Screening Times
Saturday, February 20th 2010, 2:00pm, McMenamins Kennedy School Family Film Day hosted by Baba Wagué Diakité. Sponsored by Catlin Gabel School and the Portland French School.
All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
OBARA & THE MERCHANTS
Directed by Manauvaskar Kublall and produced by Rich McKeown
USA, 2007, 8 min.
Obara & the Merchants is based on a traditional story from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It tells the tale of a powerful hunter named Obara who lives in a town suffering from a terrible famine. When Obara is finally able to find food, a group of hungry merchants appears. Will Obara share, or keep his food to himself? In English.
