Showing posts with label African Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African Film. Show all posts

August 25, 2021

Episode 535: I Am Not a Witch (2017)

Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Spencer Seams

We conclude African Cinema month with a look at Rungano Nyoni's I Am Not A Witch (2017) in which a little girl (Maggie Mulubwa) lives with a group of witches in Zambia while being exploited by a government official.

Samm Deighan and Spencer Seams join Mike to discuss this beautiful and harrowing film.

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy I Am Not A Witch on Blu-Ray

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Music:
"Winter 1" - Max Richter

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August 18, 2021

Episode 534: Dakan (1997)

Guest Co-Hosts: Spencer Seams, Chris Stachiw

African Cinema month continues with a look at Dakan (1997). Directed by Mohammed Camara, it’s the story of two young men -- Manga and Sori -- in Guinea who are in love. Everyone and everything tries to tell them that they shouldn’t love one another including Manga’s mother and Sori’s father.

Spencer Seams and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the controversial film.

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Watch Dakan on Vimeo

Music:
"Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'eveille" - Jacques Dutronc

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August 11, 2021

Episode 533: Daratt (2006)

Special Guest: Kenneth Harrow
Guest Co-Hosts: Spencer Seams, Chris Stachiw

African Cinema month continues with a look at Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 2006 film Daratt (AKA Dry Season) in which a young orphan, Atim, is set on a path of vengeance by his grandfather.

Spencer Seams and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the film while Professor Kenneth Harrow discusses his career writing about African films.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Daratt on DVD
Buy Trash: African Cinema from Below by Kenneth Harrow

Music:
"Dans L'arene" - Wasis Diop

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August 4, 2021

Episode 532: Touki Bouki (1973)

Guest Co-Hosts: Spencer Seams, Ben Buckingham

African Cinema Month kicks off with a look at Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki (1973). Also known as The Journey of the Hyena, it’s the story of two young people, Mory (Magaye Niang) and Anta (Myriam Niang), who dream of leaving their Dakar and going to Paris.

Ben Buckingham and Spencer Seams join Mike to discuss Mambety's Touki Bouki and Hyenas (1992).

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Touki Bouki on Blu-Ray
Buy Hyenas on DVD

Music:
"Paris, Paris" - Joséphine Baker

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December 9, 2020

Episode 497: Crumbs (2015)

Special Guest: Miguel Llanso
Guest Co-Hosts: Mark Begley, Chris Stachiw

We're looking at Miguel Llanso's Crumbs (2015), the story of a post apocalyptic future where items from the past are given special significance as our hero, Candy (played by Daniel Tadesse), goes on a quest, first to see the witch and then to see Santa Claus.

Chris Stachiw and Mark Begley join Mike to talk about Crumbs as well as Llanso's Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway from 2019.

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Miguel Llanso on Infinite Summer:

Links:
Visit Lanzadera Films

Music:
"Tal vez cambie un poco de tema" - Grosgoroth Remix (Buy the Album)

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