"Tableau Ferraille" (Scrap Heap)

Presented by Alabama A&M University's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Students International Studies Association Co-sponsored by The Alabama Filmmakers Co-op. "Tableau Ferraille" (Scrap Heap) Thursday, February 23 @ 7 pm FREE admission. Open to the public. JF Drake Memorial Learning Resources Center (Library) Alabama A&M University More info: Ronald Slaughter, Ph.D. 256-372-4285 or ronald.slaughter@email.aamu.edu The African Cinema Series continues at Alabama A&M University. "Tableau Ferraille" (Scrap Heap) tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The first, Gagnesiri, is the village beauty, who waits patiently for Daam. Unfortunately, they are unable to conceive a child, so Daam takes European-educated Kiné, who is eager to get ahead by marrying a politician. Daam becomes involved in a shady business deal with Président, a local businessman; when the details are made public, he is forced out in disgrace. This award-winning film was written and directed by Moussa Sene Absa. It is in French with English subtitles. AWARDS + Won Best Film at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film + Won Best Cinematography at the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival REVIEWS Variety magazine says ... "Director Moussa Sene Absa's light often humorous approach, plus vibrant production values and a soundtrack to delight African music lovers, makes it a likely hit." DIRECTIONS TO THE FILM SCREENING: JF Drake Memorial Learning Resources Center (Library), Alabama A&M University. The building is #21 on this map http://www.aamu.edu/campusmap/ More information about the film ... http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0093