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I'm really excited for the film events coming up this next week! The films showing are being co-sponsored by the PCC Cascade Festival of African Films.  Two are happening on Thursday at the PCC Cascade Campus, and one is on Friday at the Hollywood Theatre. Details below:::

The Lion Mountains: A Journey Through Sierra Leone's History

• This film follows 25 year-old Louis Buckley's journey to Sierra Leone and through the country's past. Stories of pre-colonial Sierra Leone, the African and European trade, slavery, resistance, and colonial rule unfold to an amazing hip-hop and reggae soundtrack.
  

Thursday, February 14, 7:30 p.m.
Moriarty Arts & Humanities Building, Room 104
Portland Community College Cascade Campus
705 N. Killingsworth St.

Moving to the Beat

• This film follows Rebel Soulz, a hip-hop group from Portland, as they journey back to their roots in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This group aims to utilize hip-hop as a means of sharing their experience - what Chuck D. would call the Black CNN. These guys are supposed to be super awesome and their lyrics explore issues of race, gender and war. Come join us! Support your local filmmakers!
  

Thursday, February 14, 8:30 p.m.
Moriarty Arts & Humanities Building, Room 104
Portland Community College Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St.

Ezra

• I've heard that this movie is simply amazing. The film follows Ezra, a former child soldier searches for inner peace the trauma he suffers during Sierra Leone's civil war. This won the Grand Prize at the Festival Panafricain du Cinéma à Ouegadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso, Africa's largest and most prestigious film festival, in March 2007.

Friday, February 15, 7 p.m.
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.

As these may be some of the only chances you will get to see these films on the big screen, I would recommend you all come. 

The Oregon Zoo will be setting up a series of discovery stations to allow adults and children to discover together how animals are adapted to life in Africa.

The program is a mix of hands-on biofacts and live animals! Bring the kids!

* Tuesday, February 5, 3 p.m., Northwest Library

* Thursday, February 21, 4:30 p.m., Woodstock Library

Chata Addy and Shi Dah:
Traditional Drumming and Dance

Chata Addy and Shi Dah perform in the traditional style of their homeland, Ghana, West Africa.
This is a family friendly performance that will be engaging to all ages.
With dancing, drumming, beautiful costumes, and great story-telling, this performance is going to be great!

Also check out their website to hear music clips!

Saturday, February 2, 2:30 p.m., Gresham Library

Saturday, February 9, 2 p.m., North Portland Library

This exhibition, culled from a variety of sources, looks at the relationship between children and war in an international context.

February 1–29
Portland State Library lobby
1875 S.W. Park Ave., Portland

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