| SELECT FILMMAKERS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND |
2023–24, USA, Togo, Ethiopia, UK, 103 min.
In English, Tigrinya, French, Kouri-Vini, Haitian Kreyol, and Amharic with English subtitles | Format: Digital
November 14 & 20 | What is passed down cannot be forgotten. BARAKAH (dir. Biniyam Abreha, 15 min.) follows a transformative journey into mystical forces. LE FÉTICHE (dir. Kouame Mathurin Samuel Codjovi, 17 min.) explores a dancer’s quest for success through traditional means. In TO THE BONE (dir. Martine Jean, 13 min.), a young Haitian woman confronts a vodou spirit. THE GARDEN OF EDETTE (dir. Guinevere Fey Thomas, 20 min.) cultivates an elderly woman’s cursed garden. VICTORINE (dir. Lunise Cerin, 19 min.) follows a dancer moving through her spiritual inheritance. THE MEDALLION (dir. Ruth Hunduma, 19 min.) depicts a woman who remembers genocide and dreams of a better future for her family.
Select filmmakers scheduled to attend.
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
Thurs. Nov. 14, 8:30 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 20, 8:15 p.m.
