{"id":58811,"date":"2022-02-24T19:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T19:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/events\/dc-francophonie-festival-film-screening-above-water\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T07:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:39:37","slug":"dc-francophonie-festival-film-screening-above-water","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/dc-francophonie-festival-film-screening-above-water\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Francophonie Festival – ABOVE WATER (2021) with director A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga at the AFI SILVER THEATER"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 22, 7 pm – Above Water, directed by A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga,\u00a0Niger\/France\/Belgium, 2021, 90 min<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Official Selection, 2021 Cannes Film Festival\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Registration is encouraged. A Panel discussion with actress and director A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga will follow the screening.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The village of Tatiste in the north of Niger is on the frontline of the global water crisis \u2014 as it is for a billion people worldwide, access to safe drinking water is almost nonexistent for its inhabitants, especially during the dry season. Senegal-born French actress-turned-director A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga (Cach\u00e9, Russian Dolls, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) follows 14-year-old Houlaye, who, like many other young people, walks kilometers every day to draw water for her family. When Houlaye’s aunt Suri convinces an NGO to build a well in the village, it is the promise of a new beginning for the whole community. Set against a backdrop of spellbinding desert landscapes and a vibrant musical score, this hopeful documentary paints a visceral portrait of survival in the face of the global climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

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A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga<\/strong>\u00a0is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, and producer. A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejiofor\u2019s directorial debut. She has won or been nominated for a number of prestigious prizes, including a Best Newcomer C\u00e9sar (French Oscar) nomination in 2007 for Bamako (The Court) (2006) and the Best Actress Prize in 2009 at the Bastia Film Festival for Black and White (2008) by Italian director Cristina Comencini.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":58809,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[226],"app_event_type":[239],"class_list":["post-58811","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-dc","app_event_type-film"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDC Francophonie Festival - ABOVE WATER (2021) with director A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga at the AFI SILVER THEATER - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/dc-francophonie-festival-film-screening-above-water\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DC Francophonie Festival - ABOVE WATER (2021) with director A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga at the AFI SILVER THEATER - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"March 22, 7 pm – Above Water, directed by A\u00efssa Ma\u00efga,\u00a0Niger\/France\/Belgium, 2021, 90 min Official Selection, 2021 Cannes Film Festival\u00a0 Registration is encouraged. 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