{"326971":{"#nid":"326971","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Liquid Blackness Film Series Dialogue w\/ Kara Keeling \u0026 Screening of Wanuri Kahiu\u2019s Pumzi","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKara Keeling, Associate Professor of Critical Studies in the School of Cinematic Arts and of Black Studies in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, discusses\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EErrantry and Imagination in Wanuri Kahiu\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IlR7l_B86Fc\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Pumzi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPumzi\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a Kenyan science-fiction short film written and directed by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca title=\u0022Wanuri Kahiu\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wanuri_Kahiu\u0022\u003EWanuri Kahiu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. Set in a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022Post-apocalyptic\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Post-apocalyptic\u0022\u003Epost-apocalyptic\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;world in which water scarcity has extinguished life above ground, the short follows one scientist\u2019s quest to investigate the possibility of germinating seeds beyond the confines of her repressive subterranean Nairobi culture. Pumzi was screened at the 2010\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022Sundance Film Festival\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sundance_Film_Festival\u0022\u003ESundance Film Festival\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;as part of its New African Cinema program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/africaatlanta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pumzi-ft.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKeeling\u2019s dialogue, presented by Africa Atlanta 2014, is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eliquid blackness\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;film series comprised of work made by the acclaimed\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBlack Audio Film Collective\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(BAFC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScreenings and lectures will take place at Georgia State University\u2019s Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and Georgia Tech\u2019s Student Center Theater.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The events are free and open to the public. 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