COMMUNITY
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Sankofa Has Two- Week Run at North Point Five Theatre
By DAVID L. DILLARD
Chronicle Staff Writer
People who missed the special
screening of the underground movie
<\nnknfn last tnnnth, wi|1 have another
. ^ance as the film opens in a major the
c tomorrow.
Sankofa , the story of an African,
c J returning to her heritage, will be-'
s vvn at North Point Cinema at 4660'
owrisboro Road at University Park
ua\ tor a special two-week run from'
I ). 9-24. ,?
_Jiailc Gerima, a native Ethiopian
anu film^naking professor at Howard
ni\ ersity, wrote and produced the film,
w .h he -spent nearly 1Q~ years raising
" ie> 10 make. It was filmed on loca
?ti m Ghana, West Africa and Jamaica,
V st Indies.
Genma's conipany, Mypheduh
I. I- ns Inc., has independently distrib
uted the lilm. v
Gerima, who visited Winston-Salem
1? month to promote the film and meet
? ih" 'the community at-large, said it was
important to make the^ film because both
the tinages of Africa and African-Amer
icans has been greatly distorted.
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in
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"Africa has been underplayed and
put down in movies, 'V he said. "In his
' tory books and classes, we are not
taught about the resistance nature of the
slaves during slavery. I wanted to intro
duce that concept by looking at the his^
tory of our struggle."
Gerima said he never sought back
ing from Holly
wood because he
wanted to make an
education film
instead of a com
mercial movie
exploiting blacks.
Gerima said
that unlike Roots,
his movie was
filmed with a low
budget by black
people and didn't
compromise truth
to get exposed.
Originally, he
expected the film
to be shown on
public broadcast
ing, but word-of
mouth marketing
and strong demand
from people has thrust the film into
major movie cinemas across the Coun
ty / J
"History is the greatest weapon for
knowledge and healing. It must be told
to develop true understanding," he said.
"Many movies are concocted to say
things to politically ap'peal. but that has
nothing to do with art."/ '*
Sankofa opened in New York earlier
this year and grossed $150,000 in four
weeks. Since, then, it has opened to vn
tually sold-out audiences in Baltimore.
Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and Philadel
phia.
Sankofa had a one-show screening
Shola (Oyafunmike Ogunlano) asks " Mother " Kutiu ( Alexandra Duah) for advice.
in Winston
Salem on
Nov. 1 at the
Stevens Cen
ter and sold
out the 1 .500
seat facility
three weeks
before its
Donna
Rader, chair-^
man of the
in terra ci aj
S a n k o f a
Comm i ttee
that origi
nally brought
the film.
helped to link
G e r i m a ' s
company with
North
Point Cin
ema.
R ar
b a t a
W i g r o n ,
manager
of the
North
oint Five
Theater.
ended
'the special ?
screening
and has
continued
to urge her
company to
show the
film.
Haile Gerima
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"It was successful at first and we
hope it will be again," she said.
Oyafunmike Ogunlano, who plays
"Shola" in the movie is expected to be at
the opening night. Ogunlano has rela
tives in the city. The film will show at
li30. and tt;3() each evening, aach day
with a "2 p.m. matinee on Saturday and .
Sunday. Admission price will be $5.50
for adults and $3.75 for the matinee.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
I .
? I he Woman's Home and Overseas Missionary Society of
Golei Metropolitan AME Zion Church, 1435 East Fourth St., is ~
presenting King Solomon Children- African- American Dolls and
Tol Sut. Dec. 10, from 10:()0 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. ^
SUNDAW DEC EMBER- 11
? Vn African-American Craft show will he held nn Snnrtav
Dec ! i . (rom 2:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Free cake and cider will be
j serve J Come enjoy handcrafted African-American Christmas and
Kwaiuaa decorations and gifts. Holiday wreath, black angels and
"Santa's. hair omamentsiand jewlery. Crafts by Luci Vaughn and this
event w ill be held at 301 Lockland Ave., (across from Baptist Hos
pital 'p.. ik>ng lot).
