Mbote (hello in Lingala)
Proud to be African Clothing is happy to keep the movie
thing going as we have a full week of African movies, as well as a series of
thought provoking talks and presentations at Chatham House, Houses of
Parliament, London School of Economics.
Business events focussing on both sides of the continent
from Investing in West Afri
ca to Doing Business in East Africa.
Media events such as the One World Media Festival
Theatre with The Island at The Young Vic and live music with the L’Afrique
Festival.
With all these events you’ll definitely
keep warm
Enjoy!!!
Monday 4th November
From 11.00am to
5.00pm the Nigerian Tourism, Culture and National Orientation Ministry
presents Fascinating Nigeria in the
World Travel Market 2013 at the
Excel Exhibition and Convention Centre, Western Gateway, E16 1XL. This is
the launch of their new brand ‘Fascinating
Nigeria’ in the UK, the Nigeria section will feature culture, food, arts,
music, tourism, textiles and much more from the fascinating country of Nigeria.
Tickets are FREE from here.
At 5.30pm The
Tanzania All Party Parliamentary Group hosts How can Tanzania sustainably expand its tourism sector? in The Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Houses
of Parliament, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Chaired by Jeremy Lefroy MP, with
Justin Wateridge (Steppes Travel), Leanne Massey (VSO) and Jan Corlett they
will discuss the environmental impacts on Tanzania’s National Parks followed by
an informal Q&A. To attend this FREE
event RSVP by email.
At 6.30pm the LSE
presents Land and Elections: African
debates on property, citizenship and the national market in CLM 2.02, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, WC2B 4JF chaired by Dr Omar Shahabudin
McDoom with Professor Catherine Boone (LSE) who will discuss research into land
politics and electoral conflicts and its effect on ordinary peoples. This is a FREE event
Film Africa
At 6.00pm is Black
Girl (La Noire de) at the Ritzy
Cinema, Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, SW2 1JG, Ousmane Sembene’s first
feature shot in monochrome is the account of a young black domestic servant
working in the Antibes. Tickets are £6.50
from here.
At 6.15pm is In
the Shadow
of the Sun at Rich Mix, 35-47
Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA, this Tanzanian documentary tells
the story of 2 men with albinism in Tanzania, with 2 young men confronting the
discrimination they face. Followed by a Q&A with director Harry Freeland
and activist Josephat Torner. Tickets are £9.50
(£7.00 concs) from here.
At 6.30pm is the UK Premiere of Jeppe
on a Friday at Hackney
Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 1HE, this South African
documentary filmed over a single afternoon by 8 female filmmakers in
Johannesgurg’s east side reveals the juxtaposition of power and privilege with
poverty that lives side by side. Tickets are £8.00 from here
Tuesday 5th
At 5.00pm Chatham
House presents Connecting Communities in
Conflict: Civil Society Innovation in the DRC at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St James
Square, SW1Y 4LE Abbe Benoit Kinalegu received the Human Rights Watch
Alison Des Forges Award in 2012 for his work exposing the abuses of the Lords
Resistance Army in the DRC and his efforts to rehabilitate their victims, he
will talk about the role of local communities and civil society groups in
dealing with atrocities and building stage societies for the future. To attend
this FREE event contact ChrisVandome.
At 6.30pm the Africa
Talks and International Development presents Marginal among the Invisible: Organising Women in the Informal Economy at NAB 204, LSE, 54 Lincolns Inn Fields, WC2A
3LJ. Chaired by Naila Kabeer with
Patricia Estrada and Faith Shaba (Malawian Union for the Informal Sector) will
share their experiences of organising women domestic workers, street vendors
and home based workers. This is a FREE
event.
Film Africa
At 6.45pm is Dry
Season at Hackney Picturehouse.
Set during the Chadian civil war, in which a 16 year old boy is sent by his
grandfather to the city to kill his father’s assassin. Unexpectedly the
assassin adopts the boy as the son he never had. Tickets are £6.50 from here.
