Africa in Motion Film Festival 2017 Programme

27 OCTOBER - 5 NOVEMBER 2017

EDINBURGH GLASGOWÂ WWW.AFRICA-IN-MOTION.ORG.UK africa-in-motion.org.uk

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FESTIVAL PEOPLE Festival Producer: Justine Atkinson

Festival Founder and Advisor: Lizelle Bisschoff

Project Coordinator - Africa’s Lost Classics: Stefanie Van de Peer Programming Trainee: Myriam Mouflih Volunteer Coordinator: Nima Séne

Marketing Coordinator: Manon Haag

Hospitality Coordinator: Sara Shaarawi Graphic Designer: Jamie Young

Web Development: James Cocker Website Design: DarlingForsyth

Trailer Production: Basharat Khan

Cover Design: Julia Gittins (taken from the film Félicité) Logo Design: Red Flag Design and Marketing

Reviving Scotland’s Black History Programmers: Ailsa Cole, Alysha Somani, Lisa Williams, Elias Tekle Short Film Competition Submissions and Selections Team: University of Glasgow Film and Television Studies Master’s Students

Special thanks go to all our volunteers whose commitment to the festival is crucial to its success.

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INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 12th edition of the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival! We are back again with a programme packed full of screenings, discussions, Q&As with filmmakers, pop-ups, workshops, exhibitions, live performances and much more, across Edinburgh and Glasgow.

This year the festival will take you on a journey across the continent and beyond, looking at both African and black identities globally. Strands include a programme of Africa’s Lost Classics, bringing artistically innovative, but rare and little-known classic African films to Scotland; Afro-Latin Visibility in Focus, a strand looking at cultural politics in Nicaragua, Colombia and Cuba by exploring Afro-descendant history; and Reviving Scotland’s Black History, a mentoring programme for aspiring film curators from a diverse range of backgrounds to learn about black history in Scotland and use this knowledge to programme events during Africa in Motion and Black History Month.

The festival recognises the lack of African and black voices in the arts and creative industries not only in Scotland but also across the UK and Europe. As a response to this we want to create space to show African films as artistic masterpieces on a par with cinema from anywhere in the world. Each of the films and events in the programme offers new perspectives on the continent through creating innovative storytelling narratives and paving the way for new forms of artistic expression. We hope you enjoy the journey with us!

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AFRICA’S LOST CLASSICS This is a special year for the consortium of the five African Film Festivals in the UK, TANO (‘five’ in Swahili).

We collaborated on revisiting the history of African cinema through a project led by Africa in Motion and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through a grant awarded to the University of Glasgow. With this project we are bringing (back) to UK screens some of the greatest African films that have been banned, censored, lost or forgotten. Old and lost films have been rediscovered, and we have enabled the restoration of some important African women’s films.

The film screenings take place during AiM in Scotland and around the UK at the four other African film festivals, Afrika Eye in Bristol, CAFF in Cambridge, Film Africa in London, and Watch-Africa in Wales, during Oct and Nov. 2017 marks a year of celebrations of the history of African cinema on a huge scale.

Including restored and never-seen-before films, it is an unprecedented look at the long history behind some of the world’s masterpieces of African cinema.

Keep an eye out for the Africa’s Lost Classics logo throughout the brochure to find the Lost Classics!

SOME HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN’S FILMS

The Lost Classics project has enabled the restoration of three women’s films. Not enough attention is paid to these masterpieces, so we collaborated with the filmmakers and archives to digitise and subtitle the films and give them a new lease of life.

Screenings: Fatma 75 on Wed 1 Nov in Filmhouse, see page 25 Flame Thurs 2 Nov in Glasgow Women’s Library, see page 46 Mossane on Sunday 5 Nov in Filmhouse Edinburgh, see page 35

SPECIAL MUSIC AND FILM EVENTS

We are screening one of the oldest films from the African continent: De Voortrekkers from South Africa. This silent epic will be accompanied by a live piano score performed by Nigerian musician Juwon Ogungbe. The film has a reputation along the lines of Birth of a Nation, and requires the context of a festival like AiM to be screened. We are also showcasing a screening of Rage by Nigerian filmmaker Newton Aduaka. The film’s depiction of rap, hip hop, jazz and reggae cultures in London and its interest in race relations ensure its relevance to this day.

Screenings: Rage on Tue 31 Oct at GMAC, see page 40 De Voortrekkers on Sat 4 Nov at Filmhouse, see page 33

WORLD CINEMA FOUNDATION’S FIRST AND LATEST RESTORATIONS

Another exciting highlight is the screening of Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation’s first and latest restorations: Trances by Ahmed El Maanouni from Morocco and Soleil O by Med Hondo from Mauritania. The films illustrate Scorsese’s commitment to preserving the history of African cinema.

Screenings: Soleil O on Sunday 29 Oct in GFT, see page 37 Trances on Sunday 29 Oct in Filmhouse, see page 15

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EXHIBITION

AFRICAN FILM: LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE LENS

Through the Africa’s Lost Classics project we curated a large exhibition entitled African Film: Looking Back Through the Lens at three locations in Glasgow and Edinburgh. This exhibition wants to revive lost histories, spaces and times, and includes key classic films accompanied by posters, contextual information and clips. A pre-exhibit interactive display at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow takes place between 23 and 28 Oct. This is accompanied by a symposium, Curating the Global Film Archive, on Sat 28 Oct at the Moving Image Archive. A full-scale exhibition will open with a wine reception at Whitespace Gallery in Edinburgh on Mon 30 Oct and runs until 9 Nov. Finally, a photography-based exhibition will be displayed in Filmhouse Cafe Bar during the festival between 27 Oct to 5 Nov. If you are interested in film as art, in the lost history of African cinema, and in the histories and cultures of Africa itself, visit these exhibitions which offer new perspectives on the lives of African films.

The exhibition events include: • Pre-exhibit interactive display at Kelvin Hall, Moving Image Archive, Glasgow: 23 - 28 Oct • Photography exhibition in Filmhouse Cafe Bar, Edinburgh: 27 Oct - 5 Nov • Interactive audio-visual exhibition at Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh: 30 Oct - 9 Nov

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AiM TV LOUNGE

F-RATED

Mon 30 Oct - Thurs 2 Nov from 4pm-8pm The Calabash, African Bar and Restaurant, 57 Union St, Glasgow G1 3RB We once again bring audiences a selection of popular African television shows in our very own AiM TV Lounge. Put your feet up, relax, chat and flick through our daily TV guide as we take you on a journey through Africa, through television.

From hilarious mockumentaries, political satire, to travelogues and cooking programmes, entertaining and addictive, we are showing it all.

Come and join us for some African cuisine at the legendary African Bar and Restaurant (also known as Calabash), as we take you to South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and more.

Because the festival has consistently made efforts to highlight the work of women filmmakers, writers and actresses, we have been F-Rated! The F-Rating highlights films made by and featuring women. Its main goal is to champion women in film and highlight the fantastic work they are doing, and to encourage conversation about who tells the stories we see on screen – and whether that matters. Throughout the brochure you will find the F-Rating, in case you wanted to focus your festival experience on women’s films.

REVIVING SCOTLAND’S BLACK HISTORY This year Africa in Motion Film Festival and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) worked in partnership to develop a young programmers project entitled Reviving Scotland’s Black History. We brought together four young, aspiring film programmers from different backgrounds to take part in lectures, walking tours, site visits and seminars exploring black heritage in Scotland. Through this project they learnt about Scotland’s links to slavery, through for example Glasgow’s architecture, as well as Scottish activism against racism.

Funded by BEMIS Scotland via the ‘2017 Year of History Heritage and Archaeology’. This is a partnership between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Government to facilitate diverse, multicultural celebrations.

From the knowledge they acquired the young programmers were then tasked with programming events taking place during Africa in Motion Film Festival and Black History Month.

These screenings and events are inspired by what they learnt, combined with their own life experiences and passions.

Kinning Park Cabaret 28 Oct at 7pm Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow See page 36

Events in this programme include: Shashamane + Brina 28 Oct at 6pm, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh See page 11

The Transatlantic Slave Trade Acknowledged 1 Nov at 7pm St John’s Church, Edinburgh See page 24 T-Junction 2 Nov at 7pm University of Edinburgh See page 29

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AFRO-LATIN VISIBILITY IN FOCUS

Image courtesy of Carabantú Association

Comprising a series of five screenings and associated cultural and academic events, AfroLatin Visibility in Focus highlights diverse filmic engagements with Afro-descendant heritage and futures from across the Central American and Caribbean region. This featured strand of the festival is collectively curated by organisers of the AHRC-funded International Network hosted at University of Edinburgh, ‘Afro-Latin (in)visibility and the UN Decade: Cultural politics in motion in Nicaragua, Colombia and the UK’ in collaboration with AiM.

activism in the area, focusing in particular on how film and media channel cultural imaginaries, and envision Afro-descendant cultural politics.

Invited speakers and activists Ramón Perea Lemos (Carabantú Association, Colombia) and Dixie Lee (URACCAN University, Nicaragua), both members of the Network, will host discussions and Q&As in relation to the screenings.

Afro-descendants occupy distinct symbolic and cultural spaces within their national contexts throughout Latin America. Despite the significance of their cultural and economic contributions since colonial times, they are continually marginalised by state and international political agendas.

In order to resist and overturn the prolonged abuses enacted against their communities, Afrodescendant intellectuals, artists and civil society leaders mobilise audiovisual tactics to enhance their presence and draw recognition for their vibrant cultural practices. The focus on the Central American-Caribbean region will shed light on the transregional linkages of Afro-descendant

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EDINBURGH FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 8.35pm Félicité

Opening reception

7.30pm Cuba Libre + Discussion

University of Edinburgh (50 George Square) 7.30pm Negritude St John’s Church 8.25pm Mueda, Memória e Massacre + Q&A

Filmhouse

SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 3.30pm Nawara Filmhouse 6pm

Shashamane

+ Brina [live music]

Filmhouse

WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 6pm 6pm

Scottish Poetry Library 8.25pm In the Last Days of the City Filmhouse

SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 3.45pm Wallay Filmhouse 2.30pm Call-and-Response

Workshop on Moroccan Music Documentary

Dance Base 7pm

Tule Chakula Dine & View

Serenity Cafe 8.15pm Trances

+ short Aïta + Q&A

Filmhouse

MONDAY 30 OCTOBER 4pm

Stars in Our Eyes

6pm

Edinburgh College of Art Looking Back Through The Lens

Homage to Tahar Cheriaa + The Sandwich

Exhibition Opening

Whitespace 7pm

TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER 3pm

Power to the People!

