Nigerian Film Series
'Nollywood': Nigerian Cinema on the Rise
The BFC/A is sponsoring this series of Nigerian films for Black History Month, 2006. All films will be introduced by Akin Adesokan, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and will be in the Radio/TV Building. Click here to read the transcript of an interview with Dr. Adesokan.
Series co-sponsored by POAET and African Studies
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
7:00pm, Radio/TV 251
Osuofia in London (Part One), (2004), dir: Kingsley
Ogoro.
Osuofia is a feckless farmer often at odds with his demanding
family. When he receives the news of the death of his brother in London, an
under-prepared Osuofia sees an opportunity to escape the troubles of home and
enrich himself from the huge bequest of his late brother's will. Through a
series of hilarious encounters in offices, restaurants, and in private homes,
this comic film plays upon the expectations and misunderstandings attending
cultural translations.
Running time: 110 mins.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
7:00pm, Radio/TV 251
Thunderbolt: Magun (2001), dir: Tunde Kelani
Thunderbolt: Magun tells the story of Ngozi, a young
wife who, because of her job as a school teacher, has to divide her time between
two towns. Her husband suspects her of infidelity, and when she is discovered to
be suffering from a deadly affliction, her marriage and life are at risk. The
affliction, Magun, is believed to be a system of chastity-control, and the film
raises questions about the validity of this cultural belief in the context of
the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Running time: 105 mins.
Thursday, February 23, 2006*
7:15pm, Radio/TV 245
Agbeke (2004), dir: Abbey Lanre; prod: Bukky
Wright.
A rich but childless man takes advantage of a naïve girl, and dies
thereafter, but not before his own barren wife claims to have become pregnant at
last. Agbeke, the girl, is separated from her child who grows up as Tobi. When
the teenage Tobi develops a serious illness, the question of who will donate a
spare kidney arises, bringing a long-neglected Agbeke back into a scheme of
things that will transform her station in life.
Running time: 120 mins.
Note: This film screening was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 21st but was changed due to the James Earl Jones appearance at the IU Auditorium.
