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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:ASC Event. African Women Film Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:A three-day celebration of the creativity\, resilience\, and global impact of African women in cinema.\n\nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Registration is required:\nhttps://myumi.ch/R39pD\n\nThe event features award-winning filmmakers from across the continent alongside University of Michigan faculty experts for film screenings\, Q&A sessions\, and panel discussions. Conversations will address topics such as representation\, gender\, and the changing landscape of African media—creating space for dialogue among filmmakers\, scholars\, students\, and the broader community.\n\nAWFF 2025 highlights six remarkable works by women filmmakers from across the continent\, each exploring resilience\, representation\, and the transformative power of film.\n\n*The Burning Field *(Ghana\, 2019) by Justin Weinrich and Anita Afonu. A documentary on the human and environmental cost of Ghana’s e-waste industry.\n\n*Dark Side of Glory* (Kenya\, 2021) by Sarah Owendi Ayitso. Exposes the exploitation and violence faced by elite female athletes in Kenya’s high-pressure sports culture.\n\nPremiere Screening: *MWEM FO: My Queen Mothers Shadow* (Cameroon/USA\, 2025) by Frieda Ekotto & Marthe Djilo Kamga. A reflective film exploring memory\, matrilineal heritage\, and identity.\n\n*Money\, Freedom: A Story of CFA Franc* (Senegal\, 2022) by Katy Léna Ndiaye. Examines the colonial origins and political weight of West Africa’s shared currency.\nReserve your tickets: https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=973548&eventId=973487\n\n*Standing on Their Shoulders* (South Africa\, 2018) by Xoliswa Sithole. Recounts the 1956 march of 20\,000 women against apartheid pass laws and its legacy in today’s activism.\nReserve your tickets: https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=973546&eventId=973477\n\nPremiere Screening: *Henna* (Nigeria\, 2025) by Sophia Muhammed. The story of a young girl from northern Nigeria confronting child marriage\, abuse\, and the search for freedom and self-worth.\nReserve your tickets: https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=973547&eventId=973483\n\nThe festival will also welcome Mahen Bonetti\, founder and executive director of African Film Festival\, Inc.\, as the keynote speaker. Renowned internationally for her vision and decades of advocacy\, Bonetti continues to champion African cinema and amplify its voices on the global stage.\n\nAlongside film screenings and the keynote\, the festival includes a series of panels led by U-M faculty experts\, guest filmmakers\, and actors. The sessions examine the intersections of gender\, technology\, heritage\, and creative practice in African cinema.\n\nPanel topics include:\nWomen Making Films in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities\nToxic Circuits: Uncovering the Global Afterlives of E-Waste Through the Lens of Film\nPreserving History: Women’s Activism and the Power of Representation in African Films\nFilmmaking in Africa: The Nollywood Example\nTechnologies\, Artificial Intelligence\, and the Future of Filmmaking in Africa\nBuilding Bridges\, Making Movies: Africa Connects to Its Diaspora\n\nThe African Women Film Festival honors the art\, courage\, and vision of African women filmmakers and is open to all who believe in the power of film to connect cultures and inspire change.\n\nVisit https://ii.umich.edu/asc/news-events/events/awff2025.html for more details.\n\n= = =\nAWFF is organized by the African Studies Center (ASC) at the University of Michigan and made possible with support from: Office of the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning – Global Michigan\, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Department of English Language and Literature\, Global Islamic Studies Center\, International Institute\, and other campus partners.\n\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact asc-contact@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:140718-21887530@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140718
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African Studies,African Studies Center,Anthropology,Area Studies,Art,conference,Discussion,Film,film screening,Humanities,Media,Storytelling,symposium,women's studies
LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg, Henderson, and Hussey
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