NEW African Cinema - and it's FREE!

Don't say we're not good to you at the African Caribbean Centre. In May, along with Africa in Motion we showed the Zimbabwean film Flame and we've decided to make it a regular event.


So the next two screenings are Saturday 23rd June and Saturday 21st July both at 11am and both in the African Caribbean Centre, 66 Osborne St (behind the Tron Theatre).


These next two screenings are aimed at children and young people but that's no reason for adults to stay away. If you're African it'll remind you of home. If you're not, there are a few treats in store.


Saturday 23rd June movies are ...


TREE OF SPIRITS


(Sawadogo: Burkina Faso: 2005): This wonderous story takes place between the ancient world of spirits and the modern world of environmental issues in Africa. In the Savannas, Kodou and Tano meet Ayoka, the guardian of a beautiful ancient tree threatened by a ruthless businessman who intends to cut it down. Kodou and Akoya discover that the baobab is the passage between two worlds – the spiritual world and the world of humans. The liminal area between those two worlds is where the future of the land will be decided.


LEZARE


(Wolemariam: Ethiopia: 2010): Based on an Ethiopian folk tale, Lezare is a revealing and 
touching story about a homeless boy in a small village in Southern Ethiopia. This beautifully shot film conveys a powerful message about global warming, environmental protection, poverty and hunger.


JULY SCREENINGS - 21st July 11am


BHOVAS AND SAM


(Ntuli: South Africa): This animation serial follows the misadventures of Bhovas and Sam, two hugely talented and much loved township musicians/rap artists caught between a rock and a hard place. Their journey is a fable for the new South Africa, set in the world of poor wannabes with real talent being ripped off.


TINGA TINGA TALES (3 episodes:)


A TV series made in Kenya inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa and the Tingatinga 
artwork of Tanzania. Explore the Tinga Tinga Tales safari!


ZEBU AND THE PHOTOFISH


(Nyaruri: Uganda: 2011): Ten-year-old Zebu is struggling to look up to his fisherman father as his hero, ever since he stopped bringing fish home. Zebu’s father is paying a big debt to a businessman in the village who bailed him from being locked up in jail. The story is an allegory of the poor fishermen for whom fish is a luxury.


SANKAMBE CHRISTACOPOULOS


South Africa. Sankambe is a greedy, grasping musical rabbit who gets his comeuppance when he sings about his treachery.