MANUEL’S TOP 3 UPCOMING EVENTS OF THE WEEK (DEC. 6-12)
Hey all! It’s time to stop getting bored and go out there and have a good time!
A worldwide pandemic has hit us, but as always, we get up and we move on. There’s nothing better to heal a human spirit off of any kind of pain, individual or collective, than sharing unforgettable moments with friends, families, and loved ones.
The Covid-19 pandemic tried to take that God-given gift away from us, by locking us down, social distancing us and even trying to divorce us from the most precious virtue that unites and identifies us as a human family, which is the human smile by arresting us behind face-masks bars.
The year 2020 is coming to an end. Christmas is knocking on doors and the VILLAIN covid-19 is starting to show signs of fragilities too. This means that life is slowly, slowly going back to normal, and so are the in-person events.
Following this marvelous trend, I would like to propose to you the following events for week 6-12 December:
1st Event – Cine Club and Debate
AvóDezanove and the Secret of the Soviet “by João Ribeiro (Mozambique, 2019, 94’)
AvoDezanove and the Secret of the Soviet is a Mozambican, kid-friendly film that features Mozambican actors. It is an adaptation of Onjaki’s novel, in which the author draws on his childhood memories to build a fantasy where reality and magic blend together. Everything takes place in a city beyond Time and Geography, in an unidentified neighborhood, which thus gains almost mythological contours. This is where Jaki lives, in a house full of cousins, ruled with an iron hand by grandmother Agnette and haunted by the mysterious figure of grandmother Catarina.
Venue: Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano
Date: December 8th, 2020
Time: 6 pm
2nd Event- Conversation with Severino Ngoenha (Covid and Education)
Born in 1962, in Maputo, Mozambique, Ngoenha is an undisputed intellectual leader in the construction of African philosophy in Portuguese-speaking countries. Author of several books studied in articles and theses, the philosopher has an important role in the institutional development of a research and qualification center. Currently, Severino Ngoenha is also dean of the University of Mozambique.
On this special occasion, Ngoenha will be joined by Augusto Hunguana, a specialist in education and scientific director of UDM – Technical University of Mozambique.
Date: December 9, 2020
Time: 6:30 pm
3rd Event – Closing Concert – Bongeziwe Mabandla
Friday after work is a time to be spent with friends and family and relax a little. That’s why my suggestion for this Friday goes to the audio-visual presentation of the third album and most recent work by South African singer Bongeziwe Mabandla, an album recorded and produced by Mozambican Tiago Correia-Paulo.
Venue: Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano
Date: December 11, 2020
Time: 6:30 pm