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Africa Paradis screening with Sierra Leone Independence Series: The 15th Annual New York African Film Festival [April 9-April 15] Africa Paradis NY Premiere Sylvestre Amoussou, France, 2007; 86m. In French This award-winning film examines immigration with a touch of geopolitical irony. The story follows two French citizens––Olivier, an engineer, and Pauline, a teacher––who decide they want to live in the prosperous United States of Africa. After failing to obtain entry visas, they decide to emigrate illegally, and they then begin a journey of hardships and discovery as fugitives of the state. Winner of the Best Sets Award and The ECOWAS African Integration Award. screening with Sierra Leone Independence US Premiere Archival footage, UK, 1961; 6m At the dawn of independence, Freetown is the site of celebration as the Milton Margai administration is ushered in under the auspices of the Duke of Kent.

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