MAONA presents: KUMBACert-TBC

KUMBA is a programme of African short films that connect to home. Home beyond borders for the African and diaspora community showcased through the African lens and culture. Join us for a special screening of five short films made by filmmakers from the UK, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ireland, and Ghana. Tickets for this screening cost £5 each.

Programme:

After We Are Gone
Dir. Ima Iduozee. Nigeria/Finland, 2022. 10mins
Zena enters an underground shrine to meet the royal priestess. As the ritual begins, she re-imagines the journey of the African Diaspora.

Ethereality
Dir. Kantarama Gahigiri. Rwanda/Switzerland, 2019. 14mins
Stranded in space for thirty years. How does it feel to finally come home? A reflection about migration and the sense of belonging.

You Are Not Home
Dir. Derek Ugochukwu. Ireland, 2022. 11mins
When an ominous mould appears in their room, two refugee brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their direct provision centre.

Mathlete
Dir. Ebeneza Blanche. Ghana, 2023. 
Mathlete, starring Emmanuel Wilberforce, portrays the unique life of teenagers at a Ghanian boarding school. Ebeneza Blanche explores his own personal experience of being sent to boarding school in Ghana having grown up in the west.

A Birthday Party
Dir. Victoria Adeola Thomas. UK, 2022. 12mins
The close relationship between twin sisters is broken down irrevocably, when one insists on keeping up with tradition.

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We showed MAONA presents: KUMBA between July 22, 2023 and July 22, 2023.

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Today (Friday 29th September)

15:45

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

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18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

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20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 30th September)

15:00

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

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18:00

Cli-Fi: Everything is Connected 12A
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities presents a screening of two films from the Experimental Film and Media and Art school at Berlin University of the Arts. Followed by post-screening conversation.

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21:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!