Accra Power + Uprize!

Edinburgh College of Art 7pm

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Red Carpet Event

The Dominion 7pm

Noma

7pm

University of Edinburgh (50 George Square) The Transatlantic Slave Trade Acknowledged

Wùlu Institut français d’Écosse

+ Discussion

+ Discussion

St John’s Church Fatma 75 8.10pm + Q&A

Filmhouse

THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 6pm

Vanishing Sail + Q&A & DJ set

The Granary 6.30pm Africa Animated Woodland Creatures T-Junction University of Edinburgh (50 George Square) 8.25pm Tess Filmhouse 7pm

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 6.30pm The Black Creoles

+ Afro-Colombian shorts

University of Edinburgh

Mama Colonel The Space, Media Education

8.25pm Short Film Competition Filmhouse

Fonko Brass Monkey Al-Mumia: The Night of Counting the Years

(50 George Square)

Joe Bullet North Edinburgh Arts 8.35 pm Winnie

7pm

+ Q&A

Filmhouse

SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 1pm

Ubongo Kids

Storytelling & film screenings

Scottish Storytelling Centre 1.15pm Keyla

TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER 6.15pm Corps Étranger (Foreign Body) Glasgow Film Theatre 6.30pm Rage + short

+ discussion

Filmhouse 4pm

De Voortrekkers

7pm

(Andrew Stewart Cinema)

+ live soundtrack

Filmhouse 8.35pm Liyana + Q&A

Filmhouse

SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER

GMAC Short Film Competition University of Glasgow

WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 7pm

Uhuru + Q&A

The Pearce Institute 7.30pm Her Broken Shadow Nice and Sleazy

3.20pm Mossane Filmhouse

7.30pm Black and Cuba

8.35pm Frontières (Borders) Filmhouse

Rum Shack 8.00pm Reconfigured Rhythms

+ Discussion

Fonko + Club Night

GLASGOW SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 9.30am Curating the Global Film Archive

Stereo

THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 5.50pm Vaya Glasgow Film Theatre 6pm

Flame

6pm

Glasgow Women’s Library African Dance Workshop The African Art Centre

7pm

Illusion of Truth

7pm

Glad Cafe An Arabian Night

Symposium

Kelvin Hall 7pm

Kinning Park Cabaret

Dine & View + Performance

Kinning Park Complex

SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 5.25pm Soleil Ô Glasgow Film Theatre

+ Q&A

Storytelling + short films

Dine & View

Nur Restaurant

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

1pm

Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim Garnethill Multicultural Centre

Badou Boy

7pm

L’Armée du Salut (Salvation Army) GMAC

6pm

+ Discussion

Glasgow School of Art 7.30pm Metalepsis in Black + Discussion

University of Glasgow

SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 7pm

Tasting Place Taste & View

Project Cafe

(Andrew Stewart Cinema)

SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 6pm 8pm

Nollywood Red Carpet Double Bill Corinthian Club 10 Days in Sun City Living in Bondage

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EDINBURGH

FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER

OPENING FILM: FELICITE Alain Gomis | France/Senegal/Belgium/Germany/Lebanon 2017 | Lingala with English subtitles | 2h3m | 15 Fri 27 Oct at 8.35pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Set in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the film follows the story of a vivacious, independent singer, Félicité, as she carves out a life for herself and her son in a precarious and hostile environment. Moments of visual and musical poetry occur in scenes in which the Symphonic Orchestra of Kinshasa performs in an old warehouse space. These moments, filmed in dreamlike blue, are contrasted with the white hot daytime scenes in which Félicité struggles to navigate the harsh urban jungle of Kinshasa, a city in which safe and harmonious living seems almost unattainable. As a struggling bar singer, Félicité’s backing band is played by the real-life Kasai Allstars, the city’s most famous musical outfit. Through music, friendship and love, the narrative weaves a breathtaking depiction of hope, sensuality and song. French/Senegalese director Alain Gomis further cements his reputation as one of the most talented contemporary African filmmakers in this highly acclaimed film, honoured with the Golden Stallion at the FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso as well as the Silver Bear at Berlinale.

AFRICA IN MOTION OPENING RECEPTION Fri 27 Oct at 10.30pm-1am Filmhouse Cafe Bar Free entry

Following the opening screening of Félicité everyone is warmly invited to celebrate AiM’s 12th opening in Filmhouse Cafe Bar. Join us for an evening of African jazz from the talented Zimbabwean singer Cynthia Gentle, accompanied with wine and African snacks provided by Kenyan caterer Knights Kitchen.

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SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER

NAWARA - UK PREMIERE

SHASHAMANE + BRINA

Hala Khalil | Egypt 2015 | 2h2m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Giulia Amati | Italy 2016 | 1h20m | 15 Sat 28 Oct at 6pm

Sat 28 Oct at 3.30pm

Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close Tickets £5 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Nawara tells the story of a good-natured maid working for a wealthy, politically connected family in an exclusive Cairo gated community.

The film is a sharp social critique of post-Mubarak Egypt, set just after the 2011 Revolution, and the disparity between the rich and the poor seems unbridgeable. The film shows the corrupt bigwigs of the past as an untouchable class who have managed to survive the Revolution. As a workingclass Everywoman, Nawara is shown in sharp contrast to them, with her simple, sympathetic outlook on life, in an award-winning performance

by Menna Shalabi.

Carrying some elements of Egyptian melodrama, the film contains pointed references to current problems in background visuals like graffiti and via radio reports. Significantly, the kiss between Nawara and her husband represents the first time a Nubian-Caucasian couple have kissed on Egyptian screens.

After their ancestors were torn away from Africa centuries ago during the slave trade, this film tells the story of a group of Rastafarians who were repatriated in Shashamane, Ethiopia. This land was bestowed to them by Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s last Emperor and the God of Rastafarianism. Selassie donated 500 acres of his land to those who wanted to return to the land of their forefathers, and this developed into a community of people of African heritage from the Caribbean, the US and the UK. The film chronicles the reality of life in Shashamane, and the challenges and benefits of those who returned to reclaim their African identity.

This screening will be preceded by a music performance by the talented Scottish-Jamaican singer Brina. Fusing together elements of her rich cultural and musical heritage using Reggae, Nyabinghi and other musical styles from the global African Diaspora, Brina will explore the Scottish links with the slave trade through her music.

Part of the Reviving Scotland’s Black History programme, supported by the Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights and funded by BEMIS Scotland via the ‘2017 Year of History Heritage and Archaeology’. This is a partnership between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Government to facilitate diverse, multicultural celebrations.

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SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER

AKHER AYAM EL MADINA (IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY) Tamer El Said | Egypt/Germany/UK/UAE | 2016 | 1h58m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Sat 28 Oct at 8.25pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker, is struggling to make a film that captures the pulse of his city at a moment when everything is about the change. Set just before the revolution in 2010, this film chronicles the recent years in the Arab world, where revolutions seemed to spark hope for change, but instead leave many questions. Khalid’s wandering through the city is interweaved with moments with friends who share footage and stories from Berlin, Baghdad, and Beirut, creating a powerful, multilayered meditation on togetherness, the tactile hold of cities, and the meaning of homeland.

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WALLAY Berni Goldblat | France/Burkina Faso/Qatar 2017 | 1h24m | French, Dioula with English subtitles | 15

SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER

CALL-AND-RESPONSE: A WORKSHOP ON MOROCCAN MUSIC DOCUMENTARY Sun 29 Oct at 2:30pm-5pm

Sun 29 Oct at 3.45pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

This Burkinabe coming-of-age story follows 13-year-old Ady, an obnoxious French teen who is sent by his father to relatives in Burkina Faso. Set against the beautiful vast landscape of southern Burkina Faso, this character-driven film paints an intimate portrayal of the relationships Ady forges with his Uncle, Grandmother and Grandfather.

What starts out as an uncomfortable adjustment to life in a rural village, far away from his Western values - headphones, rap and expensive trainers - over time creates a harmony between tradition and modernity in this tender journey of belonging.

Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket Free but ticketed (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Florence Martin, Professor of French and Francophone Cinema and Literature at Goucher College, Baltimore, will give an introduction to musical and filmic call-and-response techniques.

She will talk about the representation of the musical wealth of distinct Moroccan traditions in sacred, folk and learned music: from the Amazigh oral traditions, to the Jewish, Gnawas, and Andalusian strands in music all the way to today’s rap scene in Morocco’s urban centres. The talk will be enriched by clips of musical documentaries from North Africa and Morocco specifically.

The masterclass will be attended by filmmakers Ahmed El Maanouni and Izza Genini, both filmmakers from Morocco, whose films will be screened at Filmhouse in the evening. A Q&A about making documentaries, music and festivals will be followed by a musical intermezzo by Omar Afif and Moroccan snacks and tea, after which the Q&A will continue with a focus on distribution and reception of Moroccan and music documentaries.

This workshop is organised by Africa in Motion in collaboration with and thanks to the financial support of Exeter University’s AHRC-funded project on Transnational Moroccan Cinema.

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SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER Screenings include:

BLACK HEAD COW Elizabeth Nichols | Tanzania 2016 | 12m | Maasai Swahili with English subtitles | 15

TULE CHAKULA Sun 29 Oct at 7pm

Serenity Cafe, The Tun, 8 Jackson’s Entry Tickets £14 (See Africa in Motion website to book)

Tule Chakula is Swahili for ‘let’s eat food’.

