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Please join the SLC Film Center for this fascinating, award-winning documentary!
WHEN: Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00pm
WHERE: Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts, 138 West 300 South, SLC
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - SUGGESTED DONATION $5
KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST is a shocking tale of the richest country in Africa, claimed by the rapacious King Leopold II of Belgium. Under his greedy reign, the Congo suffered unimaginable horrors. The epic is filled with fascinating adventurers. It is a story brought to life with a treasure trove of archival materials – letters, secret reports and photographs. The film is a culmination of four years of intensive research, a production of international significance and vital relevance to today. Ten million people died under Leopold’s reign, four million more in the last five years. Why? The film, brought up to the present day, demonstrates that “past” is present. The film will be followed \nby a discussion with Rulon Wood from the University of Utah Film Studies Wood has been working on a project which examines the public memories surrounding the Belgian Congo. He has bee shooting in the Royal Museum for Central Africa and interviewing prominent Belgian scholars, historians and colonial veterans.
http://www.kingleopoldsghost.com/)
The film will be followed by a discussion with Rulon Wood from the University of Utah Film Studies Department. Wood has been working on a project which examines the public memories surrounding the Belgian Congo. He has been shooting in the Royal Museum for Central Africa and interviewing prominent Belgian scholars, historians and colonial veterans.
Film Awards:
WINNER – Best Documentary – SANTA BARBARA International Film Festival 2006
WINNER – Best Documentary – BERMUDA International Film Festival 2006
WINNER – Best Documentary – INDIA-MUMBAI Film Festival 2006
WINNER – Best Documentary (Honorable Mention) – PAN AFRICAN Film Festival 2006
OFFICIAL SELECTION – PALM SPRINGS Film Festival 2006
OFFICIAL SELECTION – MARYLAND Film Festival 2006
OFFICIAL SELECTION – SEATTLE Film Festival 2006