Connecting Voices: Films from the Commonwealth
plus directors Q&A
ICA Cinema 1 Tue 10 Mar 6pm
A special programme presenting the best of Commonwealth talent with Indian documentary, Kenyan drama and animation Trinidad and Tobago. Leena Manimekalai and Camille Selvon Abrahams join us for discussion after the screening.
In partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation .
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Goddesses
Dir. Leena Manimekalai, India, 2007, 42 min, subtitles
Mumbai International Film Festival 08 (MIFF), Golden Conch Winner, Best Indian Documentary Film
A mesmerising and award-winning portrait of three women - a funeral singer, a gravedigger and a fisherwoman – and their lone struggle to carve out a place in a ruthless world. Read our BEV blog review:
Goddesses Hits Where Slumdog Misses
Ras Star
Dir. Wunuri Kahiu, Kenya/South Africa, 2006, 25min
From Kenya’s brightest young film talent comes this short feature about a girl whose dream of becoming Nairobi’s best rapper is at odds with the wishes of her traditional Muslim family.
The Vegetarian Super Machine
Dir. Camille Selvon Abrahams, Trinidad and Tobago, 2007, 5min
A mysterious Caribbean treasure hunt.