This evening will bring a scrumptious night of East African inspired food prepared by Kenyan chef Christine Longstaff, from Knights Kitchen, combined with a selection of short films from Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Menu

A bright student in a Maasai village learns that her arranged marriage to a much older man is imminent. Written by students in rural Tanzania, Black Head Cow vividly outlines the pressures of traditional expectations.

THE SHOEMAKER’S PAGES Girum Ermyas Gebereselassie | Ethiopia 2016 | 9m | Amharic with English subtitles | 15 A shoemaker who has mended the shoes of the community for the last 47 years is vexed with solving the problems of his clients. A compelling look into how we care for our community and elders.

Mwanzo (Starter)

Tanzanian pumpkin, chilli and coconut soup Served with home-made corn-bread

Chakula Kuu (Main)

Kikuyu inspired chickpea, okra, lentil and spinach curry Served with Kenyan style chapati and rice Or Swahili prawns made with coconut ginger and lime Served with Kenyan style chapati and rice

Mwisho (Dessert)

Mandazi East African inspired cinnamon and cardamom doughnuts Served with a sprinkle of icing sugar

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CHEBET Tony Koros | Kenya 2017 | 12m | Swahili with English subtitles | 15 A pregnant woman in the Kenyan highlands decides to take drastic action when she finds her husband passed out in front of their house yet again.

This event is held in collaboration with Küche.

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SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER

TRANCES Ahmed El Maanouni | Morocco 1981 | 1h30m | Moroccan Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Sun 29 Oct at 8.15pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the subject of this captivating music documentary. As storytellers connected to political theatre, the band became an international sensation, referred to by music critics as the ‘Rolling Stones of North Africa’. With political lyrics and sublime acoustic sound, they draw on the trance tradition. Both a concert movie and an audiovisual experiment, this film is a work of cinematic poetry. Trances was the first film to be restored by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Fund at the Cineteca di Bologna.

Plus short

AITA Izza Genini | Morocco 1988 | 26m | Moroccan Arabic with English subtitles | 15 A short film by Izza Génini about a female travelling troubadour. Génini produced Trances and went on to become a prolific music documentary maker.

Both filmmakers will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screenings.

This screening is supported by the AHRC-funded Transnational Moroccan Cinema Research Project based at the University of Exeter, and is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics.

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EDINBURGH

MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

STARS IN OUR EYES Mon 30 Oct at 4pm

Hunter Lecture Theatre, Room 017, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place Free and non-ticketed

This afternoon of documentary screenings from North Africa looks at some of the star directors of African filmmaking, putting them in the context of the inspirational development of the pan-African vision of the Carthage International Film Festival which started in 1966 under the auspices of Tahar Cheriaa.

Screenings include:

HOMAGE TO TAHAR CHERIAA Mohamed Challouf | Tunisia 2015 | 1h10m | Arabic, French and English with English subtitles | 15 This documentary is a colourful portrait of Tahar Cheriaa, the undisputed father of pan-Africanism in film and the founder of the Carthage Film Days, the first film festival in Africa and the Arab World, established in 1966. The film charts his journey from the amateur film clubs to the Ministry of Culture and the Third Cinema focus of the Carthage film festival. He died in 2010, and remains celebrated as an indefatigable militant of Arab and African cinemas. The film also celebrates Cheriaa’s pan-African friendships with some of the most important filmmakers on the continent. It shows his discussions with the pioneers of African cinema, with some never-before-seen footage of star directors (some whose work feature in our Africa’s Lost Classics strand) - Ousmane Sembene, Med Hondo, Haile Gerima and Ateyyat El Abnoudy, the first Arab woman to win one of Carthage’s main prizes.

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Plus short

THE SANDWICH (AL-SANDAWICH) Ateyyat El Abnoudy | Egypt 1975 | 12m | No dialogue | 15 As children play, work and help prepare a meal, we witness everyday life in a small rural town in Upper Egypt that seems to have escaped the passage of time - an illusion that is shattered in the film’s final frames.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

WINE RECEPTION AND EXHIBITION OPENING AFRICAN FILM: LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE LENS Mon 30 Oct at 6pm

Whitespace, 76 East Crosscauseway Free and non-ticketed

A wine reception will officially open Africa in Motion’s audio-visual exhibition entitled African Film: Looking Back Through the Lens. The exhibition revives what has been lost in history, space and time, focusing on key moments in African cinema. Highlighting 12 films that have defined African cinema today, the exhibition showcases and puts into context these films, and encourages us to acknowledge a long history that we have forgotten. This is the first time a number of the films in this programme are shown in the UK. In addition to showing the films, the Africa’s Lost Classics project also bring original posters, production photographs, contextual information and film clips through this exhibition.

Join us on Monday evening for a glass of wine, to open this exhibition and to celebrate diversity on Scottish screens.

This event is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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MONDAY 30 OCTOBER SHORT FILM COMPETITION UK PREMIERES Mon 30 Oct at 8.25pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

MAMA COLONEL - UK PREMIERE Dieudo Hamadi | Democratic Republic of the Congo/France 2017 | 1h12m | | Lingala, Swahili, French with English subtitles | 15 Mon 30 Oct at 7pm

The Space, Media Education, 183 Dalry Road Free and non-ticketed

Colonel Honorine Munyole is the leader of a special police unit tasked with protecting women and children in regions ravaged by war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After being transferred to a new city 650 kilometres away, Mama Colonel must face new barriers with courage and resilience in order to continue the essential work of protecting vulnerable women and children in the city of Kisangani. Using Mama Colonel as the driving force behind the film, award-winning documentary filmmaker, Dieudo Hamadi, uses the figure of this formidable woman to explore how women are treated in Congolese society.

We have successfully run our annual Short Film Competition for the past ten years. This year, the shortlist was selected from over 350 entries, a record in AiM’s history. African filmmakers were invited to submit short films of up to 30 minutes, and the final shortlist boasts a diverse and captivating collection of work from across the continent, including Ghana, Algeria, Senegal, Morocco, Kenya and Nigeria.

The Short Film Competition is central to AiM’s commitment to nurturing young African filmmaking talent. The shortlist was compiled by Master’s students in Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. 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.

Shortlisted films include:

Supported by the Global Development Academy at the University of Edinburgh.

CHEBET Tony Koros | Kenya 2017 | 12m | Swahili with English subtitles | 15 A pregnant woman in the Kenyan highlands decides to take drastic action when she finds her husband passed out in front of their house yet again.

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EDINBURGH

MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

OCCUPATION: KILLER

DEM DEM!

Walid Ayoub | Morocco 2017 | 23m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Pape Bouname Lopy, Marc Recchia and Christophe Rolin | Senegal 2017 | 25m | Wolof and French with English subtitles | 15

In order to enter a prestigious journalism contest Sami starts writing a report on Abbas, an atypical killer he has known since childhood.

A Senegalese fisherman finds a Belgian passport on a beach in Dakar and decides to use it. He soon crosses paths with N’Zibou, a wise man who measures the clouds and questions the man about his search for identity.

I PROMISE YOU Mohamed Yargui | Algeria 2016 | 17m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 On the rocky paths leading to his home town in Algeria, Allili descends into silence unravelling feelings he has held onto since childhood.

THE DARK BOX Yemi Jolaoso | Nigeria 2016 | 8m | 15 Fido is all too eager to put his one-minute time machine to use in winning the heart of Kiki, until he discovers the unexpected consequences of his actions.

THE ANT QUEEN Leila Artese | Algeria 2016 | 15m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

BLACK ROSE Pascal Aka | Ghana 2016 | 11m | 15 Black Rose is an African film noir that explores the inner thoughts and feelings of a restaurant manager, seeking for a personal escape.

Amel, a 10-year-old girl, lives with her big sister Fatma and her grandmother. In the harsh reality of everyday life she has to reinvent her world to escape the taboos imposed on it. Her dream is to turn into queen ant to have the freedom to choose her destiny.

The competition prize is sponsored by the Scottish Documentary Institute.

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER

POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Tues 31 Oct at 3pm

Film and TV Screening Room, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place Free and non-ticketed

Power (noun): The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events.

During this afternoon of documentary screenings we will explore both literal and figurative notions of power in Ghana and South Africa. This will include getting power to the people through electricity, different forms of activism, spoken word, music and dance.

ACCRA POWER - UK PREMIERE

UPRIZE!

Sandra Krampelhuber | Ghana/Austria 2016 | 49m | 15

Sifiso Khanyile | South Africa 2017 | 58m | 15

Over the last few years Ghana’s power crisis has increased with irregular and inadequate electricity supply. Through this film the director draws inspiration from this lack of power (electricity) to explore different notions of power across the city of Accra. Featuring young Ghanaian artists Poetra Asantewa, Wanlov The Kubolor, DJ Steloo and others, it looks at power through art, dance, spoken words and more. Through their stories the film explores how creative energy lights up the city, showing that life doesn’t stop when the power is out.

The Soweto uprising of 1976 is well documented: students peacefully protested the mandatory inclusion of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.

By nightfall over 200 lay dead. The less welldocumented 76 protest actions by activists in Bonteheuwel, Langa and the Cape Flats, and accompanying student deaths, are at the heart of this documentary. Personal reflections of struggle stalwarts Fatima Dike, Dr Mongane Wally Serote and Duma Ndlovu consider the state’s brutal response, the influence of the Black Consciousness Movement and people’s disappointment with the current state of the nation. It’s a glimpse into 1970s South Africa and the cost of the fight for education and freedom, which is especially relevant 40 years later as university students take on the ANC government demanding free, quality education.

These screenings are supported by Africa Week at the University of Edinburgh.

