This is event was originally planned on June 22nd but was postponed due to the rain. The festival Films on the Green is coming back to DC for the summer. Free and open to the public, it offers a variety of French or Francophone movies. Bring your own chair or blanket and join us at sunset! June 22nd | Anacostia Park, Park Field 7
Dancing the Twist in Bamako, directed by Robert Guédiguian, 2021, 2h09
Mali, 1962. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara's husband won't let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful challenges as they dream of a future together. The movie will be in original version and have subtitles in English. |