Free film screenings about MIT African student experience

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded from the International Students Office. (Questions? riechman at mit.edu<mailto:riechman at mit.edu>)


The ISO is partnering on a few film screenings this week and weekend that are open to the entire MIT community about the MIT African student experience in the U.S. and back home. Please help spread the word about these opportunities.

Please also see attached flyers for the Naija Beta screenings.

Two Free Film Screenings: Naija Beta
Directed and produced by Arthur Musah, BS '04, MNG '05
Director Q&A to follow screenings

Tuesday, April 25th-  7pm to 8:30pm in 26-100 (students from film will also be present: Philip Abel and Tobi Lanre-Amos)
Thursday, April 27th- 3:30pm to 5pm in 3-270  (pre-registration<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3ygoNrEkcicVbOGGKbNQuswqfzueMQ0Z4roED6uLrL5vCeA/viewform> requested)

Dreaming of shaking up education in Nigeria, a team of Nigerian and Nigerian-American MIT students heads home one summer to teach technology to high-schoolers through a competitive robotics camp in Lagos.
As they seek to contribute to a new and better Nigeria, their ideals are tested by reality.

🏆Best Documentary Feature - Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2016
🏆Best Documentary Short - Roxbury International Film Festival 2016
🏆Achievement in Documentary Film Award - Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2016
🏆High Output Director Award - Arlington International Film Festival 2016
🏆High Humanitarian Film (Nominee) - RapidLion: The South African International Film Festival 2017


Free Film Screening: Somaliland
Saturday, April 29th- 2pm to 4pm
http://cis.mit.edu/events/starr-forum-somaliland-sneak-preview

Feature-length documentary about five Somali Muslim students pursuing dreams of education in America.

E25-111 Whitaker College<https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E25>
45 Carleton Street, Cambridge



Dana
Dana Riechman
International Student Programming Administrator & Advisor
International Students Office (ISO)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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