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER

WULU

CUBA LIBRE

Daouda Coulibaly | France/Senegal | 2016 | 1h35m | French and Bambara with English subtitles | 15

Jorge Luis Sanchez | Cuba 2015 | 2h | Spanish with English subtitles | 15

Tues 31 Oct at 7pm

Tues 31 Oct at 7.30pm

Institut français d’Écosse, 13 Randolph Crescent Tickets £6 (£4 concession) (Tickets available through Institut français d’Écosse website)

Set in Bamako, Malian director Daouda Coulibaly’s debut feature is a constantly absorbing political crime thriller, set during the lead-up to the Mali coup d’état in 2012. This pulse-pounding action narrative tells the story of Ladji, a low-level transit worker who is exasperated by a lack of opportunities in Mali’s harsh capital. Ladji turns to drug trafficking and rapidly ascends in Bamako’s criminal underworld which eventually gives him access to unimaginable wealth. Soon enough, the young man is caught in a overwhelming spiral of events, when he has to deal with corrupt officials and when the drug trade moves into Al-Qaeda territory. Wùlu skilfully merges African oral storytelling traditions with a modern narrative to create an exhilarating plot.

Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh Free and non-ticketed

Set in 19th century Cuba at the end of the country’s War of Independence, Cuba Libre witnesses the moment when the Cuban Liberation Army, supported by the United States, puts an end to the Spanish empire. Through the perspectives of two boys, Simón and Samuel, this historical tale shows how the American army soon became an occupying force whose neo-colonial agenda would divide (racially and politically) the two friends, and, symbolically, the whole island of Cuba.

This screening is organised as part of the AfroLatin Visibility in Focus strand supported by the University of Edinburgh and the AHRC.

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER

NEGRITUDE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN WOLE

SOYINKA AND SENGHOR

Manthia Diawara | USA/France/Germany/Portugal 2015 | 59m | English and French with English subtitles | 15

(MUEDA, MEMORY AND MASSACRE)

Tues 31 Oct at 7.30pm

Ruy Guerra | Mozambique 1979 | 1h20m | Portuguese with English subtitles | 15

St John’s Church, Princes Street Free and non-ticketed

This imagined dialogue between Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of independent Senegal and one of the founding fathers of the pan-African philosophy of Negritude, and Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka was reconstructed almost entirely from archival materials. It probes the relevance of the concept of Negritude against the views of its many critics, not only to the decolonisation and independence movements of the 1950s and 60s but also to an understanding of the contemporary artistic and political movements of nationalism, religious intolerance and multiculturalism. It further asks questions about the exodus of Africans and other populations from the south, and the immigration policies of the west.

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MUEDA, MEMORIA E MASSACRE

Tues 31 Oct at 8.25pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Lost until 2009, when it was rediscovered in Maputo’s archives, Mueda, Memória e Massacre

by Ruy Guerra is a central work of Cinema Novo.

Generally considered to be the first fiction feature film from independent Mozambique, it is a masterpiece of anti-colonial memory. The film shows a public reenactment staged by nonprofessionals of the massacre in Mueda (a city in northern Mozambique) carried out by the Portuguese in 1960. This event triggered the armed resistance in Mozambique and was remembered regularly by means of popular reenactments.

Catarina Simao, Portuguese artist, curator and filmmaker, worked with Ruy Guerra and Arsenal (Institut für Film und Videokunst) in Berlin on restoring the film. She will be in attendance at the screening to introduce the film and for a Q&A afterwards. This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and with the generous support of the Instituto Camoes at Edinburgh University.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

FONKO

AL-MUMIA:

Göran Olsson, Lamin Daniel Jadama, Lars Loven | Sweden and Germany 2016 | 1h29m | English, French, Portuguese and Wollof with English subtitles | 15

Chadi Abdel Salam | Egypt 1969 | 1h43m | Classical Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Weds 1 Nov at 6pm

Weds 1 Nov at 6pm

Brass Monkey, 14 Drummond Street Free and non-ticketed

THE NIGHT OF COUNTING THE YEARS

The Dominion, Newbattle Terrace Tickets £12 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Merging urban club sounds with traditional African music, Fonko tells stories of Africa as heard from some of the most innovative musicians on the continent. With a voiceover by Nigerian icon Fela Kuti, Fonko explores the dual influence politics and music can have on each other and how contemporary African musicians are drawing on history to influence the future.

Featuring interviews with musicians such as Nneka and Sister Fa, Fonko is a stimulating look at the deeply intertwined relationship between musical expression and politics and how music can be used as a weapon to reclaim power.

Al-Mumia: The Night of Counting the Years is often regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian films ever made. It is based on a true story: in 1881, precious objects from the Tanite dynasty started turning up for sale, and it was discovered that the Horabat tribe had been secretly raiding the tombs of the Pharaohs in Thebes. A rich theme, and an astonishing piece of cinema with a powerful grasp of time and the poetry it carries. The carefully measured pace, the classical spoken Arabic, the haunting score by the great Italian composer Mario Nascimbene, all work in perfect harmony.

The film has a sense of history like no other, and Italian director Roberto Rossellini agreed to lend his name to the project after reading the script. It features actress Nadia Lutfi, a superstar during the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema. It was restored by the World Cinema Foundation at the Cineteca di Bologna.

The Dominion opened in 1938 and was designed in the Art Deco style. It is a listed building, and the only independent suburban cinema in Edinburgh.

Focusing on providing a luxury cinema experience, this is the perfect venue for an Egyptian red carpet event. Guests will receive a complimentary glass of wine and a snack on arrival.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE ACKNOWLEDGED Weds 1 Nov at 7pm

St John’s Church, Princes Street Free and non-ticketed

Pablo Pinedo Boveda | South Africa 2017 | 1h21m | isiXhosa with English subtitles | 15

During this event we will examine the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its continued effects on modern society. We will look at the mechanisms of power both then and now, bringing to the fore the importance of addressing and discussing these issues today.

Weds 1 Nov at 7pm

Films include:

NOMA

University of Edinburgh, Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square, University of EdinburghFree and non-ticketed

Shot in black-and-white, this film noir, stylised documentary focuses on the ongoing struggle for land in South Africa. Over two decades since the end of apartheid the majority of land is still in white hands, and this film humanises the unequal distribution of land using the story of a young black woman, Nomaliphathwe Gwele, a 25-yearold single mother of two, as she struggles to find a piece of land she can call her own. Her story resonates with a large portion of South African youth, as she survives with a precarious job, living in a township, renting a shack that she shares with a number of her family members. The film follows Noma as she joins a land occupation action group to fight for her right to build her own shack in a new settlement, in the face of constant violent evictions.

This screening is supported by the Global Development Academy at the University of Edinburgh, and will be followed by a discussion on land rights in South Africa.

1745 Gordon Napier | Scotland 2017 | 18m | 15 Set in the Scottish Highlands, 1745 follows two enslaved African sisters in their quest for freedom.

Pursued by their master against an epic, elemental backdrop, they must take strength from within and from each other.

THE CRYING CONCH Vincent Toi | Canada 2017 | 20m | Haitian Creole with English subtitles | 15 Vincent Toi’s modern fable The Crying Conch reminds us of the legacy that slavery continues to have today through retelling, in a contemporary context, the story of Franswa Mackandal, who as a slave in 18th century Haiti led a revolt against the French colonial rulers.

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the legacy of the slave trade in Scotland.

Curated by Ailsa Cole as part of the Reviving Scotland’s Black History programme, supported by the Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights and funded by BEMIS Scotland via the ‘2017 Year of History Heritage and Archaeology’. This is a partnership between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Government to facilitate diverse, multicultural celebrations.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

FATMA 75 Selma Baccar | Tunisia 1976 | 1h | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Weds 1 Nov at 8.10pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Fatma 75 by Selma Baccar is a pioneering film from Tunisia: it is the first non-fiction film by a woman from Tunisia, a feminist essay-film, and the first in a series of powerful films about strong female figures in the country. The film was made in the UN International Women’s Year, 1975, and has long been recognised as one of the most important films from North Africa, but has never officially been seen before due to censorship. Curiously, it was only ever screened once, in the Netherlands. Now, in collaboration with Quinta Gammarth in Tunis, AiM has restored and subtitled this rare gem, and is making it available to its audiences for a UK premiere in Edinburgh!

The filmmaker, Selma Baccar, will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

SYMPOSIUM: POLITICS AND POETICS OF AFRO-LATIN VISIBILITY Thurs 2 - Fri 3 Nov

University of Edinburgh

Organised as part of the AHRC-funded International Network, ‘Afro-Latin (in)visibility and the UN Decade: Cultural politics in motion in Nicaragua, Colombia and the UK’, this two-day gathering at the University of Edinburgh will probe how film and media articulate nuanced connections between aesthetics and politics, offering crucial intercultural possibilities where Afro-descendant peoples can articulate their demands to diverse constituencies, including international audiences and diasporic black audiences.

SYMPOSIUM: KEYNOTE ADDRESS Thurs 2 Nov, 5-7pm

University of Edinburgh

Professor Juliet Hooker, Brown University: ‘Frederick Douglass and Central America: US African-Americans’ Hemispheric Visions of Black Freedom and Multiracial Democracy’ This talk focuses on a moment in the nineteenth century before the US Civil War when African-American thinkers turned to Latin America, and Central America and Nicaragua specifically, as sites of Black Freedom and Multiracial Democracy. It analyses this phenomenon by focusing on the hemispheric dimensions of Frederick Douglass’ political thought. Douglass is generally viewed as an African American thinker primarily concerned with US politics, and the transnational scope of his ideas is rarely acknowledged.

The talk traces the connections between Douglass’ brief support for African American emigration to Nicaragua and the Mosquito Kingdom and his arguments about racial politics in the United States.

Douglass found examples of black self-government and multiracial democracy in Central America, even as he also sought to incorporate black and mixed-race Latin Americans in order to reshape the contours of the US polity and challenge white supremacy.

While everyone is welcome to the keynote address on Thurs 2 Nov, there are very limited spaces available for the symposium on Fri 3 Nov. For further information about the event, please contact the organisers at: afrolatinresearch@gmail.com

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VANISHING SAIL + DJ YEMSTER Alexis Andrews | Antigua/Grenada 2015 | 1h28m | 15 Thurs 2 Nov at 6pm

The Granary, 32-34 Shore Tickets £10 (see the Africa in Motion website to book)

On the tiny island of Carriacou, West Indies, the last wooden sailboat builder dreams of saving a great tradition passed down the generations from Scottish settlers that sailed there centuries ago.

