Film festival: Revolutionary Africa
Schedule
Sun Jul 17 2022 at 02:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
Birmingham Friends of the Earth | Birmingham, EN
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Join us for a showing of 5 documentary films telling inspirational stories of resistance from Africa and beyond! This event will raise funds for Fight Racism, Fight Imperialism in Birmingham.Film list:
Finding Sally: The incredible story of a 23 year old woman from an upper class family who became a communist rebel in the Ethiopian Revolutionary Party
Concerning Violence: Based on Frantz Fanon's essay from The Wretched of the Earth, the film narrates the events of African independence movements from the 60s and 70s.
Thomas Sankara: 2006 documentary about the Burkina Faso revolution
Claudia Jones: Profile of the Trinidadian communist who founded the Notting Hill Carnival and the West Indian Gazette, a popular Marxist newspaper.
An African Odyssey: The story of Cuba's support for African revolutions.
Your ticket grants you access to the event, stay for as many films as you like! Each film will be preceded by a political introduction and followed by a period of discussion.
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Where is it happening?
Birmingham Friends of the Earth, 54-57 Allison St, Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: