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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Thank you for your interest in this event! While this screening is over, there are many other exciting LHAAFF events to enjoy during the year. We also host monthly screenings in our Underground Railroad traveling film series during the rest of the year, part of an ongoing effort to build community across the aisle. Please visit our website, www.langstonblackfilmfest.org, for schedule information. |
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Seattle Premiere - Critically acclaimed director Charles Burnetts latest film follows the legend of Samuel Nujoma (Carl Lumbly), Namibias first president and a prominent leader in the struggle for independence from apartheid South Africa. The film opens when Nujoma is 16 years old, the country is under constant oppression from South Africa, and the young man learns that he is the direct descendant of royalty. He sets out to live with an aunt, and befriends a religious man (Danny Glover) who has maintained a low profile after legal troubles stemming from a staged car accident. Eventually Nujoma, in the face of severe racism, forms the SWAPO political movement that, with the assistance of some foreign governments, eventually earns Namibia its independence. Later on, a boycott and massacre of protestors turn up the heat, forcing Nujoma into exile. This film is 160 minutes long (3 hours) and includes one intermission.
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| Open seating at all events. Advance tickets may also be purchased at any Brown Paper ticket office locations in Seattle, or at Silver Platters music stores in the Seattle area. |
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