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Oct. 6-28: I Kiffe NY; New York, N.Y.

I Kiffe NY is an urban culture festival delivered to New York by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. The festival is a culmination of the many vibrant facets of France's inner city art including hip hop dance and music, thought-inducing lectures and films covering the misrepresentation of Parisian ghettos.

The films presented will cover the volatile lives of inhabitants anchored in the banlieues (Parisian housing projects) and their personal, political and social crises as a result. In affiliation with the French Institute Alliance Francaise, these films aim to represent both the harsh realities of everyday life as well as the false pretenses that the impoverished live under.

The following is a list of various films, including their date, time and special presentations.

Ain't Scared / Regarde-moi
Tuesday, October 7 / 12:30pm & 7pm*
(2006. Color. 93 min.)
Directed by Audrey Estrougo, with Emilie de Preissac, Terry Nimajimbe, Paco Boublard, Eye Haidara
*Meet the Director: Audrey Estrougo presents Ain't Scared / Tuesday, October 7, 7pm
Join director Audrey Estrougo for a Q&A session following the screening of Ain't Scared at 7pm.
Audrey Estrougo, who lived in the banlieues for several years, will discuss the influences behind her illuminating film.

My City is Going to Crack / Ma 6-T va crack-er
Tuesday, October 7 / 4pm
(1997. Color. 105 min.)
Directed by Jean-Francois Richet, with Emile Abossolo M'bo, Axel Aidan, Rodrigue Alberto, Hughes Amaizo

[My] Neighbors / Voisins Voisines
Tuesday, October 14 / 12:30pm & 7pm*
(2004. Color. 90 min.)
Directed by Malik Chibane, with Frederic Diefenthal, Anemone, Jackie Berroyer, Nora Armani
*Meet the Director: Malik Chibane presents [My] Neighbors / Tuesday, October 14 / 7pm
Writer and director Malik Chibane has forged a reputation as an astute social commentator in France, presenting an insider's look at modern Muslim culture.

Wesh Wesh, What's Happening? / Wesh Wesh , qu'est -ce qui se passe ?
Tuesday, October 14 / 4pm
(2001. Color. 83 min.)
Directed by Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche, with Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche, Ahmed Hammoudi, Brahim Ameur- Zaimeche, Farida Mouffok

Two Ladies / Dans La Vie
Tuesday, October 21 / 12:30pm & 7pm*
(2008. Color. 73 min.)
Directed by Philippe Faucon, with Sabrina Ben Abdallah, Ariane Jacquot, Zohra Mouffok, Hocine Nini
*Meet the Director: Philippe Faucon presents Two Ladies / Tuesday, October 21 / 7pm
Philippe Faucon's films focus on the daily lives of immigrants and the banlieues.

Little Jerusalem / La Petite Jerusalem
Tuesday, October 21 / 4pm
(2004. Color. 96 min.)
Directed by Karin Albou, with Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hedi Tillette de Clermont Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar

The Secret of the Grain / La Graine et Le Mulet
Tuesday, October 28 / 12:30pm & 7pm
(2007. Color. 151 min).
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, with Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Faridah Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche

Games of Love and Chance / L'Esquive
Tuesday, October 28 / 4pm
(2003. Color. 117 min.)
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, with Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, Sabrina Ouazani, Nanou Benahmou

Starts10/07/2008
Ends10/28/2008
IssuesFamily & Society, Youth, Juvenile Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Poverty, Welfare, Drug Abuse, Europe, Gangs, Youth Drug Abuse
Homepagewww.frenchculture.org
Contactinfo@frenchculture.org

Posted on September 16, 2008 in Film / Screening by ekj217