Hello Harnwellians,

Wishing you a good week. Please join our Friday Movie Nights at Harnwell series. This week's film is Djibril Diop Mambety's Hyenas. After being kicked out of her African village three decades earlier for getting pregnant out of wedlock, Linguere (Ami Diakhate) has returned home. While Linguere has done well for herself, her home village has fallen on hard economic times. Intent on punishing Dramaan (Mansour Diouf), the man who fathered her child but refused to own up to the act, Linguere makes a proposal: She will help the town financially if the locals agree to execute Dramaan. Palme d'Or nominee at the Cannes Film Festival. Official Selection at The New York Film Festival.

"...a languid, sun-beaten mood, with crisp, clear, bright visuals." - Peter Hourigan, Senses of Cinema

You could watch the films on your own and join a group discussion about the ideas and features in the film every Friday from 8:00 - 9:30 PM. Please RSVP to Ivanco Talevski at ivancot@upenn.edu and join this group discussion meeting.

Make sure you create an account for Kanopy. it is a remarkable resource for all of us.

See: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/cims/streaming

Link to see the film:https://upenn.kanopy.com/video/hyenas-0

Link to discussion meeting: https://bluejeans.com/1119739385/9722?src=calendarLink