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Coconut Head Generation [In-Person Only]
Fri Aug 09: 7.00pm PDT
Sat Aug 10: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT
Sun Aug 11: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
Alain Kassanda
France & Nigeria
2023
1h 29m
About
(Alain Kassanda, France & Nigeria, 2023, 89 min, in English, Pidgin, Yoruba & French with English subtitles)
The term coconut head generation originated as an insult targeting todays Nigerian twenty-somethings, who have been sweepingly mischaracterized as lazy and apathetic. Reclaiming the term as an ironic self-moniker, a growing number of the nations youth are instead proving themselves to be politically and morally engaged.
In this invigorating observational documentary, Kinshasa-born, French-raised filmmaker Alain Kassanda captures the words and emotions of students at the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria. The countrys first university, it was founded in 1948 and is still reckoning with its colonial British legacy. Here, students have begun a weekly film club, where screenings of work by such directors as Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, John Akomfrah, and Med Hondo instigate intellectual conversation. Immersing himself with students engaged in spirited debates over contemporary Nigerian societys ever-present power imbalances and sometimes heated discussions around ethnicity, feminism, and gender, Kassanda proves to be a forceful new voice in nonfiction by ceding the floor to a vibrant new generation.
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum's ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org
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