AFRICAN SHORTS PROGRAMME
Tuesday 13th November, 6.30pm
Director: Various
98m total
Reviews: TBA
A Q&A SESSION WITH KIERAN HANSON (SHOOTING FREETOWN) WILL FOLLOW THE SCREENING
Book tickets here.
On Tuesday 13 November, we present a fantastic and eclectic selection of AFRICAN SHORTS; spanning from the imagination and innocence of a young girl’s search for her father (THE TUNNEL), to an Afro-Sumurai film influenced by the Japanese masters (HASAKI YA SUDA), to a father’s journey to find the best godfather for his baby son told through magnificent puppetry (THE GODFATHER). The programme closes with short documentary, SHOOTING FREETOWN, following three people forging their way in film and music in Sierra Leone, facing the constant struggles with vision and resourcefulness. We are delighted to welcome director Kieran Hanson (SHOOTING FREETOWN) to a Q&A following the screening.
THE TUNNEL (18)
Jenna Bass; South Africa/Zimbabwe; 2010; 24 min
Set in 1980s Zimbabwe during the 5th Brigade massacres, The Tunnel follows young Elizabeth as she uses her skills as a storyteller to save her village and solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance.
Print Source: filmmaker
THE GODFATHER (LA PARRAIN) (U)
Lazare Sié Pale; Burkina Faso; 2011; 20 min
This tale of a father’s journey to find the best godfather for his baby son is told through magnificent, riveting animation by puppeteer, filmmaker, and musician Lazare Sié Pale.
Print Source: filmmaker
HASAKI YA SUDA (THE THREE BLACK SAMURAI) (15)
Cedric Ido; Burkina Faso/France; 2011; 25 min
It is 2100, and global warming has forced the people of the south to migrate to the north, where they must fight for their right to survive. Influenced by Japanese masters, this stunningly shot futuristic Afro-samurai film is as tongue-in-cheek as it is visually sumptuous.
Print Source: The Festival Agency
SHOOTING FREETOWN (12)
Kieran Hanson; UK/Sierra Leone; 2011; 29 min
A decade since Sierra Leone’s devastating civil war, from the ashes rises a new dawn of creativity in audio-visual media. Inspired by Jean Rouch’s ‘shared anthropology’ and ‘ethno-fiction’, Shooting Freetown follows three people forging their way in film and music in the nation’s capital, facing the constant struggles with vision and resourcefulness.
Print source: Filmmaker
