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| Date: | Apr 8, 2013 7:00pm |
| Admission: | free |
| Supported by: | The European Union, Al-Ismaelia, British Council, The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Institut Francais d'Egypte, Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy, Goethe Institut, Centre for Culture and Development
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| Event Language: | French and Nouchi with English and Arabic subtitles |
| Website: | http://www.d-caf.org, https://www.facebook.com/dcaf.egypt?fref=ts |
Screening of "Burn It Up Djassa", directed by Lonesome Solo (Ivory Coast)
2012, 71 minutes.
This film will also be screened on April 5th as part of the Nuit Blanche/Cinema All Night: Contemporary West African Cinema program at Cinema Radio. (See Related Events).
From the program, Contemporary West African Cinema, curated by Philippe Lacôte (Ivory Coast) – A selection of films between documentary and fiction portraying West Africa today, made by young directors.
About the film
Filmed in the Abidjan neighbourhood of Wassakara, only a few months before the Ivorian civil war broke out, this compelling crime drama brims with the fervour of a generation determined to shape its own destiny and to reflect its present in its own distinctive language, music and dance.
About Souleymane Bamba aka Lonesome Solo
Born in 1986 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Souleymane Bamba aka Lonesome Solo grew up in the poor suburbs of the Ivorian capital. He describes himself as a child from the “ghetto”. A real movie fan, he took correspondence courses and began making movies with friends and worked as assistant director on The Clash by Raymond N’go (2004). Burn It Up Djassa is his first feature film for theatrical release.
Produced by: Wassakara Productions and Banshee Films
Selection in Toronto International film Festival 2012, Carthage International Film Festival 2012, Berlin International Film Festival 2013, Göteborg International Film Festival 2013
The screening is part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival.
