La Pirogue – Opening Film
Fri 9 November – 20.30 LA PIROGUE 87’ Dir: Moussa Touré, Senegal. French and Wolof. Subtitled Winning standing ovations at this year’s Cannes festival, La Pirogue is the moving story of a group of Senegalese men who set off for Europe on a simple fishing boat, hoping for a better life. Baye Laye is the...
Launch Party
Fri 9 November 22.15 – Midnight. Our famous after party will take place in the Watershed café/bar with Ripton Linsdey and Mr Benn on the dance floor, turntables and mics, complete with Jamaican DJ shack. Watch out for Jamaican folk song and dance from local group Tan Teddy, and the premiere of a new young...
Jamaican Theme
Sat 10 November – 16.40 Life and Debt 80 min Dir: Stephanie Black, 2001, USA/ Jamaica, Cert: 18 Jamaica: land of sea, sand and sun, and a prime example of the complexities of economic globalisation on the world’s developing countries. This searing documentary takes a bold look at the impact globalisation policies – including the...
State of Mind: Healing Theme
SAT 10 NOVEMBER – 14.30 Weapon of War 59’ Dir: Ilse & Femke van Velzen, Congo/Netherlands (subtitled). The first film from the festival’s Healing strand. During decades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), possibly hundreds of thousands of women and girls were savagely raped. In WEAPON OF WAR, military perpetrators unveil what lies behind...
African Interactive: the Moving Image
Friday 9th November, 2 – 4 pm in Bristol, and 5 – 7 pm Nairobi. A discussion on how Digital can expand the audience for the African moving image. Free. Why not reserve your place at Watershed? Otherwise you’ll need to pick up a free ticket from the box office on the day (space is...
Jamaican Dance and Mask Making
Saturday 10 November 13.30-14.45 Mask making Jamaican style with Dave Cox (ages 8–12) Inspired by Jamaica’s rich musical history, Afrika Eye have joined forces with the WOMAD Foundation for a double bill of workshops leading to the all-new Afrika Eye procession. Artist David Cox uses Jamaican album covers as inspiration for kids aged 6-12 to get...
Kinshasa Symphony
SUN 11 NOVEMBER 18.30–20.10 Kinshasa Symphony – Closing film 95 min Dir: Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer, 2010, Congo/Germany, Cert: 18 (subtitled) Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the third-largest city in Africa. Almost ten million people live here and they number among the poorest inhabitants on this planet. Kinshasa...
