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WOLE SOYINKA: CHILD OF THE FOREST |
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, November 27 @ 8:00PM – Anthology Film
WOLE SOYINKA: CHILD OF THE FOREST
US PREMIERE
One of Africa’s greats Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, the first African to be so honored. The film profiles his life through his work and pivotal stages in his development. Filmmaker Akin Omotoso shapes a biography of the African great through interviews with Soyinka’s friends, writers influenced and inspired by his work and life, and interviews with the man himself. Striking stylized recreations describe major events in the artist’s life such as his daring armed takeover of the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service studio in 1965 and his 22 month imprisonment in 1967. By Akin Omotoso, South Africa/Nigeria, 2009, 52min, documentary in English.
Followed by
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
NY PREMIERE
”Nothing But The Truth” is a gripping investigation into the complex dynamic between those blacks who remained in South Africa and risked their lives to lead the struggle against apartheid and those who returned victoriously after living in exile. In New Brighton, South Africa, 63-year-old librarian Sipho Makhaya prepares for the return of the ashes of his brother Themba, recently deceased while in exile in London after gaining a reputation as a hero of the anti-apartheid movement. Internationally recognized, multiple award-winning actor John Kani is the lead actor in this film version of the internationally acclaimed award-winning play Nothing But The Truth which he also authored. “A deeply felt portrait that delicately weaves the extraordinary and the ordinary in its characters' lives.” - New York Times. Winner Silver Stallion - Fespaco 2009. By John Kani. South Africa, 2008, 118min, drama in English, French.
Screening followed by Q&A with "Nothing but the Truth" lead South African actor Miss Motshabi Tyelele
Followed by a South African Dance Party at the Bona Fides Restaurant.
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