The Ubuntu International Film Series: Neria Online
MSU Libraries in partnership with the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program presents the Ubuntu International Film Series.
Ubuntu: a Zulu word translated as humanity that has become a global philosophical principle: “I am because we are.”
The two-week film series (Monday-Thursday) includes eight unique films from different global contexts. The film screenings will be followed by discussions with local and African experts who will explore global evocations of the concept of Ubuntu. The closing in-person screening and panel discussion is on April 3 at TBD.
All events are free and open to the public. Online registration is required to access the zoom events.
The film series is co-sponsored by the MSU Library, the African Studies Center, the Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities Program and the Institute for Ubuntu Thought and Practice. For more information contact Erik Ponder, the African Studies librarian: ponderer@msu.edu
Click here for the full film series schedule.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Film: Neria (Directed by Godwin Maruwu, Zimbabwe 1991: 103 minutes)
A classic African film that has struck a nerve that runs across the continent, with an original soundtrack and supporting performance by Zimbabwe's legendary World Music sensation, Oliver Mtukudzi.
Discussant: Ethel Kabwato (Zimbabwe)
A Zimbabwean educator, poet, and author. Her work has been featured in New Daughters of Africa, Sunflowers in Your Eyes, Poetry International, Writing Free, and Ghetto Diary. Her poetry is also included in Between Two Rocks (edited by Ben Gaydos, U of Michigan, Flint) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit (ZCCD). She has presented her work at the Highway Africa Media Conference at Rhodes University and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. She has also been a guest of Cinema Without Borders at the Movies That Matter Human Rights Film Festival in Amsterdam and has participated in literary discussions at the Hay Festival in Wales, UK, as well as LitFest in Harare. In 2023, she served as the LitFest Harare and Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit (ZCCD) research writer-in-residence in Detroit, Michigan. She works with Slum Cinema, a voluntary initiative that equips young people with multimedia skills.