This is the ARCHIVED WEBSITE for the for the 2015 Africa in Motion Film Festival.               For up-to-date information visit: www.africa-in-motion.org.uk

23 October to 1 November Glasgow & Edinburgh

Africa in Motion

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Locations

Showings

Glasgow | Fri 23 Oct - Sun 1 Nov
The Old Hairdressers

Edinburgh | Fri 23 Oct - Sun 1 Nov | Free and non-ticketed
Filmhouse


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Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’

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Across Africa local film industries are flourishing, and as commercial and independent cinema spaces slowly begin to cater for African cinema, audiences have found a myriad of innovative ways to watch African films. This exhibition is comprised of a selection of photographs that were submitted to AiM as part of a call for photographs depicting ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’. We asked photographers, professional or amateur, to capture film-viewing habits across the African continent. In response we received stunning images of street pop-up cinemas, crowded film parlours, mobile phone cinema, film festival screenings and more. The best photographs were selected for this exhibition and will be displayed in Edinburgh and Glasgow for the duration of the festival. 

The image above, from the FiSahara Festival in the Western Sahara, won the first prize. The winning image has received a cash prize and was selected to be the cover image for the AiM 2015 festival brochure. This is the first exhibition of its kind, and one that should not be missed!

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 11.30am
Glasgow Film Theatre

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Country: South Africa/Sierra Leone/Nigeria

Various | South Africa/Sierra Leone/Nigeria 2015, 1h24m

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Take 2: AfriKids

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Curious-minded little ones can become intrepid AfriKids by taking a cinematic adventure across the wild and wonderful African continent with Africa in Motion 2015 and Take 2 at the Glasgow Film Theatre. The hilarious exploits of a menagerie of African animals, including rhinos, elephants and giraffes take centre stage in the delightful Jungle Beat cartoons, while staying true to yourself is the message of the inspiring South African story of Hair That Moves. In Mwansa the Great, an eight-year-old Zambian boy embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences. Finally, in The Money Tree a boy in Sierra Leone learns important lessons while trying to grow an orchard of money. With films for both the young and young-at-heart, AfriKids promises to expand horizons in the most enchanting of ways.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 2pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 2pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Room 017

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Country: Morocco

Rosa Rogers and Merieme Addou | Morocco 2014 | 1h18m | Arabic/French with English subtitles | 15

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Pirates of Salé

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While the film’s title might make one think of recent blockbuster films and rum swigging buccaneers, Pirates of Salé is a documentary about Morocco's first circus, Cirque Shems'y (located in the city of Salé) at a fort once used by pirates. The narrative of the film follows the stories of some new and some experienced young artists of the circus as they get prepared for the biannual presentation. An upbeat and fervent score reflects this uplifting and energetic film.

Pirates of Salé is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 2pm-6.30pm
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA)

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 12pm-4.30pm
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA)

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 2pm - 6.45pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Main Lecture Theatre

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 2pm-6.45pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Room 017


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Africa in Motion Documentary Competition

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Following the success of our annual Short Film Competition, Africa in Motion has launched a brand new Documentary Competition at this year’s festival. African filmmakers were invited to submit documentaries of 30 minutes or more, and the final shortlist was selected from a wide range of fascinating entries from across the continent, covering varied themes.

The Documentary Competition aims at encouraging and supporting young and talented African filmmakers. The winner is selected by our jury of acclaimed film practitioners and academics and will be announced on Friday 30 October. The audience will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite film with the Audience Award winner announced on our website at the end of the festival.

TICKET DEAL: Buy tickets to any two of the documentary competition screenings at CCA and get a third one free. The screenings at Edinburgh College of Art are free and non-ticketed. 

Our thanks go to The Scottish Documentary Institute for sponsoring this award.

The prize for the Africa in Motion Documentary competition is decided upon by jury. We are very grateful for the careful consideration of the esteemed jurors that make up the panels for this year's awards.

This year's Documentary Jury is:

Noe Mendelle

Noe Mendelle is the producer of films such as State of the World and I am Breathing, and the founder of the Scottish Documentary institute.

Darryl Els

Darryl is one of the most active personalities in the South African indie film scenes do the co-founder of the Bioscope independent cinema.

Judy Kibinge

Judy Kibinge is the driving force behind film production house Seven and director of films including A Dangerous Affair and Something Necessary.

Omelga Mthiyane

Omelga Mthiyane is South African documentary filmmaker of films such and a member of the Filmmakers against Racism initiative. Her films include Body Beautiful (2003); Ikhaya [Home] (2004); Baraka (2008 – Marianne Gysae, Riaan Hendricks, Omelga Mthiyane); Inanda, My Heritage (2008); Thank You Mama [Siyabonga Mama] (2010); Li-Xia’s Salon (2011).

