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The Revolution Won't Be Televised

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IN CINEMA
THE REVOLUTION WON’T BE TELEVISED
Sunday, July 16th at 4PM
Tickets $15 General Admission/$7 Reduced Price 
Co-Presented with African Film Festival

Rama Thiaw,  2016, 110 min. 
Senegal / Wolof and French

In 2012, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade began a highly controversial run for a third term, in violation of the nation’s constitution. Among the forces that rose up in protest was a peaceful political movement, Y’en a Marre (literally “we’re fed up”), an alliance of hip-hop artists and journalists. Rama Thiaw shadows rappers Thiat and Kilifeu and their manager Gadiaga as they crisscross Dakar to rock the youth vote.

Q&A with rapper, Cheikh Oumar Cyrille Touré, aka Thiat, member of the duo Keur Gui and a founding member of Y’en a Marre (Fed Up).

Earlier Event: July 13
SNEAK PEEK: THE FIVE DEMANDS
Later Event: July 20
Mission Drift