The film follows Alywn Enoe’s journey of determination and resilience over three years, from hauling trees with his sons, to a final traditional launching ceremony. Stories of the old Caribbean - trading by sail and smuggling contraband - interweave to form a tribute to the independent spirit of a small island country and bring to light a unique historical connection with Scotland.

Followed by a discussion and party with Caribbean beats from DJ Yemster until 11pm.

This event is curated by Elizabeth Williams as part of the Reviving Scotland’s Black History programme, supported by the Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights and funded by BEMIS Scotland via the ‘2017 Year of History Heritage and Archaeology’. This is a partnership between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Government to facilitate diverse, multicultural celebrations.

THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

AFRICA ANIMATED Thurs 2 Nov at 6.30pm

Woodland Creatures, 260-262 Leith Walk Free and non-ticketed

This evening will bring you a selection of African animations from Egypt, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Martinique, Nigeria and South Africa.

Animation has the extraordinary power to bring to life oral storytelling. The films cover a spectrum of stories, including hilarious propaganda, heroines of the past, mythical creatures, political and emotional issues such as LGBT identity, colourism, domestic abuse, and an annoying mosquito that just won’t buzz off. Each film showcases different styles and techniques such as stop-motion, 3D and hand-drawn animation. Some rarely-seen gems from as early as 1940 are also included in the context of our Africa’s Lost Classics project, to show that animation has a beautiful and long history on the African continent.

The screenings include:

NATIONAL DEFENCE Frenkel Brothers | Egypt 1940 | 10m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 The Frenkel brothers were inspired to become animators after watching Felix the Cat cartoons.

That influence shows in their character MishMish, Egypt’s first animated hero. This is a funny propaganda film which calls on the Egyptian people to donate for the national cause in the war against the Nazis.

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER GOT FLOWERS TODAY1 Jibril Mailafia | Nigeria 2016 | 4m | 15

LA PRINCESSE YENNENGA (PRINCESS YENNENGA) Claude Le Gallou and Blaise Patrix | Burkina Faso 1986 | 12m | French with English subtitles | 15 Yennenga was a legendary princess and a famous warrior, considered to be the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso who lived between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries. The cut-out paper animation is an adaptation of a tale by Bila Kaboré.

A woman receives flowers from her abusive husband as a way of apologising for his behaviour.

BECAUSE I AM Lawrie Zidyana | Zimbabwe/UK 2017 | 6m | 15 President Robert Mugabe’s anti-gay rhetoric has made it very difficult to live as a lesbian in Zimbabwe. This animated poem, written by a Zimbabwean LGBT activist, offers a brave response.

UILHUISIE (OWL HOUSE) Jennifer Backeberg | South Africa 2016 | 7m | Afrikaans with English subtitles | 15 When an old distressed woman anxious of the outside world believes she is haunted by owls, she must face her fear of leaving her home and sacrifice herself to the owls that torment her.

LA FEMME MARIEE À TROIS HOMMES (THE WOMAN MARRIED TO THREE MEN)

HUSSE MET LANG ORE

Daniele Roy, Cilia Sawadogo | Burkina Faso 1993 | 6m | French with English subtitles | 15

Alme Swart | South Africa 2016 | 10m | Afrikaans with English subtitles | 15

This is a fable about a woman’s right to choose her husband: it tells the story of a princess who has several suitors. She puts them to the test, and finally chooses the one who has demonstrated the finest moral qualities.

The animals of Woudedorp live a safe and happy life in a village in the forest. Melanie, a hus with long ears, grew up with her family of owls, but because of the stereotype that husse are evil she has to hide her true identity. When criminal acts are increasing in Woudedorp, Melanie has to prove her innocence by invoking the help of the other husse.

MOSQUITO: THE BITE OF PASSAGE Brian Vincent Rhodes | US 2016 | 7m | U A mosquito on her first hunting trip with her mother tries to confess that she doesn’t like blood in this hilarious animated short.

BLACK BARBIE Comfort Arthur | Ghana 2016 | 4m | 15 Black Barbie is an animated poem that discusses skin bleaching and colorism.

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

T-JUNCTION - UK PREMIERE

TESS

Amil Shivji | Tanzania 2017 | 1h45m | Swahili with English Subtitles | 15

Meg Rickards | South Africa 2016 | 1h27m | Afrikaans with English subtitles | 15

Thurs 2 Nov at 7pm

Thurs 2 Nov at 8.25pm

Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh Free and non-ticketed

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

T-Junction is the story of the friendship between two young women, Fatima and Maria, who meet in the unlikely location of a hospital queue and slowly begin to share their stories. As Maria’s story comes to life, we meet her friends and family, market stall owners of T-Junction in Dares Salaam, who experience love and laughter alongside the harsh reality of police brutality. As Fatima’s late father is Indian-Tanzanian, her story explores the themes of ethnicity and class within Tanzanian society.

Winner of the European African Film Festivals Award (co-sponsored by Africa in Motion) at the Zanzibar International Film Festival this summer, Amil Shivji’s first feature-length film, with its original soundtrack and fantastic newcomer female leads, succeeds in being both funny and endearing, as well as moving and thoughtprovoking.

Tess is a hard-hitting drama based on Tracey Farren’s award-winning novel Whiplash.

It follows the story of Tess - in an affecting performance by South African actress Christia Visser - a Muizenberg sex worker whose life is turned upside down when she falls pregnant. It is a raw, gritty and uncompromising portrayal of Tess’s struggle to prevent her past from swallowing her whole, as she fights to overcome abuse, poverty and neglect. Meg Rickards further establishes herself as a hugely talented South African director in this painful and difficult, but ultimately hopeful and exhilarating story, a celebration of female vulnerability and strength.

Curated by Alysha Somani as part of the Reviving Scotland’s Black History programme, supported by the Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights and funded by BEMIS Scotland via the ‘2017 Year of History Heritage and Archaeology’. This is a partnership between BEMIS Scotland and the Scottish Government to facilitate diverse, multicultural celebrations.

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THE BLACK CREOLES:

JOE BULLET

MEMORIES AND IDENTITIES

Louis De Witt | South Africa 1973 | 1h19m | 15

Martha Clarisa Hernandez and Maria Jose Alvarez | Nicaragua/ Costa Rica 2015 | 1h24m | 15

Fri 3 Nov at 7pm

North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15a Pennywell Road Free and non-ticketed

Fri 3 Nov at 6.30pm

Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh Free and non-ticketed

This feature documentary gives voice to the Creole people from Nicaragua and Costa Rica who have lived in resistance to colonialism, and now struggle to maintain their identity. Through multiple testimonies, we learn about how black people came to the Caribbean and how Creole culture was formed in the region. These are stories of everyday life that reflect the cultural distinctions and traditions of different communities, their worldviews, memories, dreams, identities and the challenges they faced – yesterday and today.

This feature documentary will be complemented by a programme of short films produced

by Carabantú Association with young AfroColombians in the city of Medellín. Invited speakers and activists Dixie Lee (URACCAN University, Nicaragua) and Ramón Perea Lemos (Carabantú, Colombia) will introduce the screening.

This screening is organised as part of the AfroLatin Visibility in Focus strand supported by the University of Edinburgh and the AHRC.

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FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Produced in 1973, Louis de Witt’s South African blaxploitation crime film Joe Bullet was one of the first films in the country to feature an all black cast. In 1973 South Africa was still in the grips of apartheid and so after just two public screenings in the Johannesburg township of Soweto the film was banned by the government and not seen again for over forty years. Now, Joe Bullet has been digitally restored and is finally available, courtesy of the Gravel Road film restoration project. The film tells the story of a mysterious gangster who starts sabotaging soccer team The Eagles’ chance at winning the upcoming championship final. In the criminal underworld of soccer, only our eponymous hero Joe Bullet can save the championship.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

If you want to hear more about the restoration, attend our symposium on 28 October at at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, to find out about the process from the restorer himself.

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FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

WINNIE Pascale Lamche | South Africa 2017 | 1h38m | 15 Fri 3 Nov at 8.35pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Supremely controversial, Winnie Mandela has been labeled a woman condemned for her radical role in the liberation of her South African people under apartheid. While her husband, Nelson Mandela, remained securely jailed for 27 years, Winnie brushed the patriarchy aside to fight on the front line and take uncompromising steps to inspire an uprising. While Nelson was remembered as a hero, Winnie was demonised in the global media.

Filmmaker Pascale Lamche paints a complex portrait of Winnie Mandela: the woman, the paradox, both exalted and villainised in the eyes of history. Using rich, unseen archival footage and interviews with intimate comrades, Lamche unravels the tale of cause and effect by which Winnie was taken down.

This screening will be followed by a discussion with South African anti-apartheid activist and women’s rights campaigner Firdoze Bulbulia.

Supported by the Global Development Academy and Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

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SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER

UBONGO KIDS Sat 4 Nov at 1pm-3pm

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street £5 per child | 3-12yrs (book through the Africa in Motion website)

“Ubongo” is a Swahili word that means brain and through our annual family day we will ignite the imagination of curious little ones as we bring an array of stories from across Africa. Joined by the very talented Kenyan-Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies whose interactive storytelling will take the children on adventures to far distant lands as they pick up a few Swahili words on the way.

The storytelling will be followed by a selection of short animation films from across the continent, through which children will learn more about the wonders of Africa.

MOSQUITO: THE BITE OF PASSAGE Brian Vincent Rhodes | US 2017 | 7m A mosquito on her first hunting trip with her mother tries to confess that she doesn’t like blood.

STORYTELLING WITH MARA MENZIES - 1PM FILM SCREENINGS - 2PM

HAPPY TRAVELS, SIM! (BON VOYAGE SIM!) Moustapha Alassane | Niger 1966 | 5m This is the earliest short animation from West Africa. Sim, the President of a Republic of Toads, goes on a journey. When he returns, things have changed beyond recognition.

ORISHA’S JOURNEY Abdul Ndadi | Ghana 2014 | 6m Based on African folklore, Orisha’s Journey is a fantasy tale of a girl’s journey through the spirit world who must learn the importance of remembering one’s roots.

