AMAKKI

2024, dir. Celia Boussebaa
Ethiopia, 104 min.
In Sidaamu Afoo with English subtitles | Format: Digital

 

November 10 & 16  | AMAKKI, meaning “your mother,” is an intimate journey through Sidama’s coffee-growing hills. It delves into the inner lives of a grandmother, a mother, a young girl, and a baby girl, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience that shape the landscape of Black femininity.

Winner: Special Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature, Atlanta Film Festival

Nominee: Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature, Atlanta Film Festival

Director Celia Boussebaa in attendance for the November 10 screening.

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu

SHOWTIMES

Sun. Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 16, 3:00 p.m.

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