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Echoes of Ji.hlava Film Festival: Fonja (Madagascar, Germany)
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
[1st Floor] Fonja is a film made by the youngest and possibly most exceptional filmcrew of Madagascar. Over the course of a four months film production workshop, ten detainees from the male youth prison of Madagascar’s largest detention center in the capital Antananarivo discover the camera for the first time.
Fonja (2019). Directors: Ravo Henintsoa Andrianatoandro, Lovatiana Desire Santatra, Sitraka Hermann Ramanamokatra, Jean Chrisostome Rakotondrabe, Erick Edwin Andrianamelona, Elani Eric Rakotondrasoa, Todisoa Niaina Sylvano Randrialalaina, Sitrakaniaina Raharisoa, Adriano Raharison Nantenaina, Alpha Adrimamy Fenotoky, Lina Zacher. Madagascar and Germany, running time: 80 min. In Malagasy with English subtitles.
Fonja is the recipient of the Best World Documentary Film Award of the 2019 Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
This event is organized by Czech Center New York. For more information, visit www.czechcenter.com.
Free and open to the public. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. RSVP online through Eventbrite.
From Bohemian National Hall.