 

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 2pm-6pm | Free entry
Townhead Village Hall

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Country: South Africa/Sierra Leone/Nigeria


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Celebration day at Townhead - Family short films

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The Glasgow Library in collaboration with the Central and Western Integration Network (CWIN) will present a Celebration day at Townhead. This event will truly embody the idea that People Make Glasgow, bringing together a multi-cultural mix of Turkish music, Palestinian dancers, choirs, henna painting, art workshops for children, cooking classes and more. During the day Africa in Motion will present a package of family short films from across the African continent.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 3.45pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 3.45pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Room 017

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Country: Morocco/Belgium

Jawad Rhalib | Morocco/Belgium 2013 | 1h25m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15


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The Turtles’ Song: A Moroccan Revolution - UK Premiere

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In February 2011, a Moroccan revolution emerged when the young generation, previously presumed to be apolitical, marched under the banner of the “Movement of February 20”. Thousands of Moroccans called for freedom, justice, dignity and the end of fear and surveillance. Artists stand up to convey their hopes and dreams as the censorship loosens. The Moroccan revolution, often called the “long revolution”, reminds of the race between the rabbit and the turtle. How many would have bet on the turtle to win?

The Turtles' Song is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 5.30pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 5.30pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Room 017

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Country: South Africa/Lesotho/Germany

Teboho Edkins | South Africa/Lesotho/Germany 2015 | 1h03m | Sesotho with English subtitles | 15

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Coming of Age - UK Premiere

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Coming of Age is a film that follows teenagers over the course of two years as they grow up deep in the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho. Very little happens in the village of Ha Sekake, but from their perspective, a lot is at stake. Lefa, who wears her heart on her sleeve, sees her world fall apart when her best friend Senate leaves the village. She too must decide whether to stay or leave in search of a better education and new opportunities. Retabile takes care of the family’s livestock up in a remote cattle post, and goes through a rite of passage that will mark his transition into manhood. The summer of youth is quickly over, doors into adulthood open and close.

Coming of Age is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 7:30pm
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 7:30pm | Free entry
Woodland Creatures

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 8:50pm
Filmhouse

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Country: Congo

Theo Anthony | Congo 2014 | 13m | English/Swahili with English subtitles | 15

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Chop My Money

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This short documentary takes a look into the harsh world of three street kids living on Goma’s (Eastern Congo) urban streets, a playground for drugs, alcohol and crime. Chop My Money, scored by Montreal’s ‘Dirty Beaches’ premiered last year in the Toronto International Film Festival’s international shorts programme.

Chop My Money is screened before Beats of the Antonov

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 24 Oct | 7.30pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 8.50pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

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Country: Sudan/South Africa

Hajooj Kuka | Sudan/South Africa 2014 | 1h5m | Arabic with English subtitles | Documentary | 15

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Beats of the Antonov

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A music movement is at the core of this engaging and unsettling documentary from war reporter Hajooj Kuka. Telling the story of the Sudanese populations of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions this concentrated documentary feature reveals, and revels in, the cultural production and societal organisation of these people. The film is structured around the daily bombing runs carried out by the Sudanese government in Khartoum. The bombing runs utilise Russian Antonov cargo-carriers to try to blast these ‘rebels’ out of existence. However, such tactics have only further reinforced a determination to preserve a specifically African culture that is viewed as under threat. Sarah Mohamed, an ethnomusicologist, features prominently as a guide to the various music forms that have sprung up around the impromptu celebrations staged after each bombing run. These are celebrations of life as much as culture.

This screening is held in partnership with Take One Action Film Festival.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 12pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 2pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Main Lecture Theatre

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Country: France/Burkina Faso/Qatar/Germany

Michel K. Zongo | France/Burkina Faso/Qatar/Germany 2015 | 1h29m | French with English subtitles | 15

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La Sirène de Faso Fani (The Siren of Faso Fani) - UK Premiere

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For a long time, Koudougou was considered Burkina Faso’s main textile city, with its renowned factory of Faso Fani. In 2001, following strict restructuration plans imposed by the IMF and the World Bank, the factory was shut down and left hundreds of employees jobless. Ten years later, the filmmaker meets the former employees of Faso Fani, as well as workers who continue the legacy of Burkinabe textile making through their homemade work. The documentary explores the disastrous consequences of global economic policies for local businesses and sheds light on local initiatives that strive to revive.

La Sirène de Faso Fani is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 1.45pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 4pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Main Lecture Theatre

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Marion Edmunds | South Africa 2014 | 52m | 15


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Troopship Tragedy - UK Premiere

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Zwai Mgijima, a young South African man, travels to England to find the shipwreck where 600 of his countrymen drowned during the First World War. The sinking of the Mendi is a tragedy for the progeny of these men in South Africa, as the loss of their bones at sea prevents ancient burial customs from being carried out. Through the quest of Zwai Mgijima for answers and justice, the documentary takes the viewer through the circumstances and history of the tragedy, collecting testimonies of South African and English descendants of the drowned men.

Troopship Tragedy is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 3pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 5.30pm | Free entry
Edinburgh College of Art, Main Lecture Theatre

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Country: Egypt

Ahmed Nour | Egypt 2013 | 1h11m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

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Moug (Waves) - UK Premiere

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The lively city of Suez in Egypt is the birthplace of the Egyptian revolution. Through the eyes and narration of the young Suez born filmmaker, the film explores Suez’s history, its people and their struggles. The “revolution generation” has lost many friends and family members and nurtures anger against the power in place. Nostalgia about the past and angst about the future are poetically told in this very personal documentary and essay film, which offers an insight into the collective psyche of post-revolution Egypt.

