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SCREENING AND CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR AKOSUA ADOMA OWUSU

April 11, 2018 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

On Monday of Last Week 
Dir. Akosua Adoma Owusu, 2018, 14 min.

Ghanaian-American filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu presents her latest short film, an adaptation of a short story by renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. On Monday of Last Week follows a Nigerian woman working as a nanny for an interracial couple. The program also features two of Owusu’s shorts: Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful (2012) and Mahogany Too (2018).

Following the screening, Owusu converses with Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

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Details

Date:
April 11, 2018
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Website:
https://www.fowler.ucla.edu/events/screening-conversation-monday-last-week-akosua-adoma-owusu/

Venue

Fowler Museum
308 Charles E Young Dr. North
Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States
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