{"id":797,"date":"2013-06-17T19:03:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T00:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=797"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:33:59","slug":"july-4th-yeelen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/17\/july-4th-yeelen\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4th, 7pm YEELEN @ Chatham Theaters, $6 admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YEELEN\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday June 6, 2013, 7pm Admission: $6.00
\nChatham 14 Theaters, 210 W 87th St<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Mali, 1987, 105 minutes
\nBambara w\/ English subtitles
\nDirector:Souleymane Ciss\u00e9
\nStarring: Balla Moussa Keita, Issiaka Kane, Soumba Traoure<\/p>\n

“Ravishingly beautiful…One of the great experiences of world cinema”<\/em>
\n— Shelia Benson,\u00a0The Los Angeles Times<\/i><\/p>\n

“Conceivably the greatest African film ever made…should make George Lucas green with envy…not to be missed”<\/em>
\n— Jonathan Rosenbaum,\u00a0The Chicago Reader<\/i><\/p>\n

This adaptation of an ancient oral legend from Mali, is one the most acclaimed and widely seen African films ever made. An Oedipal story mixed with magic,\u00a0Yeelen<\/i>\u00a0is as visually stunning as anything from Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Set in the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century,\u00a0Yeelen<\/i>\u00a0follows the journey of Nianankoro, a young warrior who must battle the powerful Komo cult. Nianankoro’s greatest enemy is his own father, a dangerous and corrupt wizard who uses his dark magic to try and destroy his son. Traveling over the arid Bambara, Fulani and Dogan lands of ancient West Africa, Nianankoro eventually comes face to face with his father in a final fatal showdown. Ciss\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd’s extraordinary use of landscapes and light produces a unique and striking cinematic style.