Echoes of Africa: This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
In a mountainous village in Lesotho, an aging widow, Mantoa, eagerly anticipates her son’s return from a South African mine for Christmas. Tragedy strikes as news of his mining accident arrives, plunging Mantoa into existential turmoil. Isolated by grief, Mantoa becomes detached from God, her village, and reality, longing for death to reunite with her kin and seeking solace in the local cemetery.  
Event Date
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Event Location

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0633867, -118.3608799
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
131223
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