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February 3, 2016 Page 15 he Law Oices of Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Patrick John Sweeney Attorney at Law 1549 SE Ladd, Portland, Oregon Portland: Hillsoboro: Facsimile: Email: (503) 244-2080 (503) 244-2081 (503) 244-2084 Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service lower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator ‘Lamb’ is a heartwarming ilm from Ethiopia that tackles poverty issues and screen Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. during the month long Cascade Festival of African Films at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus in north Portland. Films of Africa C ontinued from p age 11 Watch” after his ilm “Lamb,” was selected as the irst-ever Ethiopian work to be screened at Cannes. The ilm will be shown at noon, Feb. 25 and 7 p.m., Feb. 26 at the PCC Cas- cade Moriarty Auditorium. In total, the ilms at this year’s Cascade Festival of Af- rican ilms hail from 11 African countries: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan and Ethiopia. In addition to welcoming di- rectors Allouache and Zaleke in person, Portland audiences will have the chance to con- nect across continents through online video discussions with other directors in Africa fol- lowing the local screenings. In a time when most news stories about Africa ixate on war, famine, disease and cor- ruption, the Cascade Festival of African Films presents a clear-eyed, authentic view of African life in its many diverse forms, said Tracy Francis, the ilm festival’s coordinator. This year the festival will also examine LGBTQ issues in Kenya with “Stories of our Lives” (Kenya, 2014); gender issues in South Africa with a series of women-directed shorts; poverty in Ethiopia with the heartwarming story “Lamb”; and love in the ro- mantic comedy “Flower Girl” (Nigeria, 2013). Organizers say most feature ilms are not suitable for children, with the exceptions of “Kirik- ou and the Men and Women” (France/West Africa, 2012), showing on Feb. 27; and “Lamb,” showing on Feb. 25 and 26. A longtime ixture of the ilm festival is its Thursday evening documentary ilm se- ries. This year’s documentary series, “The Power of Music and the Arts,” offers a chance to witness how the arts can be a powerful force for social change and expression through ilms from Rwanda, Egypt, Su- dan, and Morocco. More than 5,000 people at- tend the festival each year. Most screenings take place at the Moriarty Auditorium at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus, 735 N. Kill- ingsworth St. For complete screening in- formation, visit africanilmfes- tival.org. • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonlowerspdx.com email: avalonlowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services
