Thu, Feb 29
|Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center
Gone to the Village: film screening and Q&A
Special presentation of the documentary film, Gone to the Village, directed by Kwasi Ampene.
Time & Location
Feb 29, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center, Talbot Ave, Medford, MA, USA
About the event
The Music Department, in conjunction with CHAT, the CSRD, TDPS, FMS, History, and the Department of Art & Architecture, would like to invite the Tufts community to a special presentation of the documentary film, Gone to the Village, directed by Kwasi Ampene. The film depicts the funeral rites for the Queen Mother of the Asante in Ghana. Filmed on location in Kumase during the funeral, audiences witness traditions that have proudly resisted the onslaught of colonial rule and globalization. Through the film, we learn about the history of the Asante as well as the central role of women in this matriarchal society.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the film will begin at 7:30 p.m.
There will be a Q&A with the director after the screening.
This event is free-- no tickets required. All are welcome to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Africana Center; The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts; and The Departments of: Anthropology, Film and Media Studies, History, History of Art and Architecture, International Relations, Political Science, Religion, and Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies.