Festival dates: 25 October – 2 November 2012
‘Rabat Stories’ and ‘Tripoli Stories’ are screening at the Africa in Motion Festival!
Catch the films on Sunday 28 October, 15:15, at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh (book your tickets here) and on Wednesday 31 October, 9:00, at the Andrew Stewart Cinema, University of Glasgow.
And we are delighted to be co-hosting three events at this year’s festival:
Friday 26 October
10:00-13:00
ECA – Lecture Theatre O17, Hunter Building
Director’s Masterclass: Ndaba ka Ngwane (South Africa)
Ndaba ka Ngwane is an award winning author and playwright. His written work includes the award-winning Zulu novel Mhlaba Sengiyakwazi (1996). Film credits include the short film Sindisiwe (2007), which, like Uhlanga, he wrote, produced and directed. Ka Ngwane has staged various theatre productions and also works as a radio presenter for a community radio station.
Free and non-ticketed
Ndaba ka Ngwane debut feature, ‘Uhlanga’ (‘The Mark’), will screen on Thursday 25 October 2012 – 8:30 pm at the Filmhouse (book your tickets here).
Tuesday 30 October
13:30-17:00
ECA – Main Lecture Theatre E22, Main Building
Modern African Identities: Film Screenings
An afternoon of documentaries exploring modern African identities followed by discussions. The films in the programme address various identity issues in contemporary Africa through themes such as migration, diaspora, sexuality, beauty, language and mixed-race identity.
Free and non-ticketed
Thursday 1 November
10:00-17:00
ECA – Room 1.18, Evolution House
Documentary Screenings: African Popular Arts
A full day of free documentary screenings exploring contemporary popular African art forms, accompanied by discussions. These documentaries show how aspects of traditional culture and notions of modernity are reinterpreted through African artists across the continent. We journey through Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa and Kenya to see musicians, poets and visual artists at work.
Free and non-ticketed
For full line-up: Africa in Motion