ended over 1 year

LOATAD Movie Night in collaboration with Cultures of Resistance Films

By Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD)

Event Details

UNITE FOR BISSAU (Nô Kumpu Guiné): Agroecology and Feminism in Guinea-Bissau

Directed & produced by iara lee / camera & editing by João Meirinhos (Cultures of Resistance Films)

In the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, this thought-provoking film takes you on a journey that follows brave local women who challenge patriarchy by building institutions that promote self-sufficiency through agroecology. They also defy social norms by standing up against female genital mutilation and rejecting forced marriage. Carrying forward the legacy of Amílcar Cabral, the Bissau-Guinean independence leader who placed women’s rights at the center of the struggle for liberation, the women of a rising generation are taking their power back.

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: Turning Negatives into Positives

In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.” With TeReo’s work as a starting point, this short film showcases a broader spirit of reimagination among artists in Lesotho, who use creativity to respond to entrenched social problems: Filmmakers show the need to end child marriage. Musicians write songs about climate change. Farmers collect seeds to protect endangered tree species. Designers use fashion to preserve traditional Basotho culture and challenge common perceptions of Africa. Profiling a variety of these innovators, FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives encourages us to take lessons from those who rethink, reuse, and reinvent in order to promote positive change.

Google Map

Similar Events

Good Deeds Day 2025 Talent Award Day

Sat, 12 Apr
Teshie Nungua Estates, Teshie
Accra

ACCRA AND TEMA ASHAIMAN JOINT MEETING

Sun, 13 Apr
Kasoa Properties
Accra

5TH ANNUAL SALLAH ZIKR

Tomorrow
Aboabo no2
Kumasi

Soiree Francophone Ghana

Sat, 28 Jun
Gravity Bar and Grill
Accra
₵150+
Top Locations
Locations & Categories
All Event Categories