Poke the Leopard: feminist short films & drinks with revolutionary African filmmakers (FREE!)
Schedule
Thu Jun 30 2022 at 06:45 pm
Location
Global Aktion | Copenhagen, SK
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ALL ARE WELCOME to an evening of utopian films from East Africa. After a few films and drinks, we will chat with the daring afrofuturist filmmaker and storyteller Patience Nitumwesiga and queer feminist, activist and producer Rosie Motene of South Africa.We'll then pop the bubbly and launch a grassroots crowdfunding campaign to support their upcoming documentary in production, The Woman Who Poked The Leopard, which explores the personal life and resistance of fierce former political prisoner Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a raging one-woman army against Uganda's dictator of 36 years, Yoweri Museveni.
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18:45 Doors open, grab a drink
19:15 COMMUNION — An art film exploring gender, agency, mental health, ancestral presence, and competing alternate realities
19:25 HEAVEN SOUNDS BORING — A father must confront his own colonization when his sick daughter is visited by her deceased grandmother
19:45 SURPRISE FILM
20:00 Talk with radical filmmakers PATIENCE NITUMWESIGA and ROSIE MOTENE
20:30 Pop the bubbly! Crowdfunding campaign for THE WOMAN WHO POKED THE LEOPARD goes live. Hang around and celebrate with us!
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THIS IS A FREE EVENT HELD AT GLOBAL AKTION. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN VIRTUALLY, find us on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86323488826 . (Those joining virtually will join in at 20:00 Copenhagen / 21:00 Kampala.)
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Where is it happening?
Global Aktion, Wesselsgade 2, st., Copenhagen, DenmarkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