AKILI AND ME

This screening is made possible with the generous collaboration of Cinematheque Afrique at the Institut Francais.

TOAD VISITS HIS IN-LAWS (LE CRAPAUD CHEZ SES BEAUX-PARENTS) Jean-Michel Kibushi | DRC 1991 | 10m Rooted in an oral tale, this story explains how it came to be that some animals don’t get along.

Tanzania 2017 | 24m Learn about colours in this fun webisode from Akili and Me, a positive African educational cartoon that teaches letters, numbers, art, vocabulary and more!

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SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER

KEYLA - UK PREMIERE

DE VOORTREKKERS

Viviana Gomez Echeverry | Colombia 2017 | 1h27m | Spanish and Providencia Creole with English subtitles | 15

Harold Shaw | South Africa 1916 | 54m | Silent with intertitles and live soundtrack | 15

Sat 4 Nov at 1.15pm

Sat 4 Nov at 4pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Keyla is the first ever fiction feature filmed in Providence Island, a Caribbean territory where the community is a mixture of African, Spanish and English descent. Keyla, a young woman, is searching for her father who is lost at sea. When her estranged family comes to help look for him, she must confront their dark past. This is the story of a broken family that, through the loss of one of its members, comes together and works towards reconciliation. A poetic exploration of identity in an island territory disputed by Colombia and Nicaragua.

Invited activist and co-curator of the strand, Ramón Perea Lemos, from Carabantú Association, Colombia, will take part in a Q&A following the screening.

This screening is organised as part of the AfroLatin Visibility in Focus strand supported by the University of Edinburgh and the AHRC.

This 1916 epic film was one of the first South African dramatic film productions, and is the oldest surviving South African feature film. It tells the story of the Boers’ Great Trek, concluding with a reconstruction of the horrific 1838 Battle of Blood River, where a few hundred armed Afrikaners defeated several thousand Zulus.

Commemorating as it did the Afrikaners’ view of a highly contentious period of history, and celebrating what was believed to be a Godgiven victory against the odds, the film came to be revered by the Afrikaner nation at the time. It has been compared to the equally contentious and racist Birth of a Nation, as it emphasises the common point of view between Britons and Afrikaners and the ‘savagery’ of the native peoples.

While we recognise its problematic politics, as the first film from South Africa it has its place in the Lost Classics programme.

The silent film screening will be accompanied by acclaimed Nigerian composer Juwon Ogungbe’s original score, performed live by the musician.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER

LIYANA Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp | Swaziland 2017 | 1h12m | 12 Sat 4 Nov at 8.35pm

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborated to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character’s journey is interwoven with poetic animation and observational documentary scenes to create a genredefying celebration of collective storytelling.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Aaron and Amanda Kopp.

This screening is supported by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling.

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SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER

MOSSANE

FRONTIERES (BORDERS)

Safi Faye | Senegal 1996 | 1h45m | Wolof with English subtitles | 15

Apolline Traore | Burkina Faso 2017 | 1h30m | French with English subtitles | 15

Sun 5 Nov at 3.20pm

Sun 5 Nov at 8.35

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road

In this stunning Senegalese drama, a beautiful village girl finds herself torn between potential husbands, and between tradition and modernity.

Mossane is an extraordinary beauty. She is in love with Fara, a young student, but she has been betrothed to another. She dislikes her rich fiancee, Diogoye, but he sends money and gifts to the villagers. Unable to follow her dreams and bound by tradition, Mossane takes action and tragedy ensues.

Safi Faye was the first black woman from subSaharan Africa to direct a fiction feature film in 1975, and is thus the female pioneer of African cinema, on a par with her compatriots Ousmane Sembene and Djibril Diop Mambety.

Mossane was first screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 1996 but has never been screened in the UK. Africa in Motion restored the film in collaboration with Titra Film in France.

In this female road movie, award-winning Burkinabe director Apolline Traoré poignantly explores the developing friendships among four women from different African countries as they travel by bus across a gorgeous West African landscape. Hadjara is a Senegalese traveller buying goods for the women’s association she is part of. Her paths cross with Emma, a merchant from Ivory Coast who has been on the road for 15 years and Micha, a Nigerian living in Burkina Faso, travelling home for her sister’s wedding and a reconciliation with her family. Finally they meet up with Sali, a young student from southern Burkina Faso who is unknowingly transporting drugs for her deceitful fiance. While it is an everyday journey for the women it is nonetheless fraught with peril, but through their friendship and solidarity they find strength and resilience.

Supported by the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies.

This event is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER

SYMPOSIUM:

CURATING THE GLOBAL FILM ARCHIVE Sat 28 Oct, 9.30am-5.30pm

Lecture Hall, Moving Image Archive, Kelvin Hall Free and ticketed (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Complementing the Africa’s Lost Classics programme and the exhibition African Film: Looking Back Through the Lens, we are hosting a symposium entitled Curating the Global Film Archive on Sat 28 Oct at the Moving Image Archive at Kelvin Hall. Inviting scholars, archivists, filmmakers and restorers from around the world to Glasgow for a day of dialogue and discussion on what the archive contributes to film history and the future of film, we hope to place African cinema at the centre of the global film archive, while providing a context of worldwide archival curation and research. We are interested in the archives of the world: from the Balkans to the Far East, Beirut to Seattle, the Cape to Cairo.

The keynote address will be given by June Givanni, pioneering film curator, archivist and consultant in African and African diaspora cinema.

June has worked with the British Film Institute where she ran the African and Caribbean Film Unit and published the Black Film Bulletin; the Toronto International Film Festival, where she programmed ‘Planet Africa’; and with many other film festivals and organisation across four continents as an expert in the field of pan-African cinema. Currently she is developing the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive (JGPACA), based on collections from her years working in this field, see www.junegivannifilmarchive.com.

KINNING PARK CABARET Sat 28 Oct at 7pm

Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street Tickets £5, free entry for asylum seekers and refugees (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Roll up! Roll up! Join us for an evening of talent emanating from the Scottish African diaspora.

We will welcome poetry performances by Zimbabwean Tawona Sithole and music from Heir of the Cursed, both exploring African diaspora identity in Scotland through their work. The performances will be interspersed with delicious African food served up by Küche. This will be followed by a screening of The Crying Conch, a short film taking us on a journey between the past and the present. It follows a man who is drawn into the footsteps of the historic Haitian slave leader, Mackandal, as he becomes trapped in a curse that was invoked centuries ago. The film is a modern fable that connects the past with the resilience of the present.

Programme:

Entry to the symposium is free, so everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. This event is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

7pm: Welcome

Thanks to Kelvin Hall, Moving Image Archive and the University of Glasgow, for their support in the organisation of this event.

8pm- 8.45pm: Main course

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7.10pm - 7.30pm: First course 7.30pm-8pm: Performance Tawona

8.45pm - 9.15pm: Film screening 9.15pm-9.45pm: Performance Heir of the Cursed

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SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER

SOLEIL O Med Hondo | Mauritania 1969 | 1h42m | French with English subtitles | 15 Sun 29 Oct at 5.25pm

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street

In West Africa, black men line up before a white priest for baptism and renaming. In France, colonial blacks, encouraged by propaganda, arrive to seek a better life. What they find is unemployment, unacceptable living conditions, blatant racism, and bureaucratic indifference. Searching for a new cinematic language, Mauritanian director Med Hondo eschewed conventional narrative forms in this experimental masterpiece. A scathing attack on colonialism, the film is also a shocking exposé of racism and a brutal indictment of Western capitalist values, as relevant today as it was in the 1960s.

The film first screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and screened again at Cannes in 2017, after its restoration by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation. Soleil Ô is as important as Battle of Algiers in its anti-colonial urgency, and is rightly celebrated by scholars and critics as occupying a central place in the history of African film. After the recent restoration of the film at the Cineteca di Bologna, this is one of the first chances to view it in the UK. This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

BADOU BOY Djibril Diop Mambety | Senegal 1970 | 56m | Wolof with English subtitles | 15 Mon 30 Oct at 6pm

Glasgow School of Art, Reid Building, Auditorium, 164 Renfrew Street Free but ticketed (see Africa in Motion website to book)

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Senegalese maverick filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty is still regarded as one of the most important African filmmakers of all time: a visionary both politically and creatively. But as a lone dissenter, allergic to institutional obedience, his work was deliberately ‘lost’ by those in power.

Rarely seen yet often talked about, the film, like its creator, has been an enigma. This screening of Badou Boy will be a rare opportunity to see the film in the UK. The plot looks at a “badou boy”, or a bad boy, who survives in the bustling city of Dakar in the late 1960s, a turbulent time.

Part parody, part fable, the film borrows from the strategic and economic resources of the gangster genre and psychedelic punk aesthetics in order to comment on the postcolonial experience in a newly independent nation.

The film screening will be followed by a talk by Professor David Murphy, an expert on Senegalese cinema and the arts, who will paint a picture of the historical, political and cultural situation within which Mambéty operated. Audience members will get an opportunity to discuss the film and ask questions.

METALEPSIS IN BLACK UK PREMIERE Aryan Kaganof | South Africa 2017 | 1h22m | 15 Mon 30 Oct at 7.30pm

University of Glasgow, Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Free and non-ticketed

In 2015, protests erupted across South African universities. Nationwide, students gathered under the motto #FeesMustFall to demonstrate against rising tuition costs, and to issue a wider call for the decolonisation of the country’s higher education system. These are challenges that reverberate beyond the walls of the South African academy.

They emerge in a Rainbow Nation that has failed to materialise for the youth of the country’s “born free” generation.

In Metalepsis in Black, Aryan Kaganof explores the protests and philosophy of the Fees Must Fall movement, and tracks responses to it from the state and from within the academy. Shot predominantly in black and white and refusing a linear structure, this is a nuanced and creative film that destabilises expectations of documentary form. Its fluid, unpredictable and sometimes unsettling style reflects the energy, complexity and anger of the Fallist movement, dramatising its efforts to produce something new from the old.

This event was curated by film researchers Finn Daniels-Yeomans and Rebecca Duncan.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER

CORPS ETRANGER (FOREIGN BODY) Raja Amari | Tunisia/France 2016 | 1h32m | Arabic and French with English subtitles | 15 Tues 31 Oct 6.15pm

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street

After three highly-acclaimed feature films (Red Satin, Buried Secrets and Tunisian Spring), this is Raja Amari’s fourth film about women caught between conservative and modern Tunisian morals. Seeking refuge from her radical Islamist brother, Samia arrives in France illegally, following the so-called Jasmine Revolution. She discovers another world of hope and danger. She finds refuge with Imed, an acquaintance from her village, and then in a middle-class Parisian household, with Christine, the woman she starts to work for. With Christine and the new world surrounding her, a blend of desire and fear heightens the tension and trips her up on her path to freedom.

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER SHORT FILM COMPETITION UK PREMIERES Tues 31 Oct at 7pm

University of Glasgow, Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill

We have successfully run our annual Short Film Competition for the past ten years. This year, the shortlist was selected from over 350 entries, a record in AiM’s history. African filmmakers were invited to submit short films of up to 30 minutes, and the final shortlist boasts a diverse and captivating collection of work from across the continent, including Ghana, Algeria, Senegal, Morocco, Kenya and Nigeria.

RAGE Newton Aduaka | UK 1999 | 2hrs | 15 Tues 31 Oct at 6.30pm GMAC, 103 Trongate Free and non-ticketed

Rage follows three aspiring musicians in London who want to cut their first hip-hop record. London is a melting-pot of cultures, classes and races.

Jamie, Godwin and Thomas have been friends for a long time, but tensions that have survived under the skin come to the surface as they realise that growing up is difficult in a racist society, and that they need resources to make their dream come true.

Rage is an early film by celebrated Nigerian director Newton Aduaka, made while he was living in London, and a comment on issues of racial integration and belonging in a British context.

The Short Film Competition is central to AiM’s commitment to nurturing young African filmmaking talent. The shortlist was compiled by Master’s students in Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. 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.

Shortlisted films include:

Plus short

JEMIMA AND JOHNNY Lionel Ngakane | UK 1966 | 30m Having recently moved to London from Jamaica, little Jemima is found on the street by street-wise Johnny, a five-year-old boy from the area. He takes her on a tour of the neighborhood. Despite their parents’ worry, the film offers a refreshingly optimistic window into a pocket of 1960s London.

Lionel Ngakane was one of South Africa’s pioneering and most celebrated black directors, and went into exile in Britain in the early 1950s, escaping South Africa’s apartheid regime. Jemima and Johnny, inspired by the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, was his first short film.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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CHEBET Tony Koros | Kenya 2017 | 12m | Swahili with English subtitles | 15 A pregnant woman in the Kenyan highlands decides to take drastic action when she finds her husband passed out in front of their house yet again.

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TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER

OCCUPATION: KILLER

BLACK ROSE

Walid Ayoub | Morocco 2017 | 23m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Pascal Aka | Ghana 2016 | 11m | 15

In order to enter a prestigious journalism contest Sami starts writing a report on Abbas, an atypical killer he has known since childhood.

Black Rose is an African film noir that explores the inner thoughts and feelings of a restaurant manager, seeking for a personal escape.

I PROMISE YOU Mohamed Yargui | Algeria 2016 | 17m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 On the rocky paths leading to his home town in Algeria, Allili descends into silence unravelling feelings he has held onto since childhood.

THE DARK BOX Yemi Jolaoso | Nigeria 2016 | 8m | 15 Fido is all too eager to put his one-minute time machine to use in winning the heart of Kiki, until he discovers the unexpected consequences of his actions.

THE ANT QUEEN

DEM DEM! Pape Bouname Lopy, Marc Recchia and Christophe Rolin | Senegal 2017 | 25m | Wolof and French with English subtitles | 15 A Senegalese fisherman finds a Belgian passport on a beach in Dakar and decides to use it. He soon crosses paths with N’Zibou, a wise man who measures the clouds and questions the man about his search for identity.

Leila Artese | Algeria 2016 | 15m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Amel, a 10-year-old girl, lives with her big sister Fatma and her grandmother. In the harsh reality of everyday life she has to reinvent her world to escape the taboos imposed on it. Her dream is to turn into queen ant to have the freedom to choose her destiny.

The competition prize is sponsored by the Scottish Documentary Institute.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

UHURU Tom Gentle | UK/Tanzania 2016 | 1h | Swahili with English subtitles | 15 Weds 1 Nov at 7pm

The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road Free and non-ticketed

For years the disabled population of Tanzania has been treated with a stigmatisation that has ostracised them from the rest of the country. They have been refused the right to an education, hidden by family, overlooked by government care and legislation, threatened with physical harm and murder, but most of all denied the freedom to instigate change. The Mara district has the highest percentage of people with disability in the country, here, a group of people with a variety of impairments discuss the conditions that they experience daily.

Glasgow-based director Tom Gentle and producer Harry Truman will be present for a Q&A after the screening.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

HER BROKEN SHADOW - UK PREMIERE Dilman Dila | Uganda 2016 | 1h15m | 15 Weds 1 Nov at 7.30pm

Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street Free and non-ticketed

Uganda’s first sci-fi film, Her Broken Shadow follows the twisted story of two lonely female writers, each living in different time zones, but who look so alike that they must be the other’s doppelgänger. When the boundary between their worlds collapses, they discover that each is the protagonist in the novel the other is writing. Each believes she is real and the other a fabrication, and as they struggle to understand the nature of their existence, reality and fantasy blurs, and they are tasked with finding a path to avoid descending into madness. Director Dilman Dila is an exciting creative voice from Uganda, having won awards for his sci-fi literature and now also for his filmmaking.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

BLACK AND CUBA Robin J. Hayes | US/Cuba 2014 | 1h21m | 15 Weds 1 Nov at 7.30pm

Rumshack, 657-659 Pollokshaws Road

This award-winning documentary follows nine black Ivy League students who feel like outcasts at their elite university. They band together and venture to the Caribbean island of Cuba, whose population is 60% black, to further explore their roots and identity. Despite the US embargo at the time, they undertake the journey to explore the streets of Havana and Santiago in revealing scenes of Cuban life, including hip hop performances, block parties, and candid spontaneous encounters with Afro-Cuban youth. As they film their experience, they discover connections between Cuban and American perspectives on human rights, race, and revolution. The film is the feature directorial debut of Dr. Robin J. Hayes, international human rights advocate and scholar.

This screening will be followed by a discussion and Afro-Cuban snacks.

This screening is organised as part of the Afro-Latin Visibility in Focus strand supported by the University of Edinburgh and the AHRC.

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WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

RECONFIGURED RHYTHMS: FONKO AND CLUB NIGHT Gรถran Olsson, Lamin Daniel Jadama, Lars Loven | Sweden and Germany 2016 | 1h29m | English, French, Portuguese and Wollof with English subtitles | 15 Weds 1 Nov at 8.00pm

Stereo, 22-28 Renfield Lane Tickets ยฃ5 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Merging urban club sounds with traditional African music, Fonko tells stories of Africa as heard from some of the most innovative musicians on the continent. With a voiceover by Nigerian icon Fela Kuti, Fonko explores the dual influence politics and music can have on each other and how contemporary African musicians are drawing on history to influence the future. Featuring interviews with musicians such as Nneka and Sister Fa, Fonko is a stimulating look at the deeply intertwined relationship between musical expression and politics and how music can be used as a weapon to reclaim power.

Join us in Stereo after the screening for a dance soundtracked by the diverse sounds of Africa past and present, with DJ sets from Abayomi Folahan and Sarra Wild.

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

VAYA

FLAME

Akin Omotoso | South Africa 2016 | 1h50m | Zulu with English subtitles

Ingrid Sinclair | Zimbabwe 1996 | 1h28m | 15 Thurs 2 Nov at 6pm

Thurs 2 Nov at 5.50pm

Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street Free and non-ticketed

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street

Vaya weaves together three separate stories to create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of a range of characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous world of big-city Johannesburg and Soweto. Beginning on a train travelling from the coastal province of KwaZuluNatal to Johannesburg, Vaya focuses on three passengers and follows each of them into the city. They’re strangers to one another, yet bound by interlocking destinies and a shared naïveté.

Nkulu is charged with retrieving his father’s remains from the capital and bringing them back home for burial. Zanele is chaperoning a young girl who is en route to reunite with her mother, a troubled singer who manages a tavern. Nhlanhla, excited by the prospect of getting rich quick, is caught up in criminal activities the moment he gets off the train. Shifting effortlessly between scenes of intimacy and of bracing violence, Vaya exudes compassion for each of these small-town characters. This authentic and sincere film was long in the making, as celebrated Nigerian-born, South African-based filmmaker Akin Omotoso worked closely with citizens of Johannesburg to bring their real-life stories to screen.

Women in African cinema have long been underappreciated even though they have been some of the most important, innovative and politically engaged filmmakers. The Africa’s Lost Classics project has initiated and enabled the restoration and subtitling of a couple of very important women’s films that have been lost, forgotten or neglected: Flame by Ingrid Sinclair is one of them.

Flame was the first Zimbabwean film since independence and is a tribute to the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army’s female guerrillas. In the 1970s in former Rhodesia, the people stand up against the oppressors.

As war reaches rural villages, friends Florence and Nyasha run away from home to join the fighters in Mozambican training camps. Both adopt revolutionary identities: Nyasha becomes Liberty, while Florence brands herself Flame.

Flame created controversy in Zimbabwe, as the realistic depiction of the treatment of women in the liberation army was seen as anti-nationalist.

The film also serves as a critique for postindependence Zimbabwe, and Mugabe’s rule.

Filmmaker Ingrid Sinclair and producer Simon Bright will be in attendance to talk to the audience after the screening.

This event is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP Thurs 2 Nov at 6pm

The African Art Centre, 286 Broomloan Road, Ibrox Free but ticketed (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Come and work up a sweat at the African Arts Centre with South African dance group Champions Tale who will be teaching a workshop on Pantsula dance, a high energy dance form originating in the townships of Johannesburg.

