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Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l’Opéra + Shaka – iNkosi Yamakhosi
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Event
"Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l’Opéra," by Charles Castella / France / 2021 / 55mins / Documentary / French
Details
This event is part of the 29th NYAFF — "Visions of Freedom" Learn More
US Premiere
Special programming
Q&A with Manzini Zungu, Charles Castella and Baba Sissoko
Films
Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l’Opéra
Charles Castella
/ France / 2021
/ 55mins
Charles Castella captures filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako as he takes up an unexpected artistic challenge: to stage Le Vol du boli (The Flight of the Boli), an opera based on the history of Africa, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
+ US Premiere
Shaka – iNkosi Yamakhosi
Manzini Zungu & Nick Cloete
/ South Africa / 2020
/ 15mins
A meek young boy, Manzini, is attacked by three bullies on his way home from school in an incident that almost costs him his life. His grandmother narrates a profound tale of resilience, chronicling the coming of age of a great warrior and king, Shaka Zulu, to inspire Manzini through the strength of his lineage.
+ US Premiere
