African Film Festival--March 7-11th

A friend of mine from TransAfrica Forum is organizing the annual African Film Festival. I volunteered two years ago and will do so this year. The film Festival will take place at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring from March 7th-11th. Below is the information.


TransAfrica Forum, afrikafé and AFI
present the
New African Films Festival

@ AFI Silver Theatre
8633 Colesville Rd.Silver Spring, MD 20910

Featuring
DC Premieres of FESPACO winner EZRA, JUJU FACTORY and NAMIBIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION
U.S. Premiere of TARTINA CITY and more

March 7 - 11, 2008


Also included is an Ousmane Sembene Retrospective
March 7 - 17, 2008 @ AFI

SCHEDULE

EZRA Friday, March 7, 7:00 (Opener)
JUJU FACTORY Saturday, March 8, 1:00
FARO, Goddess of the Waters Saturday, March 8, 3:00
CLOUDS OVER CONAKRY Saturday, March 8, 7:30
HIP HOP REVOLUTION Saturday, March 8, 9:45
NAMIBIA: The Struggle for Liberation Sunday, March 9, 1:00
HOLLOW CITY Sunday, March 9, 6:45
TARTINA CITY Sunday, March 9, 8:45
IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA Monday, March 10, 7:00 FREE!
DREAMS OF DUST Tuesday, March 11, 9:40

Sembene Retrospective:

FAAT KINE Friday, March 7, 9:45
MOOLAADE Saturday, March 8, 5:00
BLACK GIRL w/BOROM SARRET Sunday, March 9, 5:00
EMITAI Monday, March 10, 9:00
CAMP DE THIAROYE Tuesday, March 11, 6:45
GUELEWAAR Thursday, March 12, 7:00
CEDDO Thursday, March 12, 9:20
MANDABI Friday, March 14, 9:15;
Saturday, March 15, 1:00
XALA Saturday, March 15, 9:15;
Sunday, March 16, 9:15;
Monday, March 17, 8:45

For more info. visit: AFI www.AFI.com/Silver;

TransAfrica Forum: Email:info@transafricaforum.org http://www.transafricaforum.org/
afrikafé: Email: events2@afrikafe.com http://www.afrikafe.com/

Call TransAfrica Forum at 202.223.1960 ext. 137