[Congo In Harlem]
Please join us for Opening Night!
“Kangama” by Jean Depara from “Kinshasa Streets” (Digital Exhibition courtesy of CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection)
6th Annual Congo in Harlem Film Series
Sunday, October 19th, 7:30PM, Maysles Cinema, 343 Lenox Avenue.
New York, NY 10027
Soeur Oyo (Sister Oyo) Screening
Dir. Monique Mbeka Phoba, DR Congo/Belgium, 2014, 20 min.
Set in the Belgian Congo in the 1950s, Sister Oyo tells the story of Godelive, a Congolese schoolgirl at the Catholic boarding school Mbanza-Mboma, the premiere French language school for Congolese girls. She is to be westernized, following the will of her parents, but the memory of her grandmother intervenes.
Followed by post-screening discussion with filmmaker Monique Mbeka Phoba
+ Opening Night Celebration with Congolese food and live music by Isaac Katalay and the Life Long Project
$10 suggested donation at the door or purchase tickets in advance here
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in Harlem!
Congo in Harlem, 6th Edition: October 16 – 26, 2014
Maysles Cinema, 343 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Full Schedule and Tickets:
www.congoinharlem.org
