{"id":1438,"date":"2016-02-03T08:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:31:09","slug":"thur-feb-11-rain-the-color-blue-with-a-little-red-in-it-2015-75-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/03\/thur-feb-11-rain-the-color-blue-with-a-little-red-in-it-2015-75-min\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur, Feb 11, \u201cRain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it\u201d, 2015, 75 min"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Akonakbwc_banner2\"<\/a>Black World Cinema
\nFeb 11, 7pm, Adm: $6.00
\n<\/span>Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
\n<\/span>(<\/span> \u201cRain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it\u201d), <\/span>2015, 75 min
\n<\/span>directed by Christopher Kirkley<\/span> in collaboration with Mdou Moctar and Jerome Fino<\/span><\/p>\n

A revolutionary story of one musicians struggle to make it, against all odds, in the winner takes all Tuareg guitar scene of Niger.<\/i> Akounak is the first feature fiction film in the Tamashek language. The title translates to \u201cRain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it,\u201da literal translation of Purple Rain (the Tuareg language has no word for Purple) – a nod to its unlikely orgins and the difficulties of translating ideas across cultures. Akounak has screened at festivals around the world, and has already become a favorite in Niger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Akounak is not a documentary, but a narrative fictional tale. Developed and written<\/span> by Mdou Moctar, Jerome Fino, and Christopher Kirkley and shot over 10 days, the film draws from the stylistic choices of Western film, filtered through a Saharan<\/span> lens. Borrowing heavily from Purple Rain, Akounak is based on the struggle of a musician as a universal hero, and utilizes these sources while reinterpreting throgh protagonist Mdou Moctar\u2019s real life experiences. In execution, many techniques have been adapted from the experimental technique of Jean Rouch – in particular, the collaborative nature to produce something that can resonate across both cultures. Akounak is the first feature fiction film in the Tamashek language. The title translates to \u201cRain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it,\u201da literal translation of Purple Rain (the Tuareg language has no word for Purple) – a nod to its unlikely orgins and the difficulties of translating ideas across cultures. Akounak has screened at festivals around the world, and has already become a favorite in Niger.<\/span><\/p>\n

With
\nHasaki Ya Suda, 2011 France, 20 min
\n<\/b><\/i>Director: Cedric Ido
\nLingala with English\u00a0Subtitles.
\n\"hasaki\"<\/a>The year 2100. The global warming has caused massive droughts that have led to conflicts and famines. The first victims of the global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus that makes chaos out of the known world order. Now, the earth is reduced to one giant no man\u2019s land. Lost and defenseless, the survivors have no choice but to return to ancestral rites. All over the world, clans form and fight for the last natural resources and fertile lands.<\/p>\n