At 7.00pm is Cursed
be the Phosphate and Paper Boat
at The Ritzy. Cursed be the Phposphate follows a long running industrial dispute
by phosphate workers in the Tunisian city of Redeyef, followed by a Q&A
with Sami Tlili. Paper Boat looks at
the social and political developments since the resignation of Egyptian ex
President Mubarak and the frustrations and questions following these complex
events. Tickets are £10.50 from
here.
At 8.30pm is Something
Necessary at Rich Mix, this
Kenyan drama is set during the 2007 post election violence, one of the victims
Ann is desperately trying to rebuild her life at whatever cost despite her
husband being killed, farm burnt and her son in a coma. Followed by a Q&A
with director Judy Kibinge hosted by Lindiwe Dovey (SOAS). Tickets are £9.50 (£7.00 concs) from here.
At 9.00pm is The Battle of Tabato (A batalha
de Tabato) at the Hackney
Picturehouse, this Guinea Bissau drama is a dreamlike fairytale of a father
and daughter that reflects on Portugal’s imperial legacy. Tickets are £8.00 from here.
At 9.10pm is Babylon (Babylone) at the
Ritzy. This Tunisian documentary
covers the huge temporary tented city erected in Tunisia to host over a million
refugees from the Libyan Civil War. Admission is £10.50 from here.
Wednesday 6th
At 9.00am Homestrings
presents Investing in West Africa at The
Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, WC2B 4DD. This high end diaspora summit will
feature investible projects such as Housing and Real Estate, Agribusiness,
Energy and Infrastructure. Register for this FREE event here.
From 9.30am to 5.00pm
AFFORD and the Centre for African Studies presents Doing Business in East Africa: Recent Experiences- New Markets and New
Prospects in the Brunei Suite, SOAS,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WCxxx. This one day seminar is for
anyone interested in creating or growing businesses within East Africa, with
morning presentations and then workshops in the afternoon on Agriculture,
Health, IT and Communication and Tourism. Guest speakers include Lanny A.
Smikle (Landrich Bespoke Commodities), Mrs Perez Ochieng (Sacoma), Mrs Hirut
Zemene Kassa (Ethiopian Embassy), Patrick Gihana-Mulenga, Mrs Jemima Nelson
(ARUMAS Health Services), Dr Titilola Banjoko (Africa Recruit), William Hoyle
(Tech for Trade), Jules Goddard (London Business School), Mark Jones (Horn of
Africa Business Association), Frank Matsaert (Trade Mark East Africa), Farm
Africa, Rebecca Armstrong (responsible Tourism Matters), Jonathan Karkut
(London Metropolitan University), East Africa Health Care Forum, Agnes Gitau
(East African Economic Chambers of Commerce) and Frank Mwiti (Afrika Kapital
Ltd) . Tickets are £40.00 (£25.00
students) from here.
At 3.00pm Chatham
House presents Zimbabwe After the
Elections: Domestic Economic Developments and Regional Impacts at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, with the
Hon Walter Mzembi (Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism) discussing Zimbabwe’s regional
cooperation on tourism and investment, the investment climate and the prospects
for political stability and economic growth after the elections. Register for
this FREE by contacting ChrisVandome.
At
6.00pm is Black People in Tudor England and an inclusive curriculum at the Houses of Commons, Houses of Parliament,
in which historian Onyeka will be releasing his new book Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England. This is a FREE event.
