FEATURES:

Dôlé
Gabon, 1999, 92 min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (4:45-6:17 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (9:10-10:42 p.m.)
In French with English subtitles
Libreville is home to Mougler and his teenage friends.
Always strapped for cash, the boys decide to rob a
dôlé stand, a new kind of instant lottery.

The Colonial Misunderstanding / Le Malentendu Colonial
Jean-Marie Teno - Cameroon, 2004, 78min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (7:30-8:48 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (5:35-6:53 p.m.)
In English, French & German with English subtitles
The Colonial Misunderstanding is a bold exploration of
Germany's “African past” — specifically, its attempts to
colonize parts of Africa through religion and trade.

Niiwam
Clarence Thomas Delgado - Senegal, 1991, 80min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (9:00-10:20 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (7:40-9:00 p.m.)
In Wolof & French with English subtitles
Based on a novel by Ousmane Sembene, Niiwam recounts
the travails of a young couple’s attempt to save the life of
their infant son, who is gravely ill. Unable to find a cure in their village,
Thierno and his wife take him to a city hospital, only to discover
that the “blessings” of modern life has caused a degradation
of even the most basic human relationships.

Le Ballon D’or / The Golden Ball
Cheick Doukoure – Guinea, 1992, 90min.
Showing: Monday, March 20th (7:40-10:10 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (3:30-5:00 p.m.)
In Malinké & French with English subtitles
An engaging tale that follows Bandian, a boy-wonder
on the soccer field, from his village in the bush to
superstardom in France.

SHORTS:

African Middleweights / Africains Poids Moyens
Daniel Cattier - Zimbabwe/Belgium, 2004, 18min.
Showing: Monday, March 20th (7:00-7:35 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 21st (3:00-3:35 p.m.)
In Lingala & French with English subtitles
June 1960. The Belgian Congo is on the eve of Independence.
A young Congolese boxer, Samwa, and his older brother, Nourou,
arrive in Brussels for the final of the Afro-European Middleweight
Championship to fight against the Belgian title holder.

Something Else / Nkan Mii
Seke Somolu - Nigeria, 2004, 16min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (3:35-3:51 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (5:15-5:31 p.m.)
In English & Yoruba with English subtitles
Papa Segun is in dire straits; his business is not going well,
creditors are at his doorstep and now the bank wants
to repossess his home. Meanwhile he gets the feeling
that his children are growing up without his notice.

Bè Kunko / Everybody's Problem
Cheick Fantamady Camara - Guinea, 2004, 30min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (3:55-4:25 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (3:00-3:30 p.m.)
In Creole, French & Malinke with English subtitles
Bè Kunko depicts the spiral of violence that a group of teenagers
fall into as they struggle to survive from day-to-day in a Guinean
refugee camp in the capital of Conakry.

Safi, la petite mère
Rasò Ganemtoré - Burkina Faso, 2004, 30min.
Showing: Tuesday, March 21st (7:00-7:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 22nd (7:00-7:30 p.m.)
In Moore & French with English subtitles
When her mother died at birth, Safi, eight years, was found
with new born on the arms, fleeing her village where, according
to the tradition, the baby must be sacrificed in order to be joined
together to his mother and to thus draw aside the bad fate of the village.

The African Film Festival Traveling Series has been organized by the African Film Festival, Inc. This series has been made possible by the generous support of National Endowments for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts. SG Funded Event Printing provided by Orange & Blue Textbooks.