Moustapha Alassane, Pioneer of the Golden Age of Nigerien Cinema

Moustapha Alassane, Pioneer of the Golden Age of Nigerien Cinema

Thursday, September 14, 7:00 PM
Cost: 
$10, $8 Students/Seniors, $5 Scribe members, Free IHP members

F.V.V.A. / Shaki

PURCHASE TICKETS

Co-presented with Lightbox Film Center

F.V.V.A. 
(Dir. Moustapha Alassane, Niger/Burkina Faso, 1972, 35mm, 68 min., French, Hausa w/English subtitles)
With Zalika Souley, Djingarey Maiga, Sotigui Kouyaté, Ai Keita. Ali is a modest clerical worker who becomes obsessed with the trappings of earthly success: a woman, a house, a car, and money. As his finances grow ever shakier, he seeks the guidance of a crafty marabout and turns to a life of crime.

followed by: 

Shaki
(Dir. Moustapha Alassane, Niger, 1973, 16mm, 25 min., French, Hausa w/English subtitles)
As he observes the coronation of the Shaki king in the Oyo State of western Nigeria, Alassane reflects on the syncretic intermingling of Aborisha, Islamic, and Christian religious traditions.

Contact Email Address: 
Contact Phone Number: 
215-222-4201
Location(s): 

Lightbox Film Center
3701 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Event Type: 
Special Presentations
Screening