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Next African Odysseys matinee will be:
Black Man’s Land:
White Man’s Country + Black Man’s Land: Mau Mau
A pair of unique and rarely screened documentaries presenting the history
and politics of
Sat 23 Jan 14:00 NFT3 With discussion.
David Koff is a previous collaborator with Colin
Prescod. They will be introduced and discussed by Lillian A. Cherotich,
historian. You can learn more about the event at the following
For interest and reference:
STOP PRESS: New documentary and as yet
unreleased in the UK, The End of Poverty, directed by French film maker,
Philippe Diaz in 2008 screened in NFT 1 at the BFI Southbank on Dec 12th
as part of the ongoing African Odysseys series. The film was followed by a
panel discussion and wider events took place in the Delegate Centre and
featured a range of stalls and refreshments to accompany ongoing discussion of
this new and powerful film.
Diaz has a rich background in French feature film making (productions
include Mauvais Sang, 1986 with Juliette Binoche). However in recent
years he has orientated toward films that he believes will make a difference.
He has also developed film distribution via his company Cinema Libre, focusing
on material that would likely be missed by the movie entertainment industry
(titles include
The End of Poverty screening was followed
by an on-stage discussion with director, Philippe Diaz (now based in LA but in
France for the release of this film in December and thus able to join us),
Irene Khan, Director-General of Amnesty International, Claire Short MP,
John Hilary, exec-dir of War on Want and discussion chair, Colin
Prescod from the Institute Race Relations.
Philippe opened the panel discussion by
mischievously asking why the audience weren't having fun and instead catching
the newly released blockbuster, Avatar, which he pointed out worked with a
similar theme. However it soon became clear that this director (and former
philosophy graduate) relished discussion of this involving and polemical film
that presents a highly articulate challenge to media cliches of world
poverty and its supposed causes.
For those of you weren't able to get a
ticket for the event you can read a transcript of the discussion at the
following website from NGO, 'Share The Worlds Resources', who
provided enormous support on the day. A facebook link follows the
transcript link and includes pictures from the post screening/discussion
gathering in the DC. Guest bookstalls included PAMBAZUKA, IRR etc
http://www.stwr.org/poverty-inequality/the-end-of-poverty-panel-discussion.html
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=170614&id=111338258687