[BC224]. Thunderbolt! – Part I. Director by Tunde Kulani (2001; Nigeria). Thunderbolt is woven around Ngozi, a young elegant Igbo lady and Yinka a young man of Yoruba origin who meet and fall in love during the National Youth Service. Their eventual marriage, against folk wisdom soon develops problem fueled by rumors of extra-marital affairs which destroy trust between a devoted Ngozi and a jealous Yinka. In the ensuing drama Ngozi is laced with “Magun”, the mysterious and fatal chastity control (Magun) which will make her sexual victim die instantly after sexual intercourse.
Part II – shown 10/24 6pm A108

[Trustees Pavilion]. The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Communication Arts program will screen the film, When Elephants Fight, on Monday, October 17, from 2 to 3:40 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion. A member of the production company will lead a discussion of the film by Skype. The event is free and open to the public.

Narrated and executive produced by Robin Wright (House of Cards), this film spotlights the illicit mineral trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo and shows how corporations’ complicity has affected the conflict in the region. The film is an extension of the #StandwithCongo campaign that mobilizes students and consumer activists to seek accountability in the mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Contact Michael Riff at ext. 7409 or mriff@ramapo.edu for details.