Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2017

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February 13-17, 2017

For All Ages

Title: Queen of Katwe Director: Mira Nair Runtime: 124min Type: Biography | Drama | Sport Synopsis: A film by Walt Disney: A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change

after being introduced to the game of chess.

Title: Keita: The Heritage of the Griot Director: Dani Kouyaté Runtime: 94min Type: Narrative Synopsis: For his last mission, an old griot must tell young Mabo Keita the

origins of his name, a name that carries with it the tale of the founder of the mighty Mandingo Empire, Sundiata Keita, also known as the son of the Buffalo Woman. An engrossing and beautifully photographed version on one of Africa’s best-known and venerated epics.

Title: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice Director: Deborah Riley Draper Runtime: 82min Type: Documentary Synopsis: In 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin

Olympic Games, history forgot all except one-Jesse Owens. This is the story of the other 17. Stars Lonnie Bunch, Anita DeFrantz, Harry Edwards and Carl Lewis.

Title: Zaïna: Rider of the Atlas Director: Bourlem Guerdjou Runtime: 100min Type: Narrative Synopsis: An 11-year-old girl meets her real father for the first time after her

mother’s death. Fleeing from her obsessed stepfather, whom she believes caused her mother’s death, the girl and her father travel to Marrakech where her father, a horseman, plans to participate in the most prestigious horse-race of North Africa. Pursued by the wealthy and powerful stepfather, the girl and her father slowly begin to create a bond that will get them through the hardships that lay both ahead and behind them. A beautifully told adventure film sure to become a family favorite.

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February 13-17, 2017

ELEMENTARY / MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS Title: Beauty & the Beast Director Bill Condon Runtime: (still in post) Type: Family | Fantasy | Musical Synopsis: An adaptation of the Disney fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and

a young woman who fall in love. Title: Zarafa Director Remi Bezancon, Jean-Christophe Lie Runtime: 78 min Type: Family | Fantasy | Animation Synopsis: The plot of the film has a grandfather telling his grand kids the story

of Maki, a young boy who escapes from slave traders, befriends a giraffe (the title character), cross the desert, meet a pirate, and a few other things on a trip that takes him from Africa to Paris.

Middle School Short Film Series (Short films screen as a group) Title: Hoop Dreamin' Director: Nick Brooks Runtime: 6 min Type: Narrative Synopsis: Eight-year-old Tariq Edwards has recently been let out of school for

the summer and all he wants to do is play basketball!! Unfortunately, Tariq and his friends realize they’ll never get to play at the neighborhood courts so they move on to other things. Tariq, still stuck on playing ball, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he spots a basketball hoop for sale, but he doesn’t have enough money to purchase it. Tariq has to make a tough decision, to work for his hoop or enjoy his summer with his friends. Will his wildest dreams come true?

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Title: Hell You Talmbout Director: Denzel Boyd, Tyler Rabinowitz & Joseph Webb Runtime: 8 min Type: Narrative Synopsis: The film is a moving, timely, and unfortunately timeless piece

featuring Seattle's Northwest Tap Connection. Founded by police officer Melba Ayco, Northwest Tap is a social justice oriented dance studio that serves as a hub for youth outreach and offers an important voice in the wake of the lives lost to police brutality

Title: Lemonade Mafia Director: Anya Adams Runtime: 7 min Type: Narrative Drama Synopsis: Kira’s organic lemonade dynasty becomes in jeopardy, when new

comer Shantel Osgood moves in on her territory with her high fructose corn sugar version of Lemonade. It’s an all out neighborhood war in a good natured battle of wills between competing kid entrepreneurs in this light hearted comedy for all ages.

Title: Ca$h Out Director: Karim Moutry Meg & Mary Moutry Runtime: 28 min Type: Narrative Drama Synopsis: This film takes place in 2016 where social media is controlling our

young generation. Likes and followers are symbols of social status, popularity, wealth, and fame. This film follows a day in the life of one African America girl and her quest to be beautiful, at least what she considers to be beautiful. Only problem she believes she needs change everything about her to ultimately shine her brightest.

Title: The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun Director: Djibril Diop Mambety Runtime: 45 min Type: Narrative Drama Synopsis: A feisty Sili Lam, a twelve year old paraplegic who becomes the first

girl to sell a daily newspaper in the competitive world of young male newspaper vendors. She takes on a policeman whom she accuses of shaking her down as well as the boys who taunt her. When some boys take her newspapers and crutches, and her friend asks her “What next?” she triumphantly responds, “We continue”. The scenes - moving, satiric and comic, are expertly played by non-professional actors to a score by acclaimed musician Wasis Diop

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February 13-17, 2017

High School Film Series Title: Hidden Figures Director: Theodore Melfi Runtime: 125min Type: Drama Synopsis: Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide

NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions

Title: Race Director: Stephen Hopkins Runtime: 134min Type: Biography | Drama | Sport Synopsis: Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in

history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

Title: Kicks Director: Justin Tipping Runtime: 80min Type: Adventure Synopsis: Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans.

Soon after he gets his hands on them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them.

Title: Slavery by Another Name Director: Samuel D Pollard Runtime: 90min Type: Documentary | History Synopsis: A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American

slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition.

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February 13-17, 2017

Title: Mully Director: Scott Haze Runtime: 90min Type: Documentary | Adventure, Biography Synopsis: This movie chronicles the remarkable life of Charles Mully. What

happens when a six-year-old boy in Kenya is abandoned by his family and left to raise himself on the streets? Mully is no ordinary rags-to-riches tale. It's the true story of Charles Mully, whose unlikely stratospheric rise to wealth and power leaves him questioning his own existence, searching for meaning in life. Mully sets out to enrich the fate of orphaned children across Kenya. Jeopardizing his own life and the security of his family, Charles Mully risks everything and sets in motion a series of events that is nothing short of astonishing

Title: The 13th Director: Ava DuVernay Runtime: 100min Type: Documentary Synopsis: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how

it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. Title: Martha & Niki Director: Tora Mårtens Runtime: 90min Type: Documentary Synopsis: In 2010 Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos took part in the biggest

international street dance competition, Juste Debout in Paris. It was the first time ever two women became world champions in hip hop. This film depicts Martha and Niki’s love of dance, each other and a friendship put to the test. About desires, yearning and finding the right path in life.

Title: My B.F.F. Director: Greg Carter Runtime: 110min Type: Narrative Drama Synopsis: Two girls learn a valuable lesson about race identity, politics,

friendship & growing up in this poignant, yet tender, coming of age story

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February 13-17, 2017

Special Music Television A&E Networks Premiere Screening

Title: The Pop Game Runtime: 90 min

Students will see 2-3 episodes of the show prior to its national launch on February 21 on Lifetime network.

They will have a meet and greet with the popular music icons on

the show and the opportunity to chat and mentor with them. Synopsis: TIMBALAND DROPS THE MIC WITH NEW MUSIC

COMPETITION SERIES "THE POP GAME," PREMIERING FEBRUARY 21 on Lifetime network.

Lifetime keys into the world of pop music this winter with, The Pop Game (#ThePopGame), premiering on Tuesday, February 21, at 10 PM ET/PT. The series won’t miss a note, following music industry icon Timbaland as he works with five aspiring young vocal artists, all vying to be the next big thing on the charts. Timbaland’s team of writers, producers and top celebrity guest artists including JoJo, Macy Gray, Nelly Furtado and Jordin Sparks, will assist the kids and their manager parents in challenges designed to teach and test the skills they will need to grace some of the world’s biggest stages.