MUGABE FILM SELLS OUT at AMSTERDAM.

ROBERT MUGABE ...WHAT HAPPENED?

sold out at IDFA and made a whole page in national paper De Volkskrant. 

  

The man who fought to free his country and then destroyed it.

BACK FOR A WEEK @ WATERSHED, BRISTOL 2 – 8 Dec 2011

Book Now http://www.watershed.co.uk

Fri 2 Dec screening will be followed by Director’s Q and A 

 

Now eligible for a BAFTA award. Help it win by showing how popular it is! 

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ROBERT MUGABE... WHAT HAPPENED? returns to Watershed for a week’s run!

The UK premiere of Simon Bright’s Robert Mugabe....What Happened? played to a packed house last month at Afrika Eye Film Festival and has been gathering momentum by the day.

Ingrid and Simon are currently at IDFA in Amsterdam, where Robert Mugabe...What Happened? will have its European premiere this week. As well as returning to Watershed from 2 – 9 December, the film will be screened at LSE on Monday 28^th November and at the European Parliament on 6 December. The film is also now eligible for a BAFTA.

AFRIKA EYE 2011 -  A STORMING SUCCESS!!

Afrika Eye Film Festival has just enjoyed its most successful run since it began seven years ago! From Friday 28 to Sunday 30 October, Watershed in Bristol was packed with eager viewers of all ages and ethnicities. Tickets for the opening film, SING YOUR SONG, and for ROBERT MUGABE...WHAT HAPPENED? were like gold dust and many were turned away disappointed and demanding more screenings be organised! Watershed recorded a 36% increase in attendance compared to last year’s festival and what’s more, discussion continued outside the cinema doors, heated and political. From Afrika Eye headquaters, we must ask... Does this reflect a widening interest in African culture and politics as the continent’s global importance is set to heighten through the 21^st century? 

Long Live Afrika Eye!

A few of the highlights so far....

Hassan Erraji, Moroccan maestro, leads the launch party.

Shema mesmorises the crowd with her Middle Eastern dancing.

Simon Bright, festival director, enjoys the launch party in Watershed bar.

Lord Paul Boateng speaking on challenges and opportunities for democracy in Africa to a packed house.