Reel
Voices' Africa Film Series ~ African Masterworks and Portraits
of Philadelphia’s African Community
Thursday,
April 1at 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.
La
vie est belle
dir.
Ngangura Mweze and Benoit Lamy, Belgium/France/Zaire, 1987,
35mm,
85
mins, French w/ English subtitles
 La
vie est belle takes
us inside the vibrant music scene of Kinshasha, Zaire's exhilarating
and exasperating capital whose back alleys and clubs pulsate
to the beat of some of the most influential music in the world.
The film, starring World Beat music legend, Papa Wemba, tells
the "rags to riches" story of a poor country musician
who seeks fame in the city's vibrant music industry.
Preceded
by
Rencontrer:
Ishmael
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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