Film Africa
At 6.30pm is UK
Premiere of The Virgin, the Copts and Me at Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensbury Place, SW7 2DT. This documentary about
a French Egyptian film maker who unlike his mother and millions of other Coptic
Christians fails to see the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Egypt. Intrigued
he travels with his mother to Egypt in search of apparitions. Tickets are £12.50 from here
At 6.30pm is Colonial Visions: Britain’s African Empire on Film at The Ritzy. This series of screenings of
archival films will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with Francis
Gooding (researcher and write), Judy Kibinge (filmmaker) and Tom Rice
(University of St Andrews). Featuring Landing
of Savage South Africa at Southampton (1899), a short clip of the ‘Savage
South Africa’ troupe, Castles and
Fisherfolk (1933) an introduction to daily life in the Gold Coast (Ghana), Tropical Hookworm (1936) a health
instructional film on how to avoid parasitic infection, West Africa Was There (1945) about the part played by 81 (West
African) Division in the Burma Campaign of World War 2, Mau Mau (1954) an account of the Mau Mau uprising and the British
response to it and Giant in the Sun
(1961) a portrait of Nigeria on the eve of independence. Tickets are £10.50 from here.
At 6.45pm is 2013 Graduation Films from ESAV Marrakech
at the Hackney Picturehouse
featuring an array of short films from the Moroccan Film School such as The Edge of Town (En dehors de la ville),
Orobores, The Earth is Full of Ghosts and Military Service. Tickets are £8.00
from here.
At 9.00pm is A
Screaming Man (Un Homme qui crie) at the Hackney Picturehouse, this Chadian film is about a pool attendant
who iused to be a competitive swimmer but now works in a hotel with his son who
is promoted above him, all against the backdrop of war. As the natural order of
things is upset he is forced to make a terrible bargain. Tickets are £8.00 from here.
At 9.00pm is the UK Premiere of Mercy Mercy at the Ritzy, this Danish documentary follows
the process of adoption of 2 children from Ethiopia to Denmark, who appear to
be the last priority in the lives of their natural or adoptive parents or any
of the other adults surrounding them. Followed by a Q&A with director
Katrine Kjaer and Arun Dohle hosted by Hannah Pool, tickets are £8.00 from here
Thursday 7th
At 6.30pm Chatham
House presents Central African Republic:
A Country in Hiding at the Royal Institute of International Affairs,
Chatham House, chaired by Krishnan Guru-Murthy (Channel 4 News) with Wael
Dabbous (Unreported World), Paul Melly (Chathjam House) and Seyi Rhodes
(Unreported World). The Unreported World team will show clips from their
upcoming film following medical professionals assisting the fleeing population
and discuss the human impact and regional dimensions of the conflict and ask
what peace building opportunities exist. Followed by a reception book this
event here.
At 6.30pm is Claudia Jones and
Amy Ashwood Garvey: Sisters in Civil Rights Activism at Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. Keynote
speaker Esther Stanford-Xosei will give a presentation followed by a Q&A
followed by light refreshments. Book this FREE
event here.
At 7.00pm is African Writers
Evening: Reconfiguring the Truth in the
Blue Room, Spirit Level, Royal
Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX. Reading from work
that has raised debate in their countries of origin Brian Chikwava (Zimbabwe)
and Ivan Vladislavic (South Africa) explore the fringes of conventional moral
codes. Moderated by Nii Ayikwei Parkes (Ghana) tickets are £8.00 from here.
At 7.45pm The Young Vic presents The
Island at The Young Vic, 66 The Cut,
Waterloo, SE1 8LZ, inspired by true stories from South Africa’s Robben
Island, 2 prisoners prepare to perform Antigone for the rest of the prison, one
serving a life sentence and the other about to be released. As they begin to
see themselves in the characters, their friendship is tested. Running till 30th
November tickets are £15.00 from
here.
Film Africa
At 10.00am is the
Secondary Shorts Programme at the Ritzy these screenings for Key Stage 3
and 4 pupils will feature Kwaku Ananse
a combination of the traditional West African fairy tale and the story of a
youngster attending her estranged fathers funeral, followed by Beleh in which a heavily pregnant wife
suddenly finds roles swapped with her domineering husband. Admission is £8.00
At 5.30pm is a Discussion with Judy Kibinge at the London Film School, 24 Shelton Street, WC2H
9UB. The Kenyan born filmier who founded and runs East Africa’s first Film
Fund Docubox will hold an indepth discussion about film, her 3 feature films
and her production house. Book this FREE
event by email.
