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(OPEN AIR) Coconut Head Generation

Alain Kassanda, France, Nigeria 2023, 89 Min., OV with English subs, DCP

Introductory conversation with Alain Kassanda, moderated by Pascale Fakhry

Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria organizes a film club where they come together to watch and discuss films. Through the works of filmmakers like John Akomfrah and Med Hondo, the small lecture hall is transformed into a political agora and heated discussions around topics such as decolonisation, feminist struggles and student rights take place. Kinshasa-born French director Alain Kassanda observes the ordinary lives of Nigerian students in the midst of the challenges they face, showing the immediate proximity between the struggle on the streets and the political energy emanating from the cinema space. (CS)

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In bad weather the screening takes place indoors.

COCONUT HEAD GENERATION, Alain Kassanda