07/05/2008 - 4:00pm

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.

Venues:New Matrix (Taawo zone)

05/05/2008 - 4:00pm

1. Ousmane Sembene, Mandabi (The Money Order) (Senegal, 1968, 90 min)

A poor Senegalese Muslim who, upon trying to cash a money-order at his village post office, somehow finds himself pitted against bureaucratic and societal forces.

2. Ousmane Sembene, Xala (Senegal, 1973, 128 min)

It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed.

Venues:New Matrix (Taawo zone)