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BAMAKO Series: The 44th New York Film Festival [Sept 29 - Oct 15 2006] Director: Abderrahmane Sissako, Country: Mali/France, Release: 2006, Runtime: 115 In the courtyard of a communal dwelling in Mali, a remarkable tribunal has been convened: The people of Africa are putting on trial officials from the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions, charging them with promoting policies that have increased the continent’s deprivation. It’s a tribute to the extraordinary artistry of Abderrahmane Sissako (Waiting for Happiness NYFF ‘02) that he’s able to alternate so effortlessly the images and rhythms of everyday village life (commerce goes on, a couple gets married) with a stark exposé of the causes of underdevelopment; prosecutors offer devastating critiques of so-called aid and development packages, while the accused and their attorneys defend their record and seek to shift the blame. Co-produced by Danny Glover, who makes a wonderfully surprising cameo appearance. preceded by INNOCENCE Arnaud Gautier, France, 2005, 11 min. Emerging from the fog of war, a child makes a bittersweet discovery. Screening at Alice Tully Hall, north side of 65th Street west of Broadway. Picturing Development: The Case of Bamako Tuesday, October 3 at 6:30pm Furman Gallery, adjacent to the Walter Reade Theater’s lobby Free Admission* Abderrahmane Sissako will discuss the issues raised by the film. He will be joined by actor and activist Harry Belafonte; Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University; Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics. *A limited number of complimentary passes to this event will be available beginning on Sat Sept 30 at 12:30pm only at the Walter Reade Theater's box office. Please note: only two passes per patron.

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