Monday, January 23, 2012

PAC Presents "The First Grader" Movie - Jan 26th!

From UC Programs & Activities Council:


"The First Grader" Movie Showing
Thursday, January 26, 2012
7:00pm until 10:00pm

Join PAC and the UC African Student Association to watch the true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

Winner of the:
Durban International Film Festival (Audience Award – Feature Film)
Emden International Film Festival (The DGB Trade Union Audience Choice Award and The Bernhard Wicki Best Film Award)
Doha Tribeca Film Festival (Audience Prize for Best Film)
Toronto Film Festival (Audience Prize runner-up)
Sedona Film Festival (Best Director’s Choice, Audience Choice Award)
The Pan African Film Festival (Audience Choice Award)
Palm Beach Film Festival (Best Feature Film Award)
Nashville International Film Festival (Audience Choice Award)
360/365 Film Festival - Rochester (Audience Prize for Best Film)

www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com


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