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UH SUMMER CINEMA SERIES
Spalding Auditorium ~ University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sunday, July 20 at 5 PM
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Dir: Bob Hercules & Keith Walker. USA 2007 57 min.
Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely
documentary follows Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his
ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, Obama
explores the vast continent that is gaining increasing importance in this
age of globalization. The heart of the film is Obama's emotional homecoming
to Kisumu, Kenya, his father's former home, where thousands of people turn
out to greet him. In South Africa, we follow Senator Obama on a trip to
Robben Island—the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 21
years. At a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, we see, through Obama's eyes, the
devastating effects of genocide. Senator Obama narrates the film, giving his
own perspective on the journey and the significance of Africa to U.S.
interests.
Kenyan national Gilbert Githere will answer questions about some of the
issues raised about Kenya in the film after the screening.
$5/$3 UH students and faculty
Further info: 223-0130
Directions to Spalding Auditorium:
Proceed north on University Avenue two stoplights past Dole St. (Maile Way).
Make a right onto the campus. 400 yards past the guard gate, park in the lot
on the right at the corner of Maile Way and Farrington Rd. Walk through
passage way to the front of the building. Auditorium is on the first floor.
************************
UH SUMMER CINEMA SERIES
Spalding Auditorium ~ University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sunday, July 20 at 5 PM
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Dir: Bob Hercules & Keith Walker. USA 2007 57 min.
Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely
documentary follows Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his
ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, Obama
explores the vast continent that is gaining increasing importance in this
age of globalization. The heart of the film is Obama's emotional homecoming
to Kisumu, Kenya, his father's former home, where thousands of people turn
out to greet him. In South Africa, we follow Senator Obama on a trip to
Robben Island—the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 21
years. At a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, we see, through Obama's eyes, the
devastating effects of genocide. Senator Obama narrates the film, giving his
own perspective on the journey and the significance of Africa to U.S.
interests.
Kenyan national Gilbert Githere will answer questions about some of the
issues raised about Kenya in the film after the screening.
$5/$3 UH students and faculty
Further info: 223-0130
Directions to Spalding Auditorium:
Proceed north on University Avenue two stoplights past Dole St. (Maile Way).
Make a right onto the campus. 400 yards past the guard gate, park in the lot
on the right at the corner of Maile Way and Farrington Rd. Walk through
passage way to the front of the building. Auditorium is on the first floor.