On June 11, 2017, RECOGNITION, in partnership with Cinema Galeries, joins the biggest community screening in history! The award-winning documentary SEMBENE! will be shown on June 11th as part of the « Sembene Across Africa » project

The film celebrates Ousmane Sembene, the “father of African cinema,” who spent decades shaping a meaningful, visionary cinema for a newly independent Africa. SEMBENE! premiered in competition at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals, has screened throughout the world, and was included in seven best-of-2015 lists, including a top-ten-of-2015 notice from New York magazine.

To date, more than 90 public screenings in 30 countries have been confirmed, with more venues being added on a daily basis. Funding is provided from the Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute, and through a grassroots efforts, including a Kickstarter campaign that runs May 1-25.

More info here:
https://www.facebook.com/SembeneFilm/