Moug (Waves) is one of the six shortlisted films of our Documentary Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 October after all documentaries have been screened in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 4.30pm | £5
Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) | Book Now

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 5.45pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

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Country: South Africa/Egypt/Jordan/France/Netherlands

Francois Verster | South Africa/Egypt/Jordan/France/Netherlands 2014 | 1h47m | English/Arabic/Turkish with English subtitles | Documentary | 15

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The Dream of Shahrazad

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This unique music-led film looks at recent political events in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon through the lens of the famous story collection known as One Thousand and One Nights. The film uses the metaphor of Shahrazad - the princess in the Nights who saves lives by telling stories to the murderous Sultan Shahrivar. It is filmed before, during and after the Arab Spring uprisings and weaves together a web of music, politics and storytelling to explore the ways in which creativity and political articulation coincide in response to oppression. The documentary is led by an impassioned Turkish conductor who leads a performance in Istanbul of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. These scenes are interweaved with theatre performances in Egypt, a young activist in Lebanon and a visual artist who uses Shahrazad as his muse. This is an impassioned and creatively curated documentary by multi-award-winning South African director Francois Verster, offering a new and fascinating take on the Arab Spring.

The Edinburgh screening has been sponsored by the Peacebuilding through the Media Arts Project at the Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) at the University of Edinburgh and will be followed by a discussion on art and activism during the Arab uprisings.

The Glasgow screening is held in partnership with Document International Human Rights Festival.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 25 Oct | 7:30pm
Glasgow Film Theatre

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

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Country: Ivory Coast

Philippe Lacôte | Ivory Coast 2014 | 1h42m | French with English subtitles | 15

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RUN - UK Premiere

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Run is running away… He has just killed his country’s Prime Minister. Unexpected circumstances and cruel twists of fate have conspired him to this position. As he disguises himself his life returns to him in flashes: his childhood with master Tourou, when he dreamt of becoming a rainmaker, his incredible adventures with Greedy Gladys and his militia past as a Young Patriot in Ivory Coast's political and military conflict. Run has not chosen all of these lives. He stumbled into them, escaping from one life to another. RUN is a picaresque fable which reworks magical realist observations in telling the story of Ivory Coast’s long-running civil war, through the iconic life of one individual.

The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Philippe Lacôte. Philippe will also present a filmmaking masterclass at Filmhouse in Edinburgh on the same afternoon. 

The Glasgow screening is sponsored by Alliance Française de Glasgow, a local not-for-profit organisation which reflects the desire to share with others the love of the French language and culture.

This screening is also in partnership with the University of Glasgow African and Caribbean Society. 

Showings

Glasgow | Mon 26 Oct | 6:30pm | Free entry
Glasgow School of Art

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Country: Zimbabwe/South Africa/UK

Mpumelelo Mcata | Zimbabwe/South Africa/UK 2015 | 1h26m | English/ Shona/Zulu/Xhosa/Tswana/French with English subtitles | Documentary | 15

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Black President

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Black President is more than an artist’s biopic following the work of contemporary Zimbabwean artist, Kudzanai Chiuarai - this excellent first film by Mpumelelo Mcata (also known for being the guitarist for experimental rock band, BLK JKS) entwines itself with the artist’s practice, harmonising with it. At its core is the fascinating “State of the Nation” exhibition, which invents a fictional African state populated with archetypes and headed by a female president. Woven together like an hallucinatory dream, we are asked rhetorical questions like, what is the responsibility of African artists in an ever more globalised world? Will it be a perpetual game of “catch up”? Are we still slaves, or will we define our own path? Not only a fascinating progression of documentary aesthetics, the film also provides vivid insight into an incredibly vibrant burgeoning community of urban Southern African artists, which simmers with powerful, new perspectives that have the potential to revolutionise conceptions of art on a global scale.

This event is held in partnership with the Glasgow School of Art, who are also currently exhibiting ‘A Return to Normalcy: Birth of a New Museum’, by Kenyan Artist Grace Ndiritu. This will take place in the Reid Gallery, 2 Oct-12 Dec, Mon-Sun, 10am-4.30pm.

Showings

Glasgow | Tue 27 Oct | 5:15pm | Free entry
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema


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Screen Seminar A home craftsman for the masses: An introduction to the life and work of Ousmane Sembène

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This seminar is presented by Professor Samba Gadjigo, the world’s foremost expert on the life and work of Ousmane Sembene and author of Sembene’s official biography. Professor Gadjigo was born and raised in Senegal and is professor of African Studies and French at Mt. Holyoke College.

Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007) was fisherman, bricklayer (in his native Senegal), WWII veteran (in Niger), dock worker, union organizer, and French Communist member (in Marseilles, France). Almost illiterate when he arrived in France in 1947, by his death in 2007, the self-educated Marxist dock worker had become one of the most prolific writers of his generation, with ten books (starting with his biographical novel Black Docker, 1956), most of which have been translated into many languages. When most African countries gained political independence in 1960, Ousmane Sembène returned to Africa with the goal “to give voice to millions of voiceless, disenfranchized Africans.” However, faced with the rampant illiteracy in both African and European languages that plagued the continent, in 1961 Sembène decided to find a better medium to reconnect with the African masses. After a year training at the Gorki Studio in Moscow, he returned to Senegal to direct his first short, Borom Sarret (1962). In half a century, he directed twelve films that earned him the title of “Father of African Cinema”. Today, Sembène is recognized as one of the world’s most distinguished cultural icons of the 20th century.

