BronzeLens Film Festival in partnership with Africa Atlanta 2014 and Fulton County Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater & Gallery will host the Atlanta Premiere of Biyi Bandele’s feature film directorial debut of HALF OF A YELLOW SUN 4:00 pm, Sunday June 22 at the Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA . The film is based on the best –selling novel by Chimamada Ngozi Adechei.
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN stars Academy Award Nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle and Genevieve Nnaji, in a drama that weaves together the lives of four people swept up in the turbulence of civil war, with a newly independent 1960s Nigeria as the backdrop. Produced by BAFTA award-winner Andrea Calderwood (The Last King of Scotland) and Gail Ega (The Constant Gardener), the film is a British/Nigerian co-production and was shot at Tinapa Film Studio in Nigeria and in the UK.
Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria after their expensive English education, the two women make very different choices. Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover, the “revolutionary professor” Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his devoted houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega) in the dusty university town of Nsukka; Kainene turns out to be a fiercely successful businesswoman when she takes over the family interests, and surprises even herself when she falls in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle), an English writer. Preoccupied by their romantic entanglements, and a betrayal between the sisters, the events of their life seem to loom larger than politics. However, they become caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, in which the lgbo people fought an impassioned struggle to establish Biafra as an independent republic, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world.
Tickets for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN are $10 general admission. For ticket information please go to: www.blffyellowsun.eventbrite.com
About BronzeLens Film Festival
The fifth annual BronzeLens Film Festival takes place October 23-26, 2014 and is set to provide attendees with expert panels, workshops, master classes, domestic and international film screenings, pre-festival events and unique southern hospitality. Founded in 2009, BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta, Georgia is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing national and worldwide attention to Atlanta as a center for film and film production for people of color. Visit http://www.bronzelensfilmfest.com for more information regarding BronzeLens Film Festival and for registration information.
Africa Atlanta 2014
Africa Atlanta 2014 is a citywide year-long series of events highlighting Atlanta as a nexus for reinventing the cultural and economic bonds among Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Following a series of pre-events in fall 2013, a spectacular year of activities kicked off February 13, 2014 with the Grand Opening of Africa Atlanta 2014 and the exhibition Mapping Place: Africa Beyond Paperat the Robert C. Williams Paper Institute at Georgia Tech. Another highlight is the KONGO across the WATERS exhibition opening May 17 at The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum and showcasing art and artifacts from one of the world’s premier collections, the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium. The year continues with more than 50 art exhibitions, films, conferences & symposia, performances, salons.