At 6.45pm is the UK Premiere of Angola Birth of a Movement and Angola Death Metal Angola at Hackney Picturehouse. Birth of a Movement documents the activities of Luaty Beirao one of Angola’s most prolific hip hop artists in and campaigner for justice, followed by a Q&A with director Ana de Sousa. Angola Death Metal charts the journey of a couple trying to start Angola’s first hard rock festival. Tickets are £8.00 from here.
At 7.00pm is Sodiq at the Ritzy. This documentary is about Sodiq a 20 year old from North Peckham
who’s ambition to become a doctor are shattered when he was charged with the
gang related shooting of an equally gifted teen. Followed by a Q&A with
director Michael Adeyemi, admission is £10.50
from here.
At 9.00pm is Film Africa Live! With DJ El Moreno in
the Middle Bar Hackney Picturehouse. The Angolan DJ brings the contemporary sounds
and rhythms of the Angolan ghetto with a set of kuduro tunes. This is a FREE event
Friday 8th November
One World Media Festival
At 10.30pm is Creating Global Conversations at Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, Malet Place,
WC1E 6BT. This keynote session chaired by Marieme Jamme (Africa Gathering)
with Keynote speakers Peter Barron (Google) and Mark Kaigwa (Digital Guru,
Nairobi) will present insightful and visionary examples of platforms that have
enabled a more rigourous and fair exchange of information across the world.
This will be followed by discussion and Q&A’s. Register for this FREE event here.
At 12.30pm is Borom
Sarret (The Wagoner) at AV Hill
Lecture Theatre, UCL, Malet Place, WC1E 6BT. This Senegalese film from 1963
is the first to be made solely by a Black African and is a day in the life of a
wagon driver in Dakar. This short film by Ousmane Sembene was part of the 2013
Cannes Classics programme. Register for this FREE screening here.
At 1.30pm is African
Spelling Book and TV Slum at AV Hill Lecture Theatre, These two documentaries
are made in Kenya, African Spelling Book is
a participatory video project made by Dagoretti Children Village in Nairobi
where the children tell their stories through the letters of the alphabet. TV Slum is entirely filmed by 8 Nairobi
street kids, followed by a Q&A with director Angelo Loy. Register for this FREE screening here.
At 1.30pm is The Rising Voice of the Global South at Darwin Lecture Theatre. This panel
discussion with Charles Aniagolu (ARISE News), Agnes Gitau (London African
Media Network), Flora Gregory (Al Jazeera English) and Ken Wilson-Max (The
Weekly World) will discuss how media professionals are challenging the
authoritative voice of the media to try and provide independent and balanced
news stories reflecting global opinions. Register for this FREE event here.
Film Africa
At 10.00am is the
Primary Shorts Programme at Hackney Picturehouse. Suitable for Year
5and 6, featuring My Shoes (Les Souliers
d’Aid) and When they slept. More details here
At 7.00pm is The Africa
China Connection and Fuelling Poverty
at the South London Gallery, 65-67
Peckham Road, Camberwell, SE5 8UH. The first documentary looks at the impact
of African migration into China, followed by a Q&A with director Pieter van
der Houwen and Joseph Adesunloye. Fuelling Poverty is a short documentary about
the January 2012 fuel subsidy protests in Nigeria. Admission is £5.50 from here
At 7.00pm is L’Afrance
at the Ritzy, this debut by
Alain Gomis probes the dilemmas and cultural confusion of Senegalese immigrants
in Paris. Admission is £11.50 from here.
At 8.45pm is Andalucia
at the Ritzy, this is a story of a
thirtysomething French Algerian man looking for his place in 21st
century Paris, bringing into focus the nomadic state of city dwellers through music
and a series of conversations. Admission is £11.50 from here.