After a brief introduction to Sembène’s extraordinary life, this seminar will attempt to illustrate how, throughout his literary and film work, the self-proclaimed artisan de chambre (“home craftsman”) combined politics and art to challenge the dominant discourses on Africa and to invent a new, galvanizing mirror for the continent.

This event is part of Screen Seminars at Glasgow University in association with Africa in Motion. The seminar will be followed by a screening of the award-winning documentary Sembene!, co-directed by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman.

Showings

Glasgow | Tue 27 Oct | 6pm
Glasgow Film Theatre

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Country: South Africa

Sibs Shongwe-La Mer | South Africa 2014 | 1h31m | Afrikaans/English/isiZulu with English subtitles | 15

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This South African debut feature from the multi-talented Sibs Shongwe-La Mer begins with the shocking suicide of Emily, a young Afrikaans girl from the affluent suburbs of Johannesburg, livestreamed to the web. Flash forward a year and some of Emily’s friends, including her former partner Jabz, are participating in a documentary about Emily’s death. Jabz and his best friend September (played by Shongwe-La Mer himself) listlessly trawl the streets, stores and apartments of central and suburban Johannesburg, looking for something to give their lives meaning beyond the immediacy of sex and drugs. This carefully crafted and wonderfully verbose film is shot in sumptuous monochrome, evoking a 1990s American indie aesthetic (think Lee, Linklater and Smith) as a vehicle for the curious nostalgia that haunts its youthful protagonists - of a South Africa available to them only through second-hand stories.

This screening is in partnership with the University of Glasgow African and Caribbean Society. 

Showings

Glasgow | Tue 27 Oct | 7pm | Free entry
Calabash Restaurant

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 8.15pm
Summerhall, Red Lecture Theatre | Book Now

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Country: Kenya

Dr. Farasi | Kenya 2014 | 1h2m | English/Swahili/Somali with English subtitles | 15

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MoMo is a Somali urban refugee living in Eastleigh, Nairobi where he runs the community radio station Wazi?FM with his Kenyan friend Kevo. Everything is going well until one day the team stumble upon a dark secret in their community and MoMo suddenly vanishes. Pulling together the evidence for the story an inspector from the Kenyan Special Forces is trying to understand what really happened before MoMo's disappearance. Is everything really as it seems in Eastleigh? Were MoMo and Kevo ever really friends? Will the inspector unravel the case in time? All will be revealed in this gripping detective mystery thriller.

WAZI?FM was the inaugural winner of the European African Film Festivals Award. This award is dedicated to East African filmmakers and was presented by Africa in Motion, the Afrika Film Festival, Leuven, and the Verona African Film Festival, at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015. WAZI?FM received a cash prize of 1,000 Euros and will screen at all three European festivals.

Showings

Edinburgh | Sat 24 Oct | 6.10pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Tue 27 Oct | 7pm | Free entry
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Senegal

Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman | Senegal/US 2015 | 1h29m | English, French and Wolof with English subtitles | Documentary | 15

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Sembene!

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In 1952, Ousmane Sembène, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. This feature-length documentary tells the unbelievable true story of the “father of African cinema”, the self-taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a monumental, 50-year-long battle to give African stories to Africans. Sembene! is told through the experiences of the man who knew him best, colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo, using rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive material. A true-life epic, Sembene! follows an ordinary man who transformed himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalised, becoming a hero to millions.

The screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow will be followed by a Q&A with director Samba Gadjigo, Sembène’s biographer. Professor Gadjigo’s visit to AiM has been generously supported by the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling.

Showings

Glasgow | Tue 27 Oct | 7pm
The Glad Cafe

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Country: South Africa

Ntombizodwa Magagula, Mapula Sibanda, Lerato Moloi, Valencia Joshua, Zandile Angeline Wardle, Tony Miyambo, Rethabile Mothobi and Yashvir Bagwandeen | South Africa 2015 | 1h38m | English/Zulu with English subtitles | 15


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Rights of Passage - UK Premiere

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Rights of Passage is an anthology of eight short films made by first-time young filmmakers who were born when Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first democratically elected President and who entered young adulthood during the last years of Mandela’s remarkable life. Using African proverbs as inspiration, this creative series of short films shows concern for the opportunity of change in contemporary South Africa and explores and reflects on the experiences of young South Africans today.

Rights of Passage is the outcome of the Youth Filmmaker Project, and NFVF initiative focused on developing the youth within South Africa’s filmmaking industry.

Showings

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6pm | Free entry
Glasgow Women’s Library | Book Now

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Country: Tanzania/UK

Andy Jones | Tanzania/UK 2015 | 1h23m | English/Swahili with English subtitles | Documentary | 15


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I Shot Bi Kidude - UK Premiere

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Upon hearing of her death in April 2013, British filmmaker Andy Jones dropped everything and flew to Zanzibar to attend the funeral of Bi Kidude, the 102-year-old singer and national icon and the subject of his earlier film, As Old as my Tongue. In the months prior to her death it was reported in Tanzanian media that the charismatic singer had been kidnapped by relatives who claimed that she had been subjected to abuse by associates in the music industry, but the relatives argued that they had only her interests at heart. This sensitive and personal film recounts the final days of the extraordinarily charismatic artist, and unravels the mysterious circumstances of her death. Both thrilling and deeply emotional, I Shot Bi Kidude documents an unlikely friendship but is, above all, a tribute to the life of a legendary performer and incredible woman.

