WHO

PCC, Cascade Campus

WHAT

Film & Movie Buff!

With this milestone festival, we celebrate 20 years of bringing African films and filmmakers to Portland! Our 20th anniversary festival coincides with the 50th anniversary of 17 African countries that achieved their independence in 1960. The feature and documentary films that we show, the majority of which were made by African directors, celebrate Africa’s achievements, expose Africa’s failures, and reveal the possibilities for a more hopeful future. They show us pictures of Africa through the eyes of Africans, rather than a vision of Africa that is packaged primarily for western viewers. The films represent African concerns that are political, historical, and social. This year’s films cover a wide range of themes and topics, including African identity, liberation, emigration, displacement, dictatorship, racism and war, issues of trauma, conflict and reconciliation, peace, truth, justice, forgiveness, and the position of women.

WHEN

Friday, February 5, 2010 7:00 PM to Saturday, March 6, 2010 11:00 PM

WHERE

Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104

Portland Community College Cascade Campus
705 N Killingsworth St
Portland OR 97217

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CONTACT

503.244.6111, ext. 3630

http://www.africanfilmfestival.org/