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San Francisco International Film festival
From April 26 to May 10, 2007, the San Francisco International Film Festival will mark its place as the first film festival in the Americas to turn 50. MoAD is excited to be co-presenting BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako (see Programs & Events). For the full lineup and to buy tickets, visit website.
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Slavery: InHuman History
Thru April 30
The exhibition will
include Slavery in New York, the most ambitious exhibition ever assembled on slavery in New York, organized by the New-York Historical Society. Also included are documents, in some cases the first public viewing, on the impact of slavery in the Bay Area. Based on the original Slavery in New York exhibition, the traveling exhibition features nine heavily illustrated panels highlighting the history of slavery in New York and the story of the fight for freedom. [more]
Slavery: InHuman History is underwritten by Wells Fargo.  |
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BAMAKO - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival
Saturday, April 28: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sundance Cinemas Kabuki
Monday, April 30: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts
Set in the Malian capital of its title, Abderrahmane Sissako's passionate polemic centers on a show trail in which the plaintiff, "African socity, argues against exploitation by the defendant, the World Bank. [more] |
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DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival
Sunday, April 29: 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm SF MoMA
Monday, April 30: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Sundance Cinemas Kabuki
Friday, May 4:
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts
In this fable-like gem from Chad, a young man seeks to avenge his father's murder in the aftermath of the country's civil war but finds that justice has complicated consequences when he befriends that man responsible for the crime. [more] |
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Dr. Robert Farris Thompson
Sunday, May 6
"The Edge of the Road Is Listening: Art for the Yoruba Trickster Across the Atlantic." Explore the myths of Eshu-Elegba, the Yoruba Trickster and show how they illuminate his dark indigo color, his cape of cowrie shells, his long-tailed headdress and multiplicity of images.
Co-Presented by Bay Area Friends of Ethnic Arts. [more]
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Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco - Opening Reception (MoAD)
Thursday, May 17
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm MoAD - Friends, Family and Members (hosted reception)
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm MoAD - Public reception (cash bar)
In keeping with the multi-venue presentation model used in Mali, MoAD is
collaborating with a diverse group of Bay Area venues to present this stunning work to the broadest of audiences. Join us during the opening night receptions at MoAD, the African American Art and Culture Complex, The Women's Building and San Francisco City Hall. [more] |
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San Francisco International Arts Festival Film Series
Monday, May 21
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Reception and Introductions
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Program
Bigger Than Barbie Documentary:
Director: Tina Davis, South Africa l 2006, 54 minutes,
West Coast Premiere
Tsotsi Feature:
Director: Gavin Hood, UK/South Africa | 2005, 94 minutes [more] |
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Join us for additional opening night receptions of Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco at...
[Full Schedule SFIAF] |
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MoAD Auxiliary Group
Remember Global Groove, one of MoAD's exciting Grand Opening events? Join others who are interested in Global Groove II and MoAD's new auxiliary group, The MoAD Vanguard! More information | Join email list |
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