The excellant Adepero Oduye plays Alike. The Iron Lady herself gave her a shout out at the Golden Globes!
On the eve of the Oscar nomination announcements I thought I'd re-post my Film Comment review for this beautifully made film. It's still playing around town so be sure to go out and see it!
Dance Girl Dance (1940) d. Dorothy Arzner
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Windy Day (1968), d. Faith and John Hubley
Today, I'll be seeing: Soul Boy d. Essuman, 2010, Kenya/Germany
I'm always excited to see the (relatively rare) Kenyan movies at the festival. I was also surprised to see that the "supervising" director of the film is Tom Run Lola Run Twyker.
One of the best things about attending the fest is the (even more rare) opportunity to see contemporary short films. Soul Boy is playing with Ousmane (Deweneti) d. Dyanna Gaye, 2006, 15m. Senegal/France
Ousmane
Here's a trailer for Soul Boy but I'm not going to watch it 'cause I like to be surprised!
Soul Boy/Ousmane will also play on Sun. April 10th.
See ya at the Walter Reade!
