Shorts Program: International Visions
@ Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, August 9th, from 8PM - 9:45PM
Provocative stories from Africa and the African diaspora open up the world in these four shorts: WE LOVE MOSES (2016, UK, 15 min.) by Dionne Edwards; LALO’S HOUSE (2018, Haiti/USA, 25 min.) by Kelley Kali; FALLOU (2017, Senegal/UK, 30 min.) by Alassane Sy; and OFF PATH (TANGENTE) (2017, France/Reunion Island, 27 min.) by Rida Belghiat. In English, Haitian Creole, French, and Wolof with English subtitles.
We Love Moses
2016, Dionne Edwards, UK, 15 min.
A 12-year-old girl’s sexual curiosity fastens on her older brother’s friend Moses, but she still has a lot to learn. (MR)
Lalo’s House
2018, Kelley Kali, Haiti/USA, 25 min.
Two sisters find themselves victims of child trafficking in a disturbing story based on true events. In Haitian Creole with English subtitles. (MR)
Fallou
2017, Alassane Sy, Senegal/UK, 30 min.
A young Senegalese man in London becomes involved in a terrorist plot. In Wolof and English with English subtitles. (MR)
Off Path
Tangente
2017, Rida Belghiat, France, 27 min.
A woman’s determination to finish an endurance race on mountainous Reunion Island has a special motivation. In French with English subtitles. (MR)
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Tags: Alassane Sy, Black Harvest Film Fest A Boy, Chicago, Dionne Edwards, Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kelley Kali, Loop, Rida Belghiat, Shorts Program: International Visions
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