Campus Connections

September 25, 2008 - September 26, 2008

U-Carmen eKhayelistha, September 26

In conjunction with conferences at UC Berkeley, two films offer perspectives on music and modernity in Turkey and South Africa.

Thursday, September 25, 2008
8:45 p.m. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Fatih Akin’s survey of Turkish music is also “a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city.”—L.A. Times

Friday, September 26, 2008
8:10 p.m. U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
Pauline Malefane and Ngugi wa Thiong’o in Person. This rousing musical relocates Bizet’s Carmen to Cape Town. “One of the most accomplished, original, and entertaining film operas ever made.”—Vancouver Film Festival