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2008 Programme

All screenings and other events take place at Filmhouse Cinema unless otherwise indicated.

Opening screening: El-Ard (The Land)

Thu 23 Oct at 6.45pm

Youssef Chahine | Egypt 1969 | 2h10m | 35mm | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

The opening screening will be followed by an opening reception in the Filmhouse café.

Documentary Masterclass

Fri 24 Oct, 2.00pm-5.00pm | Edinburgh College of Art, Lecture Theatre G40 | Free and non-ticketed

Black Business – UK premiere

Fri 24 Oct at 6.00pm

Osvalde Lewat | Cameroon/France 2007 | 1h30m | BetaSP | French and Bamiléké with English subtitles | 15 | Documentary

Zan Boko

Fri 24 Oct at 8.30pm

Gaston Kabore | Burkina Faso 1988 | 1h31m | DVD | Moré with English subtitles | 12A

Wend Kuuni (God's Gift)

Sat 25 Oct at 1.00pm

Gaston Kabore | Burkina Faso 1982 | 1h8m | DVD | Moré with English subtitles | PG

AFRICAN SHORTS – UK premiere

Sat 25 Oct at 5.45pm

1h49m | Various formats | 15

Buud Yam

Sat 25 Oct at 8.20pm

Gaston Kabore | Burkina Faso 1997 | 1h37m | DVD | Moré with English subtitles | PG

Baara (Work)

Sun 26 Oct at 1.00pm

Souleymane Cissé | Mali 1978 | 1h30m | 35mm | Bambara with English subtitles | 15

Finye (The Wind)

Sun 26 Oct at 5.45pm

Souleymane Cissé | Mali 1982 | 1h40m | 35mm | Bambara with English subtitles | 15

Yeelen (Brightness)

Sun 26 Oct at 8.20pm

Souleymane Cissé | Mali/Burkina Faso/France/West Germany 1987 | 1h44m | 35mm | Bambara with English subtitles | PG

Faat Kiné

Mon 27 Oct at 5.30pm

Ousmane Sembene | Senegal 2001 | 2h | 35mm | French and Wolof with English subtitles | 15

Wine Tasting

Mon 27 Oct, 7.00pm-8.30pm | Filmhouse Guild Room

This is My Africa

Mon 27 Oct at 8.30pm

Zina Saro-Wiwa | UK/Nigeria 2008 | 50m | BetaSP | English | 15 | Documentary

Plus short

Beyond Freedom

Jacquie Trowell | South Africa 2006 | 13m | BetaSP | English | 15 | Documentary

AFRICAN DOCUMENTARIES

Tue 28 Oct, 2.00pm – 5.00pm | Edinburgh College of Art, Lecture Room G40 | Free and non-ticketed

Zulu Surf Riders

Carlos Francisco | South Africa 2008 | 50m | English and Zulu with English subtitles

Plus

African Underground: Democracy in Dakar

Nomadic Wax and Sol Productions | US/Senegal 2007 | 1h7m | Wolof and French with English subtitles

Plus

Dance Got Me

Ingrid Sinclair | Zimbabwe/UK 2006 | 52m | English

As Old as My Tongue: The Myth and Life of Bi Kidude

Tue 28 Oct at 6.00pm

Andy Jones | UK/Tanzania 2007 | 1h6m | BetaSP | Swahili with English subtitles | 15 | Documentary

Afro-Scottish Connections Club Night

Tue 28 Oct, doors 9.30pm | Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road

Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon

Wed 29 Oct at 6.00pm

Khalo Matabane | South Africa 2005 | 1h20m | BetaSP | French, English, Swahili and Zulu with English subtitles | 15

Ezra

Wed 29 Oct at 8.15pm

Newton Aduaka | Nigeria 2007 | 1h42m | 35mm | English with French subtitles | 15

Bleeding Rose – UK premiere

Thu 30 Oct at 6.00pm

Chucks Mordi and Kingsley Kerry | Nigeria/UK 2007 | 1h22m | DVD | English | 15

Bongoland II – UK premiere

Thu 30 Oct at 8.15pm

Josiah Kibira | Tanzania 2008 | 1h40m | Digibeta | Swahili with English subtitles | 15

SMS Sugar Man – UK premiere

Thu 30 Oct at 10.30pm

Aryan Kaganof | South Africa 2006 | 1h25m | DVD | English | 18

Plus short

Jesus and the Giant – UK premiere

Akin Omotoso | South Africa 2008 | 12m | BetaSP | English | 18

African Story Hour

Fri 31 Oct, 4.30pm-5.30pm | Filmhouse Guild Room | Free but ticketed (advanced booking advised)

African Animation for Adults

Fri 31 Oct at 5.45pm

1h29m | DVD | Various languages with English subtitles | 15

Wallflower Press Book Launch and Signing

Fri 31 Oct, 6:30pm-7.30pm | Filmhouse Guild Room | Free

O Herói (The Hero)

Fri 31 Oct at 8.15pm

Zézé Gamboa | Angola 2004 | 1h37m | 35mm | Portuguese with English subtitles | 15

AiM AFTER HOURS DOUBLE BILL

Fri 31 Oct at 10.30pm

Highway to the Grave

Teco Benson | Nigeria 2002 | 1h30m | VHS | English | 18

Plus

The White Darkness

Richard Stanley | UK 2002 | 52m | BetaSP | English | 18 | Documentary

African Animation for Children

Sat 1 Nov at 11.00am

1h15m | DVD | Various languages with English subtitles | All ages welcome!

'Create a Story' Animation Workshop

Sat 1 Nov, 2.00pm-5.00pm | Filmhouse Guild Room | Free but ticketed (advanced booking advised)

Tableau Ferraille

Sat 1 Nov at 1.00pm

Mousa Sene Absa | Senegal 1997 | 1h32m | 35mm | French and Wolof with English subtitles | 15

Daratt (Dry Season)

Sat 1 Nov at 3.30pm

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad 2006 | 1h36m | 35mm | Arabic and French with English subtitles | 15

VOICES OF THE BUSHMEN – Two Documentaries

Sat 1 Nov at 6.00pm

Bushman's Secret

Rehad Desai | South Africa 2006 | 1h5m | BetaSP | Afrikaans, Nu!, Ju'Hoan, English with English subtitles | PG

Plus

Legends of the Bushmen – UK premiere

Ginger Mauney | Namibia 1997 | 46m | BetaSP | Ju'Hoan and English with English subtitles | PG

The screenings of the Bushmen documentaries will be followed by a panel discussion.

Dust Devil

Sat 1 Nov at 9.30pm

Richard Stanley | South Africa/Namibia/UK 1992 | 1h47m | 35mm | English | 18

Barakat! (Enough!)

Sun 2 Nov at 3.30pm

Djamila Sahraoui | Algeria/France 2006 | 1h35m | 35mm | French and Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Closing screening: Il va pleuvoir sur Conakry (Clouds over Conakry)

Sun 2 Nov at 6.00pm

Cheick Fantamady Camara | Guinea 2007 | 1h37m | 35mm | French and Malinke with English subtitles | 15

 
 
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