Reel
Voices' Africa Film Series ~ African Masterworks and Portraits
of Philadelphia’s African Community
Thursday,
February 5 at 7:30 PM
Presented
by International House and Scribe
Video Center
Join
us for extraordinary films from the African continent, organized
by Philadelphia filmmaker Filmon Mebrahtu of Reel
Voices. Each feature film will be paired with an
excerpt from Mebrahtu’s Rencontrer, a series of newly
produced documentary portraits of remarkable men and women in
West Philadelphia’s growing African community.
Guimba
the Tyrant
dir.
Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Mali/Burkina Faso/Germany,
1995, 35mm, 93 mins, color, Bambara w/ English subtitles
 Winner
of the Grand Prize at FESPACO, Africa’s preeminent film festival,
Guimba is a dark political satire in the guise of
a colorful fairytale. Set in the distant past of pre-colonial
Africa, Guimba tells the story of a despot who uses
his dark magical powers to rule his kingdom. His one weakness
is his son, Janguine, a randy, perverse dwarf who spends his
days satisfying every appetite.
Preceded
by:
Rencontrer:
Dieneba
dir.
Filmon Mebrahtu, USA, 2003, Beta SP, 5 mins
Tickets are $6.00 for general admission, $5.00 for I House members,
students and seniors. Available one hour before showtime at
the International House box office.
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