French Film Series Presents "Colonial Subjects" Through Oct. 3
Guilford’s annual Tournées Festival will screen a series of French films entitled “Colonial Subjects: Films from the French-Speaking World” through Oct. 3. All screenings will take place at 8 p.m. in the Joseph Bryan Jr. Auditorium, located in the Frank Family Science Center.
Wednesday, Sept. 17:
REVES DE POUSSIERE (Dreams of Dust)
Dir: Laurent Salgues. (France/Burkina Faso 2006), 86 minutes.
The life of a village revolves around a gold mine and the promise of a better future.
Saturday, Sept. 20:
FRANTZ FANON: SA VIE, SON COMBAT, SON TRAVAIL (Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work)
Dir: Cheikh Djemaï. (Algeria/France 2004), 140 minutes.
Testimonies from friends, family, and colleagues of the 20th century intellectual.
Monday, Sept. 22:
DELWENDE: LEVE-TOI ET MARCHE (Delwende)
Dir: S. Pierre Yameogo. (Burkina Faso/France 2005), 69 minutes.
A mother-daughter tale about the struggle for justice and women’s equality.
Thursday, Sept. 25:
DARATT
Dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. (France/Chad 2006), 96 minutes.
Following the civil war in Chad, survivors seek justice and redemption.
Sunday, Sept. 28:
INDIGENES (Days of Glory)
Dir: Rachid Bouchareb. (France/Morocco 2006), 120 minutes.
The forgotten story of North Africans who fought to liberate France in World War II.
Friday, Oct. 3:
L’AVOCAT DE LA TERREUR (Terror’s Advocate)
Dir: Barbet Schroeder. (France 2007), 135 minutes.
A look into the life of Jacques Vergès—communist, anti-colonialist and lawyer to terrorists.
All films are subtitled in English. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 316-2238 or e-mail mbobroff@guilford.edu.
The Tournées Festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC). Additional sponsors include the Florence Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation, highbrow entertainment, agnès b. and the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
Sept. 2, 2008