WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
When:
April 29, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
2023-04-29T16:00:00-04:00
2023-04-29T16:15:00-04:00
Where:
IU Fine Arts Theater (upstairs), 1201 East 7th Street, on the north side of Showalter Fountain, next to the IU Auditorium
The 1960s were a time of change everywhere, and that includes Bamako, the capital city of Mali, a nation only recently independent from French colonial rule. Samba, a young, idealistic socialist, works toward creating a more just nation by day and dances with girlfriend Lara to Otis Redding, and the Supremes by night. Filmmaker Robert Guediguian was inspired by the vibrant images, patterns, and compositions of famed Malian photographer, Malick Sidibé. Lara’s orange silk dress and Samba’s dazzling white suit, shot against the striped backdrop of their dance club and the black and white checked dance floor they cut up — all suggest that change is coming rapidly, and that life is for living.
