The theme of the AHA’s ninth annual film festival will be Protest and Resistance.
Organizers Jason M. Kelly (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) and Alex Lichtenstein (Indiana University, Bloomington) have selected a diverse group of films addressing this theme in a global context. Screenings will be followed by discussions hosted by filmmakers and historians.
Imbabazi: The Pardon
Friday, January 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hilton, Murray Hill B
Joel Karekezi, producer, director, and writer; Miriam Odaka and Masarait Kashmiri, coproducers (Ndolo Films, a Karekezi Film Production; released in 2013)
The coproducers of the film will lead a discussion after the screening.
Ghosts of Amistad
Photo by John Rice, © 2014, University of Pittsburgh. All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, January 3, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Hilton, Rendezvous Trianon
Tony Buba, director; Marcus Rediker, producer (2014)
Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh, and Tony Buba, filmmaker, will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.
The Guguletu Seven
Saturday, January 3, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Hilton, Rendezvous Trianon
Lindy Wilson, producer and director (Lindy Wilson Productions, 2000)
Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, University of Minnesota, and Hlonipha Mokoena, Columbia University, will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.
Credit: Kudos Family AS
The Gulabi Gang
Sunday, January 4, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Hilton, Gramercy Suite B
Nishtha Jain, director and writer (Piraya Film, Final Cut for Real, Raintree Films, 2010)
Cosponsored by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute
Credit: Raines family
1971
Sunday, January 4, 5:00-7:30 p.m.
Hilton, Gramercy Suite B
Johanna Hamilton, producer, director, and writer (Fork Films, Big Mouth Productions, Motto Pictures, Candescent Films, 2014)
Johanna Hamilton, producer, director, and writer; Betty Medsger, journalist; and Beverly Gage, Yale University, will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.