At 9.00pm is the
UK Premiere of Coz of Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) at Hackney Picturehouse, the award winning duo of Wanlov the Kubulor
and M3nsa the Magnificent known as the FOKN Bois come with their sequel to
their pidgin English musical, in which they are out for revenge against the
machete wielding gang who ambushed them. Tickets are £8.00 from here.
Saturday 9th November
From 12.00pm to
5.00pm 100 Black Men of London hosts
Community Mentoring Programme Open Day 2013 at Chandos East Community Centre, 90 Chandos Road, E15 1TT. The Open
Day will give parents, guardians and interested peoples a chance to explore the
programmes on offer from the Me I Can Be
Programme for boys and girls aged
10-15 who learn valuable life skills to help equip them for life. The Parents Programme is a community
discussion forum where parents learn and share knowledge and experiences on
bringing up children. Register for this FREE
day here.
At 4.00pm is Inspire Ghana’s Charity Football Match at Play On Sports, 100 Preston Road, Canary
Wharf, E14 9SB. Guest footballers include Adot Comedian, Mista Silva, Kwamz
and Flava, Atumpan (The Thing), Derry Mensah (X Factor 2011), Jay (Destination
GH), DJ Mri, DBoy CityLove, DJ FiiFii, Mad J, Special D, P Montana and more.
This fundraiser seeks to raise funds to educate and develop 16-18 year olds in
Ghana. Tickets are £5.00 from here.
At 6.30pm the
British Nigeria Law Forum hosts the BNLF
Annual Gala Dinner 2013: A Celebration of Nigerian Contemporary Art at The
Waldorf Hilton Hotel, Aldwych. This 3 course meal will feature guest
speaker Yinka Shonibare MBE the acclaimed artist, music by opera singer April
Koyejo, entertainment and music from the DJ all in the company of ‘our learned
friends’ from Nigeria. Tickets are £90.00
(£70.00 for students) from here.
At 6.30pm is Yorira Ngoma at Mama Jumbe’s, 350 Katherine Road, E7 8NW. With live music from Zee
Guyeva and the Heritage Survival Band, Mathias ‘Matty’ Julius and Dan Lu from
Malawi, Chrishawna and DJ Vix Marayanyika. Tickets are £5.00 from here.
At 8.30pm is Dinner With How Jamaica Conquered the World
at Crocodelic, 13 Kilburn Lane, W10
4AE. This dinner hosted by Roifield Brown and soul singer Noel Mckoy celebrate
the massive global impact of the poidcast How
Jamaica Conquered the World. The Caribbean dinner is followed by a musical
performance by Noel Mckoy and band. Tickets are £20.00 for 2 courses and £25.00
for 3 courses from here.
One World Media Festival
At 2.00pm is The Challenges of Reflecting a New Africa at
the Darwin Lecture Theatre, chaired
by Onyekachi Wambu (AFFORD) with Ikenna Azuike (Whats up Africa?), Dr Gus
Casely-Hayford (SOAS), Nii Ayikwei Parkes (Poet and Novelist), Minna Salami (Ms
Afropolitan) and Binyavanga Wainaina (Author and journalist) this panel
discussion reflects on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s celebrated TED Global Talk
‘The Danger of a Single Story’ and explores whether the mainstream media has
heeded the message. Register for this FREE
event here.
Film Africa
At 9.00am is the African Film and Politics Conference in
the Africa Media Centre, University of
Westminster, 309 Regents Street, W1B 2UW. This 2 day conference seeks to
debate the issues of politics, ideology, power and diversity in the African film
industry. Keynote speakers are award winning film director Jean-Pierre Bekolo
and writer academic and filmmaker Imruh Bakari, there will be a presentation
and screening by Daniela Ricci (academic and filmmaker) . Registration is £175.00 (£95.00 students) from here.
