Film Screening at Miami Middletown Downtown

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Film Screening

Thursday, May 1

7:00 p.m.

Miami Middletown Downtown

4 North Main St., Middletown

Binta & The Great Idea

Winner of the Best Short Film Award
2005 Woodstock Film Festival

Binta is a seven-year-old girl who
lives in a small village on the Casamance river in southern Senegal. She goes
to school. Her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. She is not
allowed to learn about the things of the world. Binta admires her father, a
humble fisherman who one day shares a great idea with her. Determined to carry
out his idea, he has Binta transcribe it in a letter, and he embarks on a quest
he hopes will bring peace and happiness to the world. 

Please join us for a screening of
this remarkable short film. Afterwards, Dr. Babacar Camara, Associate Professor
of French and French Black Studies at Miami University Middletown, will lead an
informative discussion of the film.

For more information, contact 513.727-3200

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	Film Screening Thursday, May 1 7:00 p.m. Miami Middletown Downtown 4 North Main St., Middletown *Binta & The Great Idea* Winner of the Best Short Film Award 2005 Woodstock Film Festival Binta is a seven-year-old girl who lives in a small village on the Casamance river in southern Senegal. She goes to school. Her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. She is not allowed to learn about the things of the world. Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who one day shares a great idea with her. Determined to carry out his idea, he has Binta transcribe it in a letter, and he embarks on a quest he hopes will bring peace and happiness to the world. Please join us for a screening of this remarkable short film. Afterwards, Dr. Babacar Camara, Associate Professor of French and French Black Studies at Miami University Middletown, will lead an informative discussion of the film. For more information, contact 513.727-3200
	____________________________________ Eric Melbye, Director Office of Community Engagement and Service Miami University Middletown www.mid.muohio.edu/community mumccc@muohio.edu