{"id":1168,"date":"2011-02-03T15:44:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T23:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/"},"modified":"2011-02-03T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T23:55:34","slug":"family-film-day-press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/press\/family-film-day-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Film Day Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artist and storyteller Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9<\/a> will carry on the tradition of introducing the children\u2019s screenings for the Cascade Festival of African Film\u2019s Family Film Day.<\/p>\n

Portland Community College\/Office of Public Affairs<\/h3>\n

Dana Haynes<\/a> – Phone: (503) 977-4421\/e-mail: dana.haynes@pcc.edu
\nJames Hill<\/a> – Phone: (503) 977-4376\/e-mail: jghill@pcc.edu<\/p>\n

Cascade Festival of African Films hosts Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Photos and Story by James Hill<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"The festival\u2019s Family Film Day<\/a> on Saturday, Feb. 19 focuses on films that appeal to younger audiences (ages 5 and up), and is free and open to the public. It will be held at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. The showing starts at 2 p.m. and is made possible by Providence Health & Services.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s featured film selection is \u201cWhite Lion,\u201d the story of a rare white lion\u2019s struggle to survive alone on the wild African plains and the young boy who is determined to protect it at all costs. This 2009, 88-minute film, which was directed by Michael Swan, is a live-action family feature film that was filmed entirely on location in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Mali-born Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9 is a well-known artist and storyteller in the Portland area. His ceramic work has been shown in groups and solo shows in New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Portland. He has been commissioned to create poster designs for a number of Portland arts festivals, and has taught in the Oregon school system through the Art-in-Education program. His first picture book, a retelling of one of his grandmother\u2019s fables called \u201cThe Hunterman and the Crocodile,\u201d was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.<\/p>\n

For 21 years, the African film festival at PCC has honored Black History Month with the showing of more than 20 African films. This year, it will be held Thursdays through Saturdays from Feb. 4 through March 5. It will open with the visit of director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who will show his latest award-winning film, \u201cA Screaming Man,\u201d at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd) on Friday, Feb. 4.<\/p>\n

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Artist and storyteller Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9 will carry on the tradition of introducing the children\u2019s screenings for the Cascade Festival of African Film\u2019s Family Film Day. Portland Community College\/Office of Public Affairs Dana Haynes – Phone: (503) 977-4421\/e-mail: dana.haynes@pcc.edu James Hill – Phone: (503) 977-4376\/e-mail: jghill@pcc.edu Cascade Festival of African Films hosts Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":797,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1168","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1168\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}