Germanic Languages and Literatures

Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair’s feature-length film Flame (1986) tells the story of a young African woman who joins the liberation struggle for Zimbabwe in the 1970s. The film follows Flame as she is faced with sexual harassment by male freedom fighters and later, by the patriarchy of the newly liberated Zimbabwe. Flame was a Cannes Film Festival selection and winner of many international awards including the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award. The film was initially banned and then subjected to censorship in Zimbabwe itself. Professor Terri Barnes (History) will join the filmmakers in a discussion following the screening. Hosted by: Center for African Studies