Presented in partnership with Be United, this is a unique opportunity to learn Pantsula dancing in a relaxed setting.

This workshop is held in collaboration with BEUnited and Project-X.

ILLUSION OF TRUTH Thurs 2 Nov at 7pm

Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Road Tickets ÂŁ5 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

How far would you go to achieve your heart’s desire? A powerful, heartbreaking search for the truth.

Enter a world where Gods feast, dance and wander through forests. Reaching into the pantheon of Orishas (Deities of Ifa), performance storyteller Mara Menzies explores our relationship with truth, intention and powerlessness wrapped in the thin cloak of power. How does society control its decision-making when exposed to so many alternative facts? A young man obsessed with joining the ranks of deities, seizes an opportunity to appease himself to the Gods.

This performance will be preceded by a short film focused on Orishas in Nigeria, Oya Rise of the Orisha.

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THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER

AN ARABIAN NIGHT Thurs 2 Nov at 7pm

Nur Restaurant, 22 Bridge St Tickets ÂŁ12 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Join us at Nur as we absorb the beautifully inspired decoration and enjoy some authentic Egyptian cuisine, as we travel down the Nile with Ali in Ali, the Goat and Abrahim.

ALI, THE GOAT AND IBRAHIM Sherif El Benadri | Egypt 2016 | 1h32 | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Ali is in love with a goat. Ibrahim is being driven mad by sounds that no one else can hear. After visiting a local healer who decides they are both cursed, they decide to journey across Egypt in an attempt to lift the curses that torment them. Ali, forced by his mother, and Ibrahim forced by desperation, form an unlikely friendship in this uplifting tale of self-acceptance.

The menu will consist of a choice of four tagines (chicken & spinach, mixed vegetable, curried beef & mushrooms or lamb kofta meatballs), served with flatbread and a glass of mint or hibiscus tea.

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FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

ALI, THE GOAT AND IBRAHIM

L’ARMEE DU SALUT (SALVATION ARMY)

Sherif El Benadri | Egypt 2016 | 1h32 | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Abdellah Taia | Morocco 2015 | 1h22m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15

Fri 3 Nov at 1pm

Fri 3 Nov at 7pm

Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street Free and non-ticketed

Ali is in love with a goat. Ibrahim is being driven mad by sounds that no one else can hear. After visiting a local healer who decides they are both cursed, they decide to journey across Egypt in an attempt to lift the curses that torment them.

Ali, forced by his mother, and Ibrahim forced by desperation, form an unlikely friendship in this uplifting tale of self-acceptance.

GMAC, 103 Trongate Free and non-ticketed

The striking debut feature of Moroccan writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa, L’Armée du Salut is a coming of age story of a young, gay Moroccan man who is mocked by his sisters and idolises his older brother. In a country where homosexuality is taboo, L’Armée du Salut is an intimate portrait of a young boy in a working class Casablanca neighbourhood coming to terms with his sexuality and learning how to survive in a city that won’t protect him. Based on Taia’s own experiences of growing up in Sale, the film shows a side of Morocco rarely acknowledged in Moroccan society and never depicted on screen.

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SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER

TASTING PLACE Thurs 2 Nov at 7pm

Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street Tickets £5 (see Africa in Motion website to book)

Join us at The Project Café for a multisensory, interactive cinema event combining samples of food ethically sourced from different countries in Africa with short films providing experimental snapshots of life from all over the continent, with a particular focus on landscape and space and how people engage with them.

Films include:

MY WINDOW Bahaa El Gamal | Egypt 2016 | 16m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 A poetic short film about what one man sees through his window in a noisy and busy city.

HAIRAT Jessica Beshir | Ethiopia 2016 | 7m | Harari with English subtitles | 15 Set in the walled city of Harar in Ethiopia, Hairat tells the story of Yussuf Mume Saleh, who for 35 years has travelled to the outskirts of the city to feed the hyenas that have co-existed with humans there for 500 years.

DREXCIYA

Amelia Umuhire | Rwanda 2016 | 6m | Kinyarwanda with English subtitles | 15 Mugabo documents a young woman’s return to Rwanda after a twenty year absence.

LIXUS 1978 - 2013

Akosua Adoma Uwusu | Ghana 2011 | 12m | 15 Inspired by afro-futurist myths propagated by Detroit electronic duo Drexciya, this surreal short is a portrait of an abandoned public swimming pool in Ghana.

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MUGABO

Soufiane Ababri | Morocco 2016 | 18m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15 Roman ruins in Morocco seen through the lens of visual artist Soufiane Ababri. A meditation on how space and history interact.

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SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER

NOLLYWOOD RED CARPET DOUBLE BILL

At 8pm:

Sun 5 Nov at 6pm

Corinthian Club, 191 Ingram Street Ticket price for one film: £12 Ticket price for both films: £16 (See Africa in Motion website to book)

This year’s Nollywood Red Carpet event will be a double bill of a brand new and a classic Nollywood film.

Ticket price includes a prosecco and canape reception in between the two film screenings.

Screenings include: At 6pm:

10 DAYS IN SUN CITY - UK PREMIERE Adze Ugah | Nigeria 2017 | 1h30m | 15 The record bursting, chart topping, money spinning AY machine, Adze Ugah, is all revved up and ready to go once again. After 30 Days in Atlanta and A Trip to Jamaica the third installment in the comedian turned movie star’s filmography is 10 Days in Sun City. This comedy-drama sees Akpos on another adventure, this time in South Africa with his new girlfriend Bianca. Bianca is a campus beauty queen, who with Akpos’ support, suddenly hits the big time. Akpos latches on to her as she rises to fame, and the pair travel to Sun City in South Africa for a beauty pageant. But Akpos receives competition as the ever charming Otunba, who is an official sponsor of the pageant, hits the scene and takes a fancy to the beauty queen. Will Akpos give up his love or will Otunba with his cunning wit and charm win this time?

LIVING IN BONDAGE Chris Obi Rapu | Nigeria, 1992 | 2h43m | 15 Living in Bondage is a 1992 Nigerian thriller; a pioneering Nollywood classic. The very first hugely successful Nollywood film, it established a new way of filmmaking which influence has since reverberated across the globe. The film introduced many of the staple themes of Nollywood that still recur today; aspirations for wealth, romantic troubles and the supernatural and occult. Andy and Merit Okeke are troubled by several obstacles in their marriage, they lose their savings, just as Merit receives an indecent proposal and loses her job. Determined to obtain wealth by any means possible, Andy adheres to a friend’s secret to success - a satanic cult. After much deliberation, Andy is convinced he needs to take action, but would he be able to handle the consequences? Often talked about but rarely seen, this is a unique opportunity to experience this preeminent Nollywood classic in a public setting.

This screening is part of AiM’s focus on Africa’s Lost Classics, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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VENUES Brass Monkey 14 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TU Tel: 0131 556 1961 Dance Base 14-16 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2JU Tel: 0131 225 5525 Dominion Cinema Newbattle Terrace Edinburgh EH10 4RT Tel: 0131 447 4771 Edinburgh College of Art Film and TV Screening Room / Hunter Lecture Theatre, Room 017 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Tel: 0131 651 5800 Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BZ Tel: 0131 228 2688 Book online: filmhousecinema.com Garnethill Multicultural Centre 21 Rose Street Garnethill Glasgow G3 6RB Tel: 0141 332 9765 Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street Glasgow G3 6RB Tel: 0141 332 6535 Book online: glasgowfilm.org GMAC 103 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HD Tel: 0141 553 5400

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Glasgow School of Art Reid Building 164 Renfrew St Glasgow G3 6RF Tel: 0141 353 4500 Glasgow Women’s Library 23 Landressy Street Glasgow G40 1BP Tel: 0141 550 2267 Institut Français d’Écosse West Parliament Square Edinburgh EH1 1RF Tel: 0131 225 5366 Kelvin Hall Moving Image Archive 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW Tel: 0141 276 1450 Kinning Park Complex 43 Cornwall St Glasgow G41 1AQ Tel: 0141 419 0329 Nice N Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall St Glasgow G2 3LG Tel: 0141 333 0900 Nur Restaurant 22 Bridge St Glasgow G5 9HR Tel: 0141 258 2326 North Edinburgh Arts Centre 15A Pennywell Rd Edinburgh EH4 4TZ Tel: 0131 315 2151 Pearce Institute 840-860 Govan Road Glasgow G51 3UU Tel: 0141 445 6007

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Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High St Edinburgh EH1 1SR Tel: 0131 556 9579

The Rum Shack 657-659 Pollokshaws Rd Glasgow G41 2AB Tel: 0141 237 4432

Scottish Poetry Library 5 Crichton's Close Edinburgh EH8 8DT Tel: 0131 557 2876

The Space Media Education 183 Dalry Road Edinburgh EH11 2EB Tel: 0131 313 8900

Serenity Cafe 8 Jacksons Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ Tel: 0131 556 8765

The Granary 32-34 Shore, Edinburgh EH6 6QN Tel:

Stereo 22-28 Renfield Ln Glasgow G2 6PH Tel: 0141 222 2254

University of Edinburgh Screening Room G.04 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JU

St John’s Church Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 4BJ Tel: 0131 229 7565

University of Glasgow Andrew Stewart Cinema Gilmorehill 9 University Ave Glasgow G12 8QQ

The Africa Art Centre 286 Broomloan Rd Glasgow G51 2JQ Tel: 0141 258 2911 The Calabash, African Bar and Restaurant 57 Union St Glasgow G1 3RB Tel: 0141 221 2711 The Corinthian Club 191 Ingram Street Merchant City Glasgow City Centre G1 1DA Tel: 0141 552 1101

Woodland Creatures 260-262 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5EL Tel: 0131 629 5509 Whitespace 76 East Crosscauseway Edinburgh EH8 9HQ Tel: 07814 514771

The Glad Cafe 1006A Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G41 2HG Tel: 0141 636 6119 The Project Cafe 134 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6ST Tel: 0141 332 9520

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