submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar AvenueMinneapolis, MN, 55454United States
All Ages, Seated
$5 Youth under 21 years of age
$8 for Cedar-Riverside Residents
$10 General Admission
This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our Access page.
The Qalanjo Project Presents: Echoes from the Horn: Somali Lives in Cinema – a special program of the Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
The Qalanjo Project is a Somali cultural organization and creative arts studio located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This special Sunday program will feature films and discussions that highlight Somali filmmakers’ contributions and explore the Somali diaspora’s diverse narratives from The Cedar screen!
We will be joined in person by Abdulkadir Ahmed Said, Warda Mohamed, and Salad Hilowle. There will be additional workshops and community activities hosted by The Qalanjo Project with these incredible artists during the festival and after.
The estimated run time for the films is ~ 2 hours and 15 minutes, with a short opening introduction, a brief panel, and Q&A after the screenings with a total program time of 3.5 hours.