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A centerpiece of this year’s Cascade Festival of African Films will be the movie ‘Nawara,’ a story of
a housemaid for a wealthy Egyptian family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. The sharp social
commentary strongly questions the outcome of the country’s 2011 revolution and the deeper class
and cultural divisions that it brought to the surface.
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can plays: “Fishers of Hope/Tawaret,” an examination
of the prospects of hope and livelihood in Africa, and
“Onions Make Us Cry,” a look into the consequences
of domestic abuse. Both readings will be paired with
short films and take place in Moriarty Auditorium at 3
p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Returning to the festival will be a documentary film
series each Thursday evening focusing on the power
of dissent, and offers Portland audiences a chance to
witness how political and economic resistance can be
a powerful force for social change. In addition, each
Saturday screening during the festival is preceded by
the popular “Saturday Social Hour,” starting at 5:30
p.m. and features live music, food, and an African
marketplace.
For more information on all the festival’s screenings
and filmmaker appearances, visit africanfilmfestival.org.
‘Abounak,’ a film made in collaboration between
Portland director Christopher Kirley and actor
and musician Mdou Moctar of Niger, will open
the 27th Cascade Festival of African Films on Fri-
day, Feb. 3 at the Hollywood Theater. Both Kirkley
and Moctar will be on hand to discuss the film
following its second showing that evening.