To Repel Ghosts
Urban Tales from the African Continent First screened in September 2013
Homecoming: Director: Jim Chuchu. Cast: Elsaphan Njora, Patricia Kihoro, Shiv Singh. Screenplay: Jim Chuchu.Berea: Director: Vincent Moloi. Cast: Wilson Dunster, Abena Ayivor. Screenplay: Makgano Mamabolo and Lodi Matsetela.To Repel Ghosts: Variation on the Last Trip of Jean-Michel Basquiat: Director: Philippe Lacôte. Cast: Alexandre Desane, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Adelaïde Ouattara. Screenplay: Philippe Lacôte.Kwaku Ananse: Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu. Cast: Jojo Abot, Grace Omaboe, Koo Nimo, Karim Adam. Screenplay: Akosua Adoma Owusu and Iram Parveen Bilal.Unogumbe: Noye's Fludde: Director: Mark Dornford-May. Cast: Pauline Malefane, Simphiwe Mayeki, Ayanda Eleki, Bongiwe Mapassa, Nobulumko Mngxekeza, Busisiwe Ngejane, Sinethemba Mdena, Luvo Tambo, Mandisi Dyantyis.Twitter Capsule:
African shorts program a mixed bag with sensational peaks: a modernized Ghanaian Ananse and an operatic Noah's Ark.