Folk/Art/Cinema: Where The Stars Meet The Sea & The Little Girl Who Stole The Sun
The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market and CCA proudly present Folk/Art/Cinema. Curated by Emmy-winning writer-producer Kirk Ellis and CCA Cinematheque Director and Sundance Fellow Jason Silverman, this series of five hosted films explores the enduring spirit and cultural tensions of traditional societies in a changing world. Folk/Art/Cinema introduces works by world cinema’s unsung heroes and offers new perspectives into the arts and cultures of the global community.
Where The Stars Meet The Sea & The Little Girl Who Stole The Sun - 7:30pm Thursday, June 14
Preceded by a Skype introduction by African film scholar Samba Gadjigo
Left for dead after being born under the curse of an eclipse, a “crippled” orphan boy grows into a young man of strong will, with supernatural powers. Raymond Rajaonarivelo’s gorgeous African folktale mixes naturalistic settings and magic realism and puts Madagascar in gorgeous focus (Madagascar, 1996, 77m, digital video courtesy of California Newsreel). Preceded by THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s tale of a young heroine who does her work as a newspaper salesgirl fearlessly and with great heart on Dakar’s sometimes mean streets. (Senegal, 1998, 45m, digital video)
