(I reviewed this in June: http://louisproyect.org/2014/06/10/human-rights-film-festival-2014/)
I thought you might be interested in hearing about the forthcoming theatrical release of filmmaker Joanna Lipper’s acclaimed documentary THE SUPREME PRICE about women in Nigeria - and in particular about Hafsat Abiola (daughter of the late M.K.O. Abiola and his wife Kudirat). The film will be released in theaters in NY and LA starting on October 3. We are hosting special press screenings at SOHO House locations in New York and West Hollywood on Monday, September 29 at 9:30 PM. Seating is limited, but let me know if you’d like to attend. *CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY “THE SUPREME PRICE” ABOUT WOMEN IN NIGERIA TO BE RELEASED IN THEATERS OCT. 3 IN NYC & LA *October 3-10 at Quad Cinema in New York City* *October 3-10 at Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles* In 1993 Nigeria elected M.K.O. Abiola as president in a historic vote that promised to end years of military dictatorship. Shortly after the election, Abiola was imprisoned as another military regime seized power, and his wife, Kudirat, took over the leadership of the pro-democracy movement, organizing strikes and marches and winning international attention for the Nigerian struggle. Because of this work, she too became a target and was assassinated in 1996. Director Joanna Lipper elegantly dovetails past and present as she tells this story through the eyes of Hafsat Abiola, who was about to graduate from Harvard when her mother was murdered. Her father died in prison two years later under mysterious circumstances. Determined not to let her parents’ democratic ideals die with them, Hafsat returns to Nigeria after years in exile and is at the forefront of a progressive movement to empower women and dismantle the patriarchal structure of Nigerian society. THE SUPREME PRICE provides a unprecedented look inside of Africa’s most populous nation, exposing the tumultuous, violent history of a deeply entrenched corrupt culture of governance where a tiny circle of political elites monopolize billions of dollars worth of oil revenue while the masses remain impoverished. *OFFICIAL WEBSITE & PREVIEW CLIP: * http://www.thesupremeprice.com <http://the2050group.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3fe3bbbe0d68054ba2037af6a&id=4f7aa88f9f&e=685d2db61b> _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
