Uma is a multidisciplinary event at Ajabu Ajabu with artists and musicians exploring different themes. This friday we will be exploring theme of Roads through a poetic reflection on artist Otieno Wakake's bicycle journeys between Nairobi and Durban with music by Wakake & DJ Seche, set design by Temela Hassan and text interludes by Habib […]
A HUSTLING WOMAN organized by the NGO Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Tanzania Directed by Gertrude Alex, the short film Mama Mishe is an exploration into women informal workers’ s spaces in Dar es Salaam. Coming from a background of informal work we saw the need of interrogating these women working in informal spaces about what drives them […]
A powerful pineapple mogul looking for his latest wife alights on a free spirit recently sent home from the city. Henri Duparc’s comical fable, Dancing in the Dust, is tomorrow’s Short scentury pick @ the AV house. 5k entry to support Karibuni
Picha La Leo, inakuletea Muvi kali kutoka nchini Ivory Coast iliyoongzwa na Philippe Lacote, "Night of The Kings." (Usiku wa Wafalme) Kijana mmoja anatupwa katika gereza linaloendeshwa na kusimamiwa na Wafungwa wenyewe. Huko anagundua desturi ya Mtu kusimulia hadithi ambayo itatoa hatma ya aidha Kufa au Kuishi. kuhudhuria, tuma jina kwenda +255783950447 Tar 26 […]
Join us for a workshop at the Goethe-Institut exploring the role of short film in a