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VISIONS OF AFRICA: Contemporary African Cinema: Faat Kine

Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave., Yale University. Director: Ousmane Sembene (121 minutes, 2000, Senegal, in French and Wolof with English subtitles) Faat Kine is an independent single mother and successful businesswoman who runs a gasoline franchise. As she reflects back on her life, that of her mother and the future of her daughter, we recognize the difficulties facing women, the attitudes and institutions that have constrained them, as well as the possibility for change emanating from today’s youth.