Join us for an evening of film and conversation with director Abderrahmane Sissako, including a screening of his award-winning feature film, Timbuktu, followed by a Q&A and reception. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets must be reserved.
Timbuktu tells the harrowing story of jihadists arriving in northern Mali in 2012, shattering the peaceful lives of the local inhabitants with intolerance and religious demands. For cattle farmer Kidane and his wife Satima, the presence of the new regime means choosing between remaining in their home or following their neighbors into exile. Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, garnered a 2015 Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and swept the Cesar Awards in February, winning 7 of the 8 categories in which it was nominated, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts in partnership with the Council on the Humanities, the Committee for Film Studies and Princeton Garden Theatre, with support from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Institut Français. Part of the John Sacret Young ’69 Lecture Series.