This screening will begin with a performance by the Maryhill Integration Network’s (MIN) Joyous Choir and followed by a Q&A with director Andy Jones.

The screening will be followed by a free live music performance at the Old Hairdressers - Songs and Stories of Bi Kidude with Mohamed Issa Matona. Matona is a oud virtuoso and multi instrumentalist, who has travelled and played with Bi Kidude. 

This screening is held in partnership with Maryhill Integration Network and Glasgow Women’s Library.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Edinburgh | Tue 27 Oct | 7:30pm
Woodland Creatures

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Morocco/France

Asmae El Moudir | Morocco/France 2014 | 13m | Arabic with English subtitles | Documentary | 15


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Mémoires anachroniques ou le couscous du vendredi midi (Thank God It’s Friday)

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A young girl recalls the communal Friday family dinners, a time of tradition and airing of diverse opinions. Recalling the history of Morocco and those who tried in earnest to affect change, the experiential nature of the film allows for an interesting perspective on a common story and setting. This film is an allegory of memory: an erratic recollection of shared experiences, feelings, and thoughts that shape a coherent narrative.

Mémoires anachroniques ou le couscous du vendredi midi (Thank God It's Friday) is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Senegal/France

Maïmouna Doucouré | France/Senegal 2015 | 21m | French with English subtitles | 15


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Maman(s) (Mother(s))

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Young Aida lives in the suburbs of Paris with her Senegalese family. Her life is turned upside down when her father comes back from Senegal with a second wife. The film explores Aida’s reactions and struggle in the face of her mother’s distress and the expansion of the family through the polygamy of the father.

Maman(s) (Mother(s)) is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Morocco/France

Kamal Lazraq | Morocco/France 2014 | 27m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15


The films in this programme are:

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Moul Lkelb (The Man With a Dog)

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Youssef is known by his neighbours as “the man with a dog”. Devastated after he lost his dog and sole friend during an evening walk on the beach, he is determined to do anything he can to find it. His quest takes him deeper and deeper into the dangerous underbelly of Casablanca’s slums.

Moul Lkelb (The Man With a Dog) is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Uganda

Muzahura Wilberforce Musasizi | Uganda 2014 | 7m | Documentary | 15


The films in this programme are:

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Trash Cash

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Kigozi John is a young homeless boy from Uganda whose only family are his friends. His day to day life creates a devastating yet endearing story about his struggles to work, look after his friends and ultimately to survive. His hardships are not an impediment for his hopes and dreams.

Trash Cash is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Egypt

Mohamed Kamel | Egypt 2014 | 15m | Arabic with English Subtitles | 15


The films in this programme are:

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Rabie Chetwy (Wintry Spring)

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Growing up is difficult. As young bodies change, many of us are able to rely on those who have made this transition before us. Wintry Spring is the story of a young girl becoming a woman, with only her confused father to assist her. Misunderstanding and confusion compound already hard times. Only with caring and understanding are these two able to help each other. Wintry Spring implements a clever use of visual metaphors in conveying a sense of growth throughout the story.

Rabie Chetwy (Wintry Spring) is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: South Africa

Shameelah Khan | South Africa 2014 | 15m | Documentary | 15


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Women in the Dark

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Three women, three generations - three different takes on love, marriage and sexuality, interact and inspire each other in this short documentary. By asking questions from her mother and grandmother, the filmmaker is looking to shape her own identity and sexuality as a young South African Muslim woman.

Women in the Dark is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6:30pm
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema

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Country: Egypt

Yasser Shafiey | Egypt 2014 | 23m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

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Helm El Mash-had (The Dream of a Scene)

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Yasser, a young Egyptian filmmaker, is running auditions for the role of a girl who defies social conventions by shaving off her hair. Shocked by the mere thought of shaving their head for an amateur film, the candidates leave one by one. The project is about to fall apart when Mariam, the assistant director, decides to take on the role.

Helm El Mash-had (The Dream of a Scene) is one of the 7 shortlisted films of our Short Film Competition 2015. The winner will be announced after the screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 

Showings

Edinburgh | Mon 26 Oct | 8:20pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 6.30pm | Free entry
Glasgow University - Andrew Stewart Cinema


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PLAY: A Programme of Short Films
Rights of Passage - UK Premiere
Stories of Our Lives

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The Aduna Award for Short Film at Africa in Motion - UK Premieres

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Africa in Motion’s annual Short Film Competition has been successfully running for eight consecutive years. This year, the shortlist was selected from over 120 entries, which is a record in AiM’s history. African filmmakers were invited to submit short films of up to 30 minutes, and the final shortlist comprises a diverse and captivating collection of work from across the continent.

The Short Film Competition is part of AiM’s commitment to nurturing young African filmmaking talent. The winner is selected by our jury of acclaimed film practitioners and academics and will be announced immediately after the screenings. The audience will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite film with the Audience Award winner announced on our website at the end of the festival.

Our thanks go to Aduna for sponsoring this award.

The prize for the Aduna Award for Short Film is decided upon by jury. We are very grateful for the careful consideration of the esteemed jurors that make up the panels for this year's award.

