Echoes of the Land
Echoes of the Land: Chronicles of West Africa
Engrossing narratives that reflect West Africa’s cultural wealth, exploring its socio-political intricacies and interpersonal dynamics while embracing the region’s linguistic diversity with profound artistic depth and unyielding authenticity.
HYENAS
DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBÉTY | SENEGAL | 1992 | 110 MIN | NR | WOLOF, FRENCH, JAPANESE
May 25 | 3:30 PM /// May 26 | 3:30 PM
An enthralling Senegalese adaptation of the play ‘The Visit’, director Djibril Diop Mambéty masterfully blends critiques of neocolonialism into an evocative narrative of a woman’s high-stakes return home for vengeance.
EMITAÏ
OUSMANE SEMBÈNE | SENEGAL | 1971 | 100 MIN | NR | DIOLA, FRENCH
June 29 | 4:00 PM /// June 30 | 1:00 PM
In his politically imperative sophomore feature, Ousmane Sembène studied a specific Jola tribal dialect to authentically depict a community of Senegalese Jola people fiercely resisting French colonial rule during World War II.
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