Issue 13  |  March 2010

Afrocult Vibes

Afrocult is about good music, dance and good time with happy people. Resident DJ’s Moola and juliano play afrobeats, jazz, funk, tribal and Latin grooves. Guest performer: Teo + also a percussion performance

The Princess and the Frog

Princess Tiana lives in the jazz Quarter in New Orleans and one day she finds a frog who’s just desperate to be kissed. But rather than turning into a handsome prince, Tiana’s kiss has a very different effect. An unmissable event – the first UK screening of Disney’s latest hand drawn animation.

(US; 2009; Dir: Ron Clements and John Musker)

Movimientos

A unique concoction of cutting edge live Latin acts, documentary film, DJs, visual arts and Latin culture with a different country and theme each month.
Venezuela Special with live music from Afro-America and screening of the film Inside the Revolution, followed by a q&a with the director Pablo Navarette.

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller. Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, and Ray Stevenson co-star in the Warner Bros. production.

(USA, 2009, Dir: Albert and Allen Hughes)

My Neighbour, My Killer (Bird’s Eye View Film Fest)

Documentary that explores the Gacaca Tribunals in Rwanda, open-air hearings in which Rwandan Hutus charged with the 1994 genocide and having been released from prison, are judged by Tutsi survivors and citizen-judges.

(2009 / France-USA / Dir: Anne Aghion / French with subtitles)

Invictus

Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

From a Whisper (Bird’s Eye View Film Festival)

Years after the 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi, a teenage girl is still searching for her mother while an intelligence officer struggles  with feelings of guilt. Kahiu’s drama swept the board at last year’s African Movie Academy Awards.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A.

Bird’s Eye View Film Festival: full programme

My Neighbor, My Killer

This in-depth documentary explores Rwanda’s Gacaca Tribunals, in which Hutus are judged by Tutsi survivors and citizen-judges. Aghion deftly charts the emotional and practical consequences of this experiment in reconciliation and justice.

8:30 pm

Kenyan double bill…

Killer Necklace and Wangari Maathai: For Our Land

A rare opportunity to see the work of two outstanding Kenyan women filmmakers, with a double bill of  a documentary and a drama. Followed by a discussion.

Killer Necklace
Dir Judy Kibinge / Kenya / 2008 / 40 min
Adapted from a graphic novel, this stylish drama tells of the chasm between rich and poor in contemporary Kenya.

For our Land
Dir Wanuri Kahiu / Kenya / 2008 / 52 min
Kenyan environmental and social justice activist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. A one-woman tour-de-force, Maathai captures camera and audience with her infectious fervour as she advocates pro-democracy and environmental restitution.

Sexx and the City Party

Connexion FM presents “The Sexx & The City Party”. Enter a posh and glamour
atmosphere, and discover the French sex-appeal & chic.

With speed-dating from 9.30pm till 10.30pm.

Hosted by Connexion FM. Music policy: r&b, pop, funky house.