Wednesday, February 21 • 7pm
Sitabaomba, chez les zébus francophones (Sitabaomba, Where Zebus Speak French)
Nantenaina Lova, DCP, 103 min
France / Madagascar / Burkina Faso, 2023 (French, Malagasy)
Film Prize Leipziger Ring, 2023 DOK Leipzig / Prix du film vert, 2023 Festival du film francophone d’Albi Les Oeillades
US premiere
Ly, a peasant from Madagascar’s capital is living in Sitabaomba, a heartland torn apart by two presidents, the army and foreign investors. He struggles to save the land and its very soul by bringing old and young together with the art of traditional storytelling.
Co-sponsored by UWM Student Involvement