NYAFF30: Walls of Knowledge + Tramadol 

Sunday, May 21 at 4:30PM

Tickets: $15 General Admission/$7 Reduced Price 

Walls of Knowledge (US Premiere)

Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy, 2021, Senegal, 54m

Fula, Wolof and French with English subtitles

Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, is one of sub-Saharan Africa's oldest universities. Léocadie, Demba, M'bar, and Mamy discuss their daily challenges and disappointments that, though difficult, do not derail their aspirations in this temple of knowledge, where more than 80,000 students study and live. Their dorms have turned into sites of resistance and survival techniques. The majority of the students are from underprivileged backgrounds, and the educational and social environment on campus reflects this through protest movements in a variety of sectors, most notably education.

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Tramadol (US Premiere)

Tunisia, Belgium

Adoum Moussa & Morgane Wirtz, Hausa, French, English and Tamashek with English subtitles

A motorbike is speeding through Niger. On board is Moussa, a young Tuareg, and hidden in his vehicle are fifty tablets of tramadol, one of the most popular narcotics in West Africa. Following Moussa, we meet the smugglers and users of this opioid.

Post-screening Q&A with Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy