If you are looking for Planetarium events, please visit their events calendar .
- This event has passed.
French Film Festival: Marcher sur l’eau (Above Water)
February 16, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeAïssa Maïga, DCP, 89 min
France/Niger, 2021 (Peuhl, French)
US premiere
Official Selection, 2021 Cannes Festival.
Co-written by French actress Aïssa Maïga and Ariane Kirtley, this film documents the dire consequences of climate change in the Sahel. Focusing on a Wodaabe Peuhl village of semi-sedentarized pastoralists in the region of Azawagh in Northern Niger, the film follows Houlaye, a 14 year old girl, who fetches water and cares for her siblings when the adults must journey forth to support their families until a drilling project reveals the aquifer that lies beneath them.
Co-sponsored by UWM Student Involvement.