By: Maria-Paula
After a three year pause in continuity following the Covid-19 pandemic, the African Film Weekend will return to the University of Richmond between September 8 and 9.
The event which celebrates the work of first time African filmmakers now in its 16th year will be freely open to the public.
Show casing a variety of art genres in film ranging from comedy to romantic and even documentary films, the art presented will focus on the issues raised by the Z generation of filmmakers with a focus on the future. Each film reflects on the ways the people of color in the US would like to depict themselves as they face the challenges of a global society.
“I hope that for a weekend, the University and the greater Richmond community will gather under our symbolic baobab tree to view how issues of importance are conveyed by young African filmmakers,” says Kasongo Kapanga, the event’s organizer and chairman of the department of languages, literatures, and cultures at the University of Richmond.
The films lined up for viewing this weekend include:
- You Will Die at Twenty, directed by Amjad Abu Alala
Date: Sept. 8
Time: 3 PM and 7:30 PM
Origin: Sudan, 2019
2. La Colère Dans le Vent (Anger in the Wind), directed by Amina Weira
Date: Sept. 9
Time: 8:30 AM
Origin: Niger, 2016
3. L’arbre Sans Fruit (The Fruitless Tree), directed by Aïcha Macky
Date: Sept. 9
Time: 9:45 AM
Origin: Niger, 2016
4. Atlantique (Atlantic), directed by Mati Diop
Date: Sept. 9
Time: 11:15 AM
Origin: Senegal, 2019
5. The Wedding Party, directed by Kemi Adetiba
Date: Sept. 9
Time: 2:15 PM
Origin: Nigeria, 2017
Senegalese film director and award-winning screenwriter, Mamadou Dia, who is also co-founder of the production company Joyedidi, will be the special guest presenter.
All films will be screened in the Ukrop Auditorium, at the Robins Business School, University of Richmond. For more information on the event, visit the African Film Weekend website.
