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AFRICAN EFFECT FILM FESTIVAL 2008 Though many different kinds of stories from Africa can and are be told, we found, while researching for African Effect 2008, many African films focused on two central themes: redemption and transformation. Appropriate subject matter, of course, as African nations continue to come to terms with their colonial past and with the challenges of independence and globalization. The films we have selected—from Tunisia, Chad, Senegal, the Congo, Mali, South Africa and Rwanda—also showcase storytelling and technical skills that remind us that Africa has become the site for some of the world's most exciting cinema. It is a pleasure to welcome these films to Santa Fe audiences, which during the first five African Effect festivals, has proven to be intellectually curious and deeply appreciative of stories from other cultures. |  | |
BAB'AZIZ: THE PRINCE WHO CONTEMPLATED HIS SOUL This masterful visual poem from director Nacer Khemir (whose previous films have won awards at Torino and Venice) begins with the story of a blind dervish and his spirited granddaughter. With faith as their only guide, the two wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place every 30 years days, the grandfather amusing his granddaughter with tales of a prince who left his castle to seek the wisdom of the wider world. A fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, Bab'Aziz was filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran, written in collaboration with Tonino Guerra (Amarcord, Night of the Shooting Stars, Blowup and L’Avventura) and shot by Mahmoud Kalari, who has worked with giants including Kiarostami, Makhmalbaf and Mehrjui. |  | |
| CHICAGO 10 Now Playing "Absurdly engaging … Grade A agitprop … funny and frightening in equal measure." –Ty Burr, Boston Globe The latest nonfiction adventure by Oscar-nominated director Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture) mixes bold and original animation with extraordinary archival footage that explores the build-up to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Set to the music of revolution, this film—the first doc to open Sundance—revisits the story of young Americans who took a stand in the face of an oppressive and armed government. At the 1968 Democratic Convention, protestors, denied permits for demonstrations, repeatedly clashed with the Chicago Police Department, who waged a week-long terror campaign that resulted in riots witnessed live by a television audience of over 50 million. With voiceover by Hank Azaria (as Abbie Hoffman and Allen Ginsberg), Nick Nolte, Dylan Baker, Mark Ruffalo, Jeffrey Wright, Roy Scheider and Liev Schreiber, Chicago 10 offers a celebration of hope and courage. (U.S., 2007, 100m, 35mm, Roadside Attractions) |  | |
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The French Film Salon presents: LOVE SONGS |  | |
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