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SUMMARY:	 Sankofa film with Q&A
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 Join the conversation online as MSU Libraries 
 and WKAR present Sankofa.\n
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 Taking viewers on 
 a journey back in time, SANKOFA - written and 
 directed by Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile 
 Gerima - tells the story of an African American 
 fashion model named Mona who goes on a spiritual 
 journey of resistance to confront her 
 past. An angry encounter with a local griot 
 sends her on a transcendental journey back through 
 time where she emerges as Shola, an enslaved 
 woman on a plantation somewhere in the 
 Americas. Mona, now Shola, is faced with the 
 choice of continued abuse or fighting back.\n
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 Warning: This film is rated TV-MA, and contains 
 nudity and depictions of sexual violence. 
 Viewer discretion is advised.\n
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 Registration 
 is required for this virtual event.\n
 Following 
 the film, join a moderated online discussion. 
 Scheduled panelists include:\n
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 Erik Ponder, 
 MSU Libraries- African Studies, Panel Moderator 
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 Haile Gerima, Filmmaker  \n
 Dr. Tama 
 Hamilton-Wray, Associate Professor of Africana 
 Film Studies, The MSU Residential College 
 in the Arts and Humanities \n
 Dr. Nakia D. Parker, 
 Assistant Professor, MSU History Department 
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 RSVP HERE to join the screening and conversation 
 around Sankofa from the comfort and 
 safety of your home. Conversation with the 
 panel begins at approximately 8:00 p.m.\n
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 More 
 About the Film:\n
 Originally released in 1993, 
 Gerima introduces Mona as a model posing 
 for sultry photos in front of Elmina Slave Castle 
 on the coast of Ghana, without any awareness 
 of the depth of the historical tragedy that 
 took place there.\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://www.lib.msu.edu\n
 Contact name: Holly Flynn\n
 Contact phone: 517-884-0901\n
 Contact email: flynnhol@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://bookings.lib.msu.edu/event/8887831\n
LOCATION:Online
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