CAFF CLOSING EVENING: FILM SCREENING + PARTY with ABDOULAYE SAMB & MINNJIARABY + FASHION SHOW WITH LISETTE MIBO.
FILM SCREENING: THE GREAT KILAPY + Q&A
Venue: Riley Auditorium, Clare College
Time: 6 PM - 9PM
Book your tickets here.
Director: Zézé Gamboa
Starring: Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Hossi, Joao Lagarto, Hermila Guedes, Buda Lira, Patrícia Bull, Pedro Carraca.
Country of origin: Angola-Portugal
Year of production: 2012
Length: 100 min.
Language: Portuguese, with English subtitles.
Genre: Comedy, drama, historic.
Synopsis: Marking the 40th anniversary of independence in Lusophone African countries, CAFF will close with The Great Kilapy. In this film Angolan filmmaker Zézé Gamboa brings us a sardonic historical drama about Joãozinho, a good-hearted, apolitical con man who pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration the day before Angolan independence. Soon after, he finds himself hailed as a hero of the national liberation struggle. The film offers a gaze at the lives and passions of young people in Luanda and Lisbon during the sixties.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Dr Ros Gray (Goldsmiths, University of London) in conversation with Estrella Sendra (CAFF Director).
This film is part of a love-themed African film series called ‘From Africa, with Love’, in a collaboration between the five African film festivals in the UK: Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival in Scotland, Film Africa in London, Afrika Eye in Bristol, Watch-Africa in Wales, and the Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF), funded by the BFI.
CAFF CLOSING PARTY
Time: 9.00-10.30 PM
Doors open at 8.30 PM
Venue: Clare College Bar
The Cambridge African Film Festival is hosting an exciting and vibrant closing party with a mini fashion show organised by Congolese model Lisette Mibo and a live music concert with Senegalese band Abdoulaye Samb & Minnjiaraby.
All welcome! Book soon as space is limitted!
Tickets: £6 adv /£8 on the door. Book them here.
Minnjiaraby was founded by Abdoulaye Samb, a guitarist, singer and composer from Senegal, now based in London. His original music is inspired by Fula and Mandinka cultures among many others. The name of the band means “love of mixing”, which expresses the richness of Senegalese traditions and ethnicities, the beauty of them coming together, as well as an open-minded approach to all cultures and people, local and global alike. The music has grown from Abdoulaye’s travels, collaborations and research in Africa and Europe and pays tribute to open minds and open hearts.
Time: 9.30 PM - 10.30 PM
The Live Music will be preceded by an African fashion show
FASHION SHOW HOSTED BY CONGOLESE MODEL LISETTE MIBO
Time: 9 - 9.30 PM
A message from Lisette!
“Hello everyone! I am Lisette Mibo, a model and founder of the annual showcase Passion For Motherland. This year, I am super excited to be apart of the 14th annual Cambridge African Film Festival, which takes place between 16th – 24th October 2015. Join me on Saturday 24th October as I host the closing fashion show to celebrate African culture and talents through fashion. Amazing designers with African inspired collection to showcase, alongside beautiful models from different backgrounds and cultures.”