This year's Short Film jury is:

Zina Saro-Wiwa

Zina Saro-Wiwa is a video artist and film-maker. She makes video installations, documentaries, music videos and experimental films. Saro-Wiwa is the founding film-maker of the alt-Nollywood movement.

Matt Lloyd

Matt Lloyd is the director of the Glasgow Short Film Festival, which is the only dedicated international short film festival in Scotland.

Vincent Moloi

Vincent Moloi is a South African director who has directed ten different TV drama series and short films and is one of South Africa’s trailblazing new breed of directors.

 

Showings

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 7pm | Free entry
Calabash Restaurant

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Country: Ethiopia

Hermon Hailay | Ethiopia 2015 | 1h39m | Amharic with English subtitles | 15

Strands:
From Africa, with Love

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One of Ethiopia’s foremost writer/directors, Hermon Hailay, is not afraid to tackle taboo subjects, drawing on her personal experience to add depth and dimension to her stories. Her third feature film, after two previous films dealing with themes of poverty and urbanisation, is no different. Having grown up in proximity to sex work, Price of Love tells the story of a young Addis Ababa resident, Teddy, who finds his life entangled with the more shadowy aspects of love, resulting in his main source of income, his taxi, being stolen. Having fallen in love with a prostitute, he finds himself having to confront the darkness in his past, while also discovering the pathway to his redemption. In this gritty and courageous film, set in the streets of a rapidly-changing city, Teddy has to decide what, for him, is the ultimate price of love.

Price of Love is screened as part of our From Africa, with Love strand, presented by the UK African Film Festivals (Africa in Motion, Afrika Eye, Cambridge African Film Festival, Film Africa, Watch-Africa Film Festival), part of BFI LOVE bfi.org.uk/love, in partnership with Plusnet.

Showings

Glasgow | Wed 28 Oct | 9pm
The Old Hairdressers


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Songs and Stories of Bi Kidude with Mohamed Issa Matona

Join oud virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Matona for a unique night to celebrate the UK premiere of I Shot Bi Kidude. Matona will recount his own journeys with the legendary singer, and also share stories passed down by his father, who first played alongside Bi Kidude back in 1954.

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 2.30pm-5.30pm | Free entry
The Lighthouse

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Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey

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Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey: Industry Day

As part of the Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey we are hosting an industry day that will look connections between film industries in both countries. The day will bring together industry professionals from Scotland and Nigeria to engage in discussions comparing filmmaking practices, storytelling, production, funding and audience development. It is a great opportunity for students, filmmakers, and people working in the Scottish or the wider independent film industry to connect, learn and forge future collaborations.

You can get involved in the discussions and share your views in the lead-up to the industry day in our ‘Tweet-a-long’ using the designated hashtag #NollywoodOdyssey. As part of the project we are working with the African Movie Channel, a TV platform with a focus on Nollywood cinema, to broadcast this industry event in over 14 countries in Africa and Europe in late November.

The programme:

2.45pm - 3.45pm: Working local, thinking global: Strategies for developing, engaging and sustaining local and international audiences 


Speakers: Olumide Fadeyibi (Scottish- Nigerian Filmmaker), Chinedu Omorie (Nollywood filmmaker), Kyle Barrett (Phd Student, with a focus on independent films), Mykel Parish (Chair of the African Film Consortium). Chair: Sambrooke Scott

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3.45pm - 4.10pm: Coffee break



4.10pm - 5.10pm: Culture through the lens: storytelling practices, popular genres and the value of independent filmmaking 


Speakers: Duncan Cowles (Scottish filmmaker), C.J. Obasi (Nollywood filmmaker), Olumide Fadeyibi (Scottish-Nigerian Filmmaker), Tim Barrow (Scottish Screenwriter) Andrea Gibb (Scottish Screenwriter). Chair: Lizelle Bisschoff 



5.10pm-5.30pm: Final remarks and close

This event is held as part of the UK/NG: UK - Nigeria Season 2015/2016, supported by the British Council, and held in collaboration with Film Hub Scotland.

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 4pm | Free entry
GoMA Library


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Off the page: An African Storytelling Journey

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This event will take the audience on a journey through African literature, and will be held in the GoMA Library. In each section of the library the audience will find a Scotland-based African storyteller dressed in costume who will perform a brief story from African literature. There will be three readings and then a screening of The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo, which explores the life and writings of one of Africa’s foremost female writers.

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 4pm | Free entry
GoMA Library

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Country: Ghana/UK

Yaba Badoe | Ghana/UK 2014 | 1h18m | English/Fanti with English subtitles | Documentary | 15

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The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo

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Described as a trailblazer for an entire generation of writing talent including internationally acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yaba Badoe’s riveting documentary follows the great Ama Ata Aidoo over the course of an eventful year. We join Aidoo as she travels home to her ancestral village in Ghana, is feted at a Colloquium in her honour in the United States and attends the premiere of her seminal play Anowa. The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo celebrates and reflects on the artistic contribution of one of Africa’s most important female writers working today.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Yaba Badoe. The screening is part of an event entitled Off the Page: An African Storytelling Journey

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 6pm-9pm | Free entry
African and Caribbean Centre

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Country: US

Katrina Browne | US 2008 | 1h26m | Documentary | 15

Strands:
The Unrepaired Past

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Traces Of The Trade: A Story from the Deep North

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Filmmaker Katrina Browne, alongside 9 family members, retrace and face their difficult ancestry as the largest slave trading family in US history. From 1769 to 1820, the DeWolf family line trafficked over 10,000 human beings. Traces of the Trade follows Browne and nine DeWolf descendants on an incredible journey, retracing the steps of the Triangle Trade which brings them face-to-face with their own family tree, history, blood riches and legacy. On return, the family confronts the issue of reparations for slavery, questioning how to think about and contribute to “repair”. Brown applies this issues to the nation as a whole, asking: What is the legacy of slavery- for whites, for blacks, for others? What history do we inherit as individuals or as citizens? What would repair look like and what would it take?

