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Women’s History Month Screening at NeueHouse
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Join NeueHouse and African Film Festival, Inc. for a celebration of Women’s History Month with director Ekwa Msangi and dancer-choreographer nora chipaumire. In the quest to give an authentic voice to women in their personal search for identity, Msangi and chipaumire have both crafted works which pay homage to female individuality and the collective family structure, whilst challenging the old belief systems of a woman’s role. A screening of Msangi’s Soko Sonko — a comedic tale about the father-daughter bond and gender-role reversals– and Nora, an elegant dance biopic based on chipaumire’s childhood in Zimbabwe, will be followed by a discussion with the artists. This is a free, private screening. For admission, RSVPs must be sent to RSVPNY@NeueHouse.com.
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Films
Soko Sonko / The Market King
Ekwa Msangi
/ Kenya and USA / 2014
/ 22mins
Soko Sonko is a hilarious, fish-out-of-water roller coaster of a journey, about a well-intended dad who goes where no man has gone before...because only women have been there!
Nora
Alla Kovgan & David Hinton
/ USA, UK and Mozambique / 2008
/ 35mins
Based on a true story, Nora takes us to the Zimbabwe of dancer Nora Chipaumire’s childhood as she journeys through the vivid memories of her youth.