? ? iiv. Winston-Salem Beauticians and Hair Designers are hav
ing-a hair and fashion extravaganza. Electrifying hair and fashion,
t'oree.u mig hairstyles and fashions for century 2000. Also holiday
fashion* and a chance to win a sequin co&t.
'I'he extravaganza will be held Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. at
MasoriK Temple, 1025 E.v 14th St. For tickets ask at your local
/ beaut \ s..v?p.
Oinelia Cannon and Barbara Wardlow are the chairpersons and
?'? M mine l.rvin the president of the chapter. *' \
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
__ ? 1 1 ^ AAA<^F-wtH-hote its annual meeting located at 1 225?r
? -l-itih :m. on Tuesday. Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. This meeting will include
:hi *:ath u!. oliiic and annual report of vear-in activities. r
? kenned) Middle School will hold a PTSA Meeting on Tues
da\ . i Vs. 1 3 at 7 p.m.
ONGOING
? J 'he 1 1 1 g.h Point Central Family YMCA is in the final week of
regisvnng lor the 1994-1995 Indoor Soccer League. There are two
?IcaiiiH-N. open league for J 4-29 yrs. and co-ed league for 30 and
olde: men ami women 14 and up. All games are held on Saturday
hci-n Dec. 10. Call YMCA at 869-0151 for more details.
? ! he historic district is decorated for the Christmas season
v. uii ?he sights, sounds and smells of an old-fashioned hoiiua>
t? 'mi ! - cember 131. Old Salem Christmas, a special holiday
"event v v i ! h surprises for all ages, is on December 17 from 1-7 pm.
For more information and tickets, call (910) 721-7352.
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? Seniors of Forsyth County, is this you? "My bank statement
(I ehce kbtiok never seem to match." "I thought I paid that bill."
. paid the doctor so why hasn't my medical insurance paid me?"
really do not know what my insurance will cover." "If I pay that
no I r. u I will not have money to last until the end of the month."
* -'pi* available through Senior Financial Care. Call 725
V : ; ?r an appointment. We make house calls.
UPCOMING
-o i aie invited to join us at our Cub Scout "Something To
Inio Recruitment Night, at Happy Hill Gardens Community
"Bnilviuve" Ciaines and Ben Piggott of the William Sims Center.
reshmems will be served.
v?"o i are invited to join the Cub Scouts "Something To Get
Kevruitment Night, at Kimberly Park Community Center on
, i Dec. 15. at 6:00 pm. Guests will be Alderman Nelson
!o\ and Coach "Bighouse" Gaines. Refreshments will be
se? v .J.
? The YWCA invites the public to attend a performance of A.
Mimas Carol on Decv15 at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 1201
??e St Since his first performance at the YWCA in 1989, this
\ ii an performance by Bill Trotman has become a Winston
ti ad it ion. Trotman has delighted local audiences by trans
' )\:^1 himself into Scrooge. Tiny Tim and the other Dickens'
" characters.
f ie performance is free and open to the public. Donations will
be accepted ^ i t h proceeds going to the YWCA. Light refreshments
wilt b. served. Seating available on a first-come-first-served basis
the rigfyot' the performance.
? ? "i h'-Cook Middle School PTA will meet on Thurs., Dec. 15,
at' 7:.y at Reynolds Auditorium. After a brief business metting,
; there will be a ( hristmas Concert by the band.
? i he Sal in Academy Glee Club will present a Christmas con
; cert Saturday Dec. 1 7 at 1 1 :00 am in Salem Fine Arts Center. The
> concert will ' aiurc 13th-c?ntury chant, medieval Latin Christmas
1 carols with arp accomp* rrenr md traditional carols accompa
nied by acoustic string ir.urumeiius it is directed by Carol Burnett,
musical director of the Academy.
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