BLOOD DIAMOND (Archival Assembly #3)

In the organizer's words:

20h, with live film counter VJ Junior and subsequent talk with Petna Ndaliko Katondolo, at the Arsenal cinema

BLOOD DIAMOND Edward Zwick USA/D 2006 35 mm English OF 143'

BLOOD DIAMOND is set against the backdrop of the civil war in Sierra Leone. A fisherman finds a rare pink diamond and enters into an unequal alliance with an arms smuggler in order to get hold of the stone, while at the same time trying to free his kidnapped son from the hands of the rebels. The film reveals the brutal reality of the blood diamond trade and its devastating effects on the people of Africa. The screening of the film will be accompanied by Ugandan film narrator VJ Junior. Film narration is the term for a media practice coined by talking artists, also known as V-Jays, in which foreign-language films are commented on by actors. Artistic flair and the imaginative design of the storylines make this process much more than a mere translation, and the VJs more than simple translators. The event offers a rare opportunity to experience this fascinating practice in this country.