The film screening will be followed by a public debate on the legacies of slavery and the slave trade, with a particular focus on the controversial question of reparations. The discussions will be led by three expert panellists. Paul Sutton (retired academic and Caribbean expert) will introduce the debate by focusing on links between Scotland and the Caribbean, and the importance of reparations. Esther Stanford-Xosei (Jurisconsult, reparations legal specialist and chair of the Pan-Afrikan Reparations Coalition in Europe) and Mario Gousse (member of the Haiti Support Group) will also be addressing the issue of reparations from legal and activist perspectives.

This films is part of a strand on The Unrepaired Past. The strand is sponsored by the University of Edinburgh, the Global Justice Academy (GJA) at the University of Edinburgh, Hope for Africa (Atlanta, Georgia) and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER).

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 7.30pm
African and Caribbean Centre | Book Now


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Reparations for Slavery: A Film and Public Debate

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The screening of Traces of the Trade will be followed by a public debate on the legacies of slavery and the slave trade, with a particular focus on the controversial question of reparations. The discussions will be chaired by Sir Geoff Palmer, professor emeritus at Heriot Watt University and led by three expert panellists. Paul Sutton (retired academic and Caribbean expert) will introduce the debate by focusing on links between Scotland and the Caribbean, and the importance of reparations. Esther Stanford-Xosei (Jurisconsult, reparations legal specialist and chair of the Pan-Afrikan Reparations Coalition in Europe) and Mario Gousse (member of the Haiti Support Group) will also be addressing the issue of reparations from legal and activist perspectives.

Showings

Glasgow | Thu 29 Oct | 8.30pm
Rosemount Lifelong Learning Centre | Book Now

Glasgow | Sun 1 Nov | 3pm
Glasgow Film Theatre

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Country: Morocco/Qatar/France/UK

Tala Hadid | Morocco/Qatar/France/UK 2014 | 1h33m | Arabic/French with English subtitles

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Itar el-Layl (Narrow Frame of Midnight)

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In director Tala Hadid’s lucid and subtly incisive first film, the interconnected lives of a handful of central characters serve as a window onto the complex and sometimes murky world of contemporary Morocco – a country torn apart by fundamentalism and violence. Aicha is a young girl sold into the possession of petty criminals by her desperate family. Moroccan/Iraqi writer, Zacaria, becomes her unlikely saviour when their paths cross as he seeks redemption for having turned a blind eye to his brother’s abuse at the hands of the Moroccan secret police, and who he fears has now become entangled in jihadism. Judith, the western lover of Zacaria, longs for a child, and offers sanctuary to the brave but vulnerable Aicha. At once sensitively wise, and thoroughly unsettling, this nuanced and deeply human film holds out cautious hope for the future through characters who, despite cruel and powerful forces of corruptibility, are driven by compassion, mercy, and the desire for a world in which innocence and love can survive.

This screening is held in collaboration with Rosemount Lifelong Learning Centre. Rosemount works in the Northeast of Glasgow to widen adult learning opportunities, to offer childcare, provide social support and offer English classes to learners from all over the globe.

Showings

Edinburgh | Thu 29 Oct | 6pm
Summerhall, Red Lecture Theatre | Book Now

Glasgow | Fri 30 Oct | 7pm | Free entry (donations welcome)
Kinning Park Complex

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Country: Uganda/South Africa/Kenya

Donald Mugisha and James Tayler | Uganda/South Africa/Kenya 2015 | Luganda/English with English subtitles | 1h25m | 15

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Abaabi ba boda boda (The Boda Boda Thieves) - UK Premiere

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Kampala, Uganda serves as the backdrop for a free reworking of Italian neorealist classic The Bicycle Thieves by South African/Ugandan film co-operative Yes! That’s Us. Abel is a sullen young Kampala teen maintaining the appearance of being a good Christian kid for the benefit of his hard-grafting parents. In actuality he’s gambling and hanging out with local street gangs rather than finding work. When Abel’s father, who drives the eponymous boda (a motorcycle taxi), is injured on the job Abel is forced to step up and deputise, to help pay off his father’s debts. However, the new freedoms the boda presents to Abel come to outweigh any sense of commitment and responsibility. This renegade film, shot almost entirely on location, depicts Ugandan youth in thrall to the bling of football stars playing for the likes of Chelsea, whilst their devout parents scrabble together just enough to keep their heads above water.

The Kinning Park screening of The Boda Boda Thieves is held in partnership with Isaro Social Integration Network, a non-profit organisation based in Clydebank which promotes social and economic integration of Black and Minority Ethnic communities as well as art and culture, and snacks will be provided. (Kinning Park screening only.)

