FILMOGRAPHY of all films shown over the years at CFAF, noting the many films that can be borrowed from the PCC Library.

WEEK I:

Karmen Geï

• California Newsreel Catalogue Notes for Karmen Geï
• Program Notes for Karmen Geï

WEEK II:

Adwa, by Haile Gerima

• "Ethiopian Director Haile Gerima Keeps On Fighting," an article by Ayesha Morris on africana.com
• Review of Adwa by Lillu Tesfa
• "Sankofa Director Back with Film of African Battle," discussion of Gerima and his film by Mary Gabriel
• Home Page of Mypheduh Films, Haile Gerima's distribution network

Sankofa, by Haile Gerima

• Sankofa Program Notes

Le Camp de Thiaroye, by Ousmane Sembène

• About Ousmane Sembene
• Thiaroye Study Questions
• Dembrow/Tröller Interview with Ousmane Sembene
• 2001 Interview with Sembene on africana.com

Daresalam, by Issa Serge Coelo

• Program Notes for Daresalam
• Synopsis of the Film and Director from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Catalogue Notes from California Newsreel

WEEK III:

 Sia, the Myth of the Python, by Dani Kouyaté

• Program Notes for Sia
• Village Voice Review of Sia
• Review of Sia by Amy Harlib

Scenarios from the Sahel, by various directors

• About the Scenarios Project, with descriptions and clips from the films
• U.N. Guide to the Project

It's My Life, by Brian Tilley

• Catalogue Entry from First Run/Icarus Films
• Review on University of Illinois site

Middle Passage, by Guy Deslauriers

• Review of Middle Passage from africana.com
• "A Dry Middle Passage," by Esther Everem

WEEK IV:

Nelio's Story, by Solveig Nordlund

• Program Notes for Nelio's Story
• Nordlund Filmography
• Interview with Henning Mankell, author of the novel from which the film is adapted.

The Closed Doors, by Atef Hetata

• Program Notes for The Closed Doors
• Africultures Interview with Atef Hetata
• Catalogue Entry on The Closed Doors

Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt, by Michael Goldman

• Biography/Discography of Umm Kulthum
• "Listening to Umm Kulthum," by Virginia Danielson, reprinted from the Middle East Studies Association of North America

Naguib Mahfouz: The Passage of the Century, by Francka Mouloudi

• Critical Biography of Mahfouz
• A Fine Biography and Bibliography of Mahfouz on the Books and Writers web site, by Petri Liukkonen

Family Film Day Program

• Cilia Sawadogo Films through the National Film Board of Canada

WEEK V:

Mama Africa: Growing Up Urban, by various artists

• Mama Africa Online

Satin Rouge, by Raja Amari

• Program Notes for Satin Rouge
• Satin Rouge Web Site, including info about the film, an interview with the director, an essay on belly dancing, and more!
• Metacritic links to various reviews of Satin Rouge
• More Links to reviews of Satin Rouge
• Interview with Director Raja Amari

Bilalian, by Aminah Abdul-Jabbaar

• The Bilalian web site
• Review of Bilalian by Ruqayyah K. Muhammad

   

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