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- Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.)
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Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.)
Bournemouth, BH1 4BP United Kingdom
About the event:
Doors open from 7pm, high-street entrance to Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.) on Wednesday 26 October. We are delighted to continue our film screenings on Wednesday evenings with support from Film Hub South West through their audience development fund with BFI. This event is part of our autumn film programme series ‘The Show Must Go On.’
About the film:
Rafiki, 2018 (12A) directed by Wanuri Kahiu
Starring: Neville Misati, Nice Githinji, Samantha Mugatsia, Vitalis Waweru, Charlie Karumi, Muthoni Gathecha
“If ever there were a cinematic equivalent of “purple prose,” the Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu finds it.” Los Angeles Times
With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different girls must choose between love and safety surrounded by insular gossip, local politics and burgeoning maturity. Their magnetic pull draws us into a queer Romeo and Juliet romance, as they try to hide their relationship from their politically opposing fathers.
Directed by Wanuri Kahiu, part of a strong cohort of Kenyan female filmmakers, Rafiki was the first Kenyan film to be included in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes earlier this year, and was then controversially banned from being shown in Kenya by the Kenya Film Classification Board. LGBTQ+, Triple F Rated
Special guests Khaleb Brooks and Queer Vision Film Festival will be in conversation after the film.
Language: Swahili and English with English subtitles
Running Time: 82mins
This film contains: moderate violence, infrequent strong language and discriminatory behaviour.
We want to keep prices to a minimum so as many people can come as possible. Tickets are therefore £5.00. Free tickets are also available for those with low income, outsider artists, asylum seekers, refugees, vulnerable migrants and the LGBTQIA+ community including indigenous and people of colour. You can also email us instead for a free ticket if that is easier for you – gotbeaf@gmail.com