Animation Forum – Sunday 10 April , 3:00pm - 5:15pm at Tricycle Cinema, Kilburn
A selection African animation films presented by Black History Walks
Title: A Selection of 4 Short films
Directors: Mike Johnson, Obinna Owuekwe, Rémi Gamiettes
Venue: Tricycle Cinema Kilburn (269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR)
Price: £7 Adult / £5.50 Cons/Children under 16
Time: 3.00pm - 5:15pm
Date: Sunday, 10 April
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Film: AFROMAN & the Protectors of the Book of Knowledge
Director: Mike Johnson Genre: animation, 20min, USA, 2010
Kofi is a young American boy who has been chosen by Ancient Egyptians to fight evil in the 21st century. He is not sure how to handle his responsibility and turns to his ancestors Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah for inspiration.
Film: African Tales
Director: Obinna Owuekwe Genre: animation, 30min, Nigeria, 2010, English/Ibo
An animated series written and directed by Obinna Owuekwe that follows the challenges of a young girl, Azuka, born with a peculiar birthmark she is chased from her village where she meets some spiritual warriors who believe she has special Powers and a great destiny.
Film: Cable
Director: Rémi Gamiette Genre: animation, 15min, France, 2010, English
This is a fantastic action animation, about a village woman who becomes a space soldier when her three children are kidnapped and taken to an alien planet.
More information and details on post screening panel discussion
Q&A's with Tony Warner organiser of African Superheroes Day, on the future of animated African images where to see such cartons and previews of coming attractions.
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