Showings

Glasgow | Fri 30 Oct | 7pm | Free entry
Pearce Institute

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Country: Kenya

Jim Chuchu | Kenya 2014 | 1h | English/Swahili with English subtitles | 15

Strands:
From Africa, with Love

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Stories of Our Lives

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Director Jim Chuchu’s first feature, Stories of Our Lives is a beautifully acted, honest and revealing anthology of short films depicting different landscapes, homes, ages and relationships - re-telling queer stories of Kenyans who identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex. Stories of Our Lives is a striking collective short film series, produced in collaboration with Kenyan multidisciplinary art collective NEST.

This screening is held in partnership with Glitch Festival, and will be followed by a discussion about LGBTQI+ communities in Africa.

The screening is part of From Africa, with Love, presented by the UK African Film Festivals (Africa in Motion, Afrika Eye, Cambridge African Film Festival, Film Africa, WatchAfrica Film Festival), part of BFI LOVE bfi.org.uk/love, in partnership with Plusnet.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 31 Oct | 1pm
Glasgow Film Theatre

Edinburgh | Sun 1 Nov | 6.10pm
Filmhouse | Book Now

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Country: Ethiopia/France/Germany/Norway

Yared Zeleke | Ethiopia/France/Germany/Norway 2015 | 1h34m | Amharic with English subtitles | 15

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Lamb

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Director Yared Zeleke’s first feature film Lamb tells the story of Ephraim, a young Ethiopian boy and his best friend, a sheep named Chuni. The inseparable pair are sent to live with distant relatives on their farm in a village far away from their drought-ridden homeland. Ephraim soon becomes homesick while living with his supposedly new family. As an outcast, he gets into various scrapes. When his uncle announces that he will have to sacrifice his sheep for an upcoming feast, Ephraim is ready to fight to save the life of his only true friend. Lamb has most recently been screened at the 2015 Cannes film festival, celebrated as the first Ethiopian film ever to have made it into the festival's official selection.

Showings

Glasgow | Sat 31 Oct | 7.30pm | Free entry (donations welcome) | Afro-Halloween snacks provided | Optional fancy dress
Anderston Kelvingrove Parish Church

Glasgow | Sun 1 Nov | 9pm
The Corinthian Club | Book Now

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Country: Nigeria

C.J. Obasi | Nigeria 2014 | 1h35m | English/Nigerian Pidgin with English subtitles | 15

Strands:
Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey

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Ojuju

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This ultra low-budget Nigerian zombie, film set in a nightmarishly enclosed slum district of Lagos, juggles comedy and creeping terror audaciously. A zombie infection is transmitted through the water supply of the slum district, leading to each of the district’s denizens being possessed by the ‘ojuju’ of the title. Romero, a knowing wink to the doyen of the subgenre, is an expectant father and, like so many other people in his district, a skunk addict. When his pregnant girlfriend and best mate are turned zombie, Romero is left having to find a way out of the ghetto with Peju, a local girl who may have a crush on him. Despite the budgetary limitations, director Obasi serves up a satisfyingly grotesque horror as seen through a thick haze of skunk smoke. The director also brings something fresh to the zombie subgenre by focusing as much on the mindless actions of the zombies, as upon the quest for survival of his protagonists.

The Halloween screening at Anderston Kelvingrove Parish Church is held in partnership with the Glasgow Night Shelter, which provides a crucial front-line service for destitute asylum seekers in Glasgow, who because of their immigration status, would otherwise be forced to sleep rough on the city's streets. Free entry (donations welcome). Afro-Halloween snacks provided. Optional fancy dress. (31st October only.)

The screening at The Corinthian Club (1st November) is part of the Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey Red Carpet Premiere Evening, and will be followed by a Q&A with the director.

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 1 Nov | 5pm | £12 (one film); £16 (both films)
The Corinthian Club | Book Now

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Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey


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Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey - Red Carpet Premieres

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These two Nollywood premieres are screening as part of our Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey, part of the UK/NG: UK - Nigerian Season 2015/2016, supported by the British Council. Join us for red carpet premieres of two brand-new films, followed by discussions with the filmmakers.

The evening will run as follows:

5pm - 6pm: Arrival and red carpet
6pm - 8pm: Screening of Dry
8pm - 9pm: Drinks reception
9pm - 11pm: Screening of Ojuju

Venue and ticket info:

Langley and Mercer Suites, The Corinthian Club, 191 Ingram Street, Glasgow
Dress code: Formal
Ticket price for one film: £12
Ticket price for both films: £16
Tickets include film screenings, glass of prosecco and canapé reception
To book please follow link 

Showings

Glasgow | Sun 1 Nov | 6pm
The Corinthian Club | Book Now

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Country: Nigeria/UK

Stephanie Okereke-Linus | Nigeria/UK 2015 | 1h47m | 15

Strands:
Nigerian-Scottish Film Odyssey


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Dry

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Stephanie Okereke-Linus’s first feature film Dry travels between rural life in Wales and Nigeria, looking at two parallel female narratives, a child and a woman both dealing with similar childhood memories and horrors. Both woman and child instantly have a strong bond that binds them together. Okereke-Linus’s intriguing film works with two strong female narratives, addressing various female issues that apply to young girls and women from around the world. With a stellar cast including its director Okereke-Linus herself playing the film’s female lead Dr. Zara, Dry deals with rejection, isolation and reconciliation.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with a representative of the film.

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