An exploration of Somali life on screen: Pan African Cinema

An exploration of Somali life on screen: Pan African Cinema - the Horn and its Diaspora

For this year's Numbi Festival Film Corner, we have teamed up with Other Cinemas and SAAFI (Somali Advice and Forum of Information) to screen three short films exploring the history and experiences of British people with Somali heritage who have made the East End their home. Using archival footage, these films delve into themes surrounding Somali culture and attempts at self-representation as well as experiences of alienation, antiblack racism and sites of protest against these impositions. In addition to these films we are delighted to be screening Laan, a short film exploring daily life in Djibouti told through the story of three female childhood friends.

These screenings will be followed by an intergenerational conversation between the panel and members of the audience around these themes and more.

Panellists:

Kinsi Abdulleh - Artist and founder of Numbi Arts

Rhoda Ibrahim - Community builder, founder and executive director of SAAFI in London

Hudda Khaireh - Researcher and artist

Salma Bihi - Budding historian, currently studying history at university in London



Films:

Kathleen Warsama, 1982 - BBC Documentary - Surviving: Experience of Migration and Exile (29 mins)

Somali lives: Culture in Exile, 1993 (30 mins)

Laan, 2011 (27 mins)

From Burco to Bow, 2018 (9 mins0


Doors open at 6.30. The first film will screen at 7 pm sharp. Snacks will be provided. Tickets do not guarantee entry, so please arrive early.