April 2023 Cinema Club Program

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The BA Information Services Department is organizing its April 2023 Cinema Club Program, which offers a selection of films that cover aspects of the history of African countries and African people.

Thursday, 6 April 2023

12:00 pm

Sometimes in April (2005) - 140 minutes, DVD 1407

Directed by Raoul Peck.

The film revolves around the story of the genocide in Rwanda, where over the course of a hundred days an estimated half a million people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi fellow citizens.

The film is in English with English closed captions.

Thursday, 13 April 2023

12:00 pm

A Raisin in the Sun (2008) - 125 minutes, DVD 1248

Directed by Kenny Leon.

The film revolves around the story of an African-American family struggling with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life.

The film is in English with Arabic subtitles.

Thursday, 20 April 2023

12:00 pm

God Grew Tired of Us (2006) - 90 minutes, DVD 1418

Directed by Christopher Quinn and Tommy Walker.

The film revolves around a true story of three refugees from Sudan who struggled to go to the United States for a better life.

The film is in English with English closed captions.

Thursday, 27 April 2023

12:00 pm

Shooting Dogs (2005) - 111 minutes, DVD 2020

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

The film revolves around the story of a priest and an English teacher in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994; they are both trying to protect Rwandan refugees under siege by Hutu militia.

The film is in English with English closed captions.


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