Date:
Friday, November 7, 2014, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
Harvard Film Archive
The Film Study Center and The Harvard Film Archive presents Genesis by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, 2014 McMillan-Stewart Fellow
Cheick Oumar Sissoko's Genesis is a beautiful adaptation of the story of the house of Abraham, transported to Mali with a cast of African actors. Based on the book of Genesis, chapters 33-37, the film follows the bitter rivalry between brothers Jacob and Esau and the resulting cycle of violence, with Sissoko mixing relevant allusions to African history and culture into the Biblical tale. "A work of deep conscience and imagination, of great visual beauty, stunning" (Stuart Klawans, The Nation).Free admission for Harvard students w/ID
Cheick Oumar Sissoko's Genesis is a beautiful adaptation of the story of the house of Abraham, transported to Mali with a cast of African actors. Based on the book of Genesis, chapters 33-37, the film follows the bitter rivalry between brothers Jacob and Esau and the resulting cycle of violence, with Sissoko mixing relevant allusions to African history and culture into the Biblical tale. "A work of deep conscience and imagination, of great visual beauty, stunning" (Stuart Klawans, The Nation).Free admission for Harvard students w/ID