Review by Stephen Tronicek
Nascent screens at the Africa World Documentary Film Festival Friday, February 5, 2016 at 6:00. The festival takes place at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd (63112). For a complete schedule of all of the films, go Here
It’s one thing to find a good documentarian. It’s another to find a good documentarian with artistic vision. In just six short minutes documentarians Lindsey Branham, and Jonathan Kasbe unleash a surrealist documentary that through sheer force of vision leaves the viewer perplexed.
Nascent follows the story of two young Central African Republic children each telling their own story about the result of the war going on in their country. These stories won’t be revealed here since this is a six minute film. That said Nascent isn’t all about those stories. There’s a splash of aforementioned surrealism in here that allows the stories to not only become more powerful in themselves,...
Nascent screens at the Africa World Documentary Film Festival Friday, February 5, 2016 at 6:00. The festival takes place at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd (63112). For a complete schedule of all of the films, go Here
It’s one thing to find a good documentarian. It’s another to find a good documentarian with artistic vision. In just six short minutes documentarians Lindsey Branham, and Jonathan Kasbe unleash a surrealist documentary that through sheer force of vision leaves the viewer perplexed.
Nascent follows the story of two young Central African Republic children each telling their own story about the result of the war going on in their country. These stories won’t be revealed here since this is a six minute film. That said Nascent isn’t all about those stories. There’s a splash of aforementioned surrealism in here that allows the stories to not only become more powerful in themselves,...
- 2/2/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 9th annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the E. Desmond Lee Professorship in African/African American Studies at the International Studies and Programs Office, University of Missouri-St. Louis, will run from Friday, February 5, to Sunday, February 7 at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd (63112). This international festival is committed to promoting knowledge of the life and culture of the people of Africa worldwide, in a cinematic Pan-African context. During its St. Louis run, the festival will feature 14 films from nine countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, China and the United States. This event is free and open to the public. Middle and high school students from St. Louis area, (including students from Pamoja Preparatory Academy – an African centered St. Louis Public School), are expected to attend the opening day of the festival.
One of the added attractions of the festival will be Q&A’s with...
One of the added attractions of the festival will be Q&A’s with...
- 1/21/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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