Thursday 26th May 2011  8:00 PM

May 26, 2011

8.00 p.m.

Place: NAGB Outdoor Theatre

Organizer: NAGB and the High Tide Centre

Director: Yaba Badoe / Country: Ghana & UK

Language: English / Run time: 55 Minutes

Rating: Not Rated

Special Guest at Film Screening: Director Yaba Badoe

The award-winning documentary The Witches of Gambaga is the extraordinary story of a community of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana. Made over the course of 5 years, this disturbing expose is the product of a collaboration between members of the 100 strong community of ?witches? and women?s movement activists determined to end abusive practises and improve women?s lives in Africa. Painful experience and insight come together to create an intimate portrait of the lives of women ostracised by their communities. Told largely by the women themselves, their incredible stories and struggles are conveyed to a wide range of audiences by the director?s narration.

This film is brought to you in collaboration with the organizations Source and the High Tide Centre. Director Yaba Badoe will discuss her film after the screening.