At 2.00pm the
BFI’s African Odyssey series will be screening Borom Sarret and Tey in NFT1, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XT. The former is
considered to be the first film made by a black African whilst the latter is a
poetic story on one man’s last day on Earth, followed by a Q&A with
director Alain Gomis. Tickets are £6.00
from here.
At 10.30am is Going Far: Workshop with Destiny Ekaragha
and Bola Agbaje at the BFI Blue Room.
The pair will discuss their experiences as filmmaker and writer respectively on
their debut feature film Gone Too Far.
Followed by a motivational workshop aimed at young people. This is a FREE event
At 2.00pm is Nollywood for Beginners and Osuofia in London Double Bill at the
South London Gallery, the
presentation will be led by Film Africa programmer Phoenix Fry followed by a
screening of the classic comedy Osuofia
in London at 3.00pm this fish out
of water comedy follows the titular hero as he comes to London from his village
to claim an inheritance from his brother, dealing with culture shock, scheming
widows and the police. Followed by Osuofia
in London 2, in which the scheming widow follows Osuofia to his village.
Admission is £5.50 from here.
At 5.00pm is the UK Premiere of 2morrow
Far Away at the Ritzy. This is
a hybrid documentary/ fiction feature that follows the fortunes o four young
people from the Parisien suburb of Saint Denis who had the opportunity to be
reporters at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Followed by a Q&A with
Pierre- Emmanuel Urcun. Tickets are £11.50
from here.
At 5.00pm is Touki Bouki and Mille Soleils at the Hackney Picturehouse. The former is a freewheeling
1973 road movie in which 2 young lovers plot their route out of Senegal. The latter
won the Grand Prix International Competition, FID Marseille in 2013 and traces
the journeys in the first movie 40 years later. Admission is £8.00 from here.
At 7.00pm is The
President (La President) at the Ritzy.
A stylish and intelligent Camerounian movie that features a fictional head of
state that disappears the night before an important summit. Potential successors
and overthrowers converge on the capital whilst bloggers and talking heads
debate his problematic legacy. Followed by a Q&A with director Jean-Pierre Bekolo.
Admission £11.50 from here.
At 9.00pm is Film Africa Live: Closing Party with DJs
Fade2 and FrenchKiss at the Hackney
Attic. This closing party will feature Fade2 who specialises in African,
Caribbean and electronic music, while Ghanaian DJ FrenchKiss will be playing
everything from highlife to hiplife, dancehall, soul RNB, rare groove and more.
Admission is £6.00 in advance from
here and £7.00 on the door
Sunday 10th
At 7.00pm AFEs
presents L’Afrique Festival in London
2013 in the Coronet Theatre, 28 New
Kent Road, SE1 6TJ with DJ Arafat (Cote d’Ivoire), Lady Ponce (Cameroon),
TY (Nigeria), Planetman (Yemen), Seddik Zebiri (Algeria), DJ Edu (Kenya),
Kadialy Kouyate (Senegal), Jo N’Gala (UK), Jaystar (UK) and Zouglou Royal (UK).
Tickets for this thrilling and diverse musical experience are £20.00 in advance from here.
Film Africa
At 9.00am is the
second day of African Film and Politics
Conference at the Africa Media
Centre, University of Westminster. Registration is £175.00 (£95.00 students) from here
At 2.00pm is the Living
in Bondage Double Bill at the South
London Gallery, a screening of the first Nollywood movie ever made Living in Bondage and its sequel Living in Bondage 2. This is a story of
a businessman who joins a satanic cult to achieve greater financial success.
With complimentary Nigerian food, throughout admission is £5.50 from here.
At 6.15pm is Grisgris
at Cine Lumiere, this Chadian film
about a street photographers romantic interest in a would be model. When rising
family medical bills lead him to get involved in a dangerous petrol smuggling
racket, both he and the object of his affections find themselves in danger.
Tickets are £10.00 (£8.00 concs) from
here
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