oularé is an artist, musician, the head of clan, a soldier, and a medicine man. Through him the history of a nation and the difficulties of its people today. KENYA FOCUS II: Resurrect Start: 13/11/2009 4:15 pm The young citizens of Kijiji are yearning for change. Their chosen leader Kijana looses but the citizens are not letting go easily…. KENYA FOCUS II: Resurrect Start: 13/11/2009 4:15 pm The young citizens of Kijiji are yearning for change. Their chosen leader Kijana looses but the citizens are not letting go easily…. Witness Start: 13/11/2009 4:30 pm Witness presents the stories as told by Kenyan journalists who covered the events that unfolded after the Kenyan elections of 2007. Weakness Start: 13/11/2009 5:00 pm Nicky, an alcoholic on the road to recovery is in debt with his brother. When the sibling rivalry boils over, the brothers get more than they bargained for Weakness Start: 13/11/2009 5:00 pm Nicky, an alcoholic on the road to recovery is in debt with his brother. When the sibling rivalry boils over, the brothers get more than they bargained for The Roadside Start: 13/11/2009 5:20 pm About an odd couple trying to find each other. They decide to go for a picnic to mend their relationship when the story unfolds... Katyn Start: 13/11/2009 6:00 pm An intimate history from master Andrej Wajda about a group of Polish officers and soldiers imprisoned by the Soviet Army on the border of Poland. Every Man For Himself and God Against All Start: 13/11/2009 6:30 pm Based on the story of Kaspar Hauser, who lived for 17 years chained in a tiny cellar. One day in 1828, he is taken out of his cell and left in the town of Nuremberg Silent film with live music score by Percussion Discussion Afrika Start: 13/11/2009 6:45 pm The movie revolves around an uprising on board the Battleship Potemkin in 1905. Conditions on the ship are unbearable, inciting revolutionary fervor among the sailors. The Batlleship Potempkin Start: 13/11/2009 6:45 pm Percussion Discussion Africa provides live music for Sergei Eisenstein, The Batlleship Potempkin (1925) The Batlleship Potempkin Start: 13/11/2009 6:45 pm Percussion Discussion Africa provides live music for Sergei Eisenstein, The Batlleship Potempkin (1925) MUSIC PERFORMANCES WITH SILENT FILMS Start: 13/11/2009 6:45 pm The movie revolves around an uprising on board the Battleship Potemkin in 1905. Conditions on the ship are unbearable, inciting revolutionary fervor among the sailors. Moloch Start: 13/11/2009 8:00 pm During the spring of 1942, Adolf Hitler retires to his secluded retreat nestled on a remote hilltop where this film tries to present the person Hitler in more human guise. Oroki Start: 13/11/2009 8:15 pm This film was the germinating event for the creation of Arugba. The Last Emperor Start: 13/11/2009 8:30 pm The life of the last Emperor of China from his ascension to the throne as a boy to his imprisonment and political rehabilitation by the Chinese Communist authorities. Arugba Start: 13/11/2009 8:48 pm The newest feature by Nigerian master Tunde Kelani further develops his investigations into societal traditions and the struggle against corruption. Mock Up on Mu Start: 13/11/2009 10:00 pm A cultural history of collected film images focusing on several historical figures: a crazy scientist, a science fiction author and a beatnik artist. KENYA FOCUS FINAL: Formula X Start: 13/11/2009 10:15 pm This story revolves around the twist that befalls a young, brilliant scientist one fateful Friday in Nairobi who found the most looked for vaccine in recent medical history. UGANDA FOCUS FINAL: Book of Life Start: 13/11/2009 11:45 pm A horror story for late nights about a book of life, which does not give but take life when it falls in the hands of mere humans. UGANDA FOCUS FINAL: Book of Life Start: 13/11/2009 11:45 pm A horror story for late nights about a book of life, which does not give but take life when it falls in the hands of mere humans.	14 AMAKULA YOUTH REEL: Animation films and storytelling for children and youth Start: 14/11/2009 11:00 am Animation films and storytelling for children and youth folk tales from West Nile Start: 14/11/2009 1:00 pm During the symposium Susan Kerunen will perform folk tales from West Nile Jom Start: 14/11/2009 2:01 pm The film presents an epic overview of the history of Senegal within the structure of a tale told by a griot with all of its musical and moral strengths intact. Burn! Start: 14/11/2009 4:00 pm A British agent, (Marlon Brando), is an agent provocateur sent to the island of Queimada to organize an uprising of black slaves to overthrow the Portuguese regime. Epilogue: Tribulation 99 Start: 14/11/2009 6:15 pm This riff on recent history offers a Grand Unified Theory of Conspiracies including Castro, Kennedy, the wolf man, killer bees, the Panama Canal, and the United Fruit Company. PERFORMERS NOT YET HEARD Start: 14/11/2009 7:00 pm During the closing night many of the above performers will return together with PERFORMERS NOT YET HEARD and seen to tell stories around the bon fire.