Africa in Motion Film Festival Glasgow, CCA 8/10 and 19 June, 2016

Africa in Motion Film Festival invites you to the Glasgow edition of the film tour of African Hopes, Beats and Dreams, shedding new light on pertinent and contemporary issues facing Africa.
CCA, Glasgow: Wednesday 8th, Friday 10th and Saturday 19th June 2016
Join us on a journey through new African cinema, including award-winning feature films and documentaries from across the continent.
Wednesday 8th June 7pm – THE DREAMS OF SHAHRAZAD
A beautiful, music-led documentary that looks at arab uprisings in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon through the lens of the famous story collection known as ‘One Thousand and One Nights’.
Telephone: 0141 352 4900
Friday 10th June 7pm – BEATS OF THE ANTONOV
This unsettling documentary is structured around the daily bombing runs carried out by the Sudanese government in Sudan and the music resistance movements that have sprung up in response.
Telephone: 0141 352 4900
Saturday 18th June 7pm – HOPE
A young man from Cameroon and a Nigerian woman find themselves in the harsh landscape of the Sahara desert along with hundreds of others making the desperate and dangerous journey across Northern Africa in search of something better in Europe, encountering love, danger, desperation and hope along the way.
Book online
Telephone: 0141 353 4900
More information and watch the trailers
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD
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