La Bague du Roi Koda (The Ring of King Koda). 1962. Directed by Moustapha Alassane Aoure. 1962. Directed by Moustapha Alassane

Film

Sun, May 14, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

La Bague du Roi Koda (The Ring of King Koda). 1962. Niger. Directed by Moustapha Alassane. In French, Hausa; English subtitles. 24 min.

In this Zharma legend, the cruel, despotic King Koda tests the loyalty of one of his subjects, a fisherman named “Finger of God,” by ordering him to safeguard one of his rings for an entire year. Failure to do so will lead to the fisherman’s beheading.

Aoure. 1962. Niger. Directed by Moustapha Alassane. In French, Hausa; English subtitles. 30 min.

In this hybrid of fiction and documentary, Alassane chronicles the married life of a young Zharma (ethnic Muslim) couple living in the Niger River valley.

This film accompanies Moustapha Alassane, Pioneer of the Golden Age of Nigerien Cinema.

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