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SFIWFF Opening Night: The Education of Auma Obama directed by Branwen Okpako
The 2012 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL proudly opens at the Roxie Theatre with Branwen Okpako's documentary, THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA.
THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA directed by Branwen Okpako
(80 min, 2011, Germany-Kenya)
A feature documentary on the life and times of Auma Obama told from her homestead in Kenya during the run up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections that brought her brother Barack Obama to power.
The Education of Auma Obama is a captivating and intimate portrait of the U.S. president's older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity. An academic overachiever, she studied linguistics and contemporary dance in Heidelberg, Germany, before enrolling in film school in Berlin, where she met Nigerian-born director Okpako in the nineties. After living in the United Kingdom for a short period, Auma Obama eventually moved back to Kenya to mentor a young generation of community activists, social workers and other ambitious young men and women who lacked her privileged education and training, but were nonetheless determined to make a positive contribution to their society.
Opening Night Reception included with film ticket (Film Reception and Screening. General Admission: $20 Student/Senior/Disabled: $19)
Reception starts 5:00 PM at the Candystore Collective, 3153 16th Street (at Albion Street), San Francisco, CA 94103; (415) 887-7637.
Film will screen at 7:00 PM.
Admission:
Film Screening Only
General Admission: $12
Student/Senior/Disabled: $11
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Film Reception and Screening
General Admission: $20
Student/Senior/Disabled: $19
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LocationRoxie Cinema (View)
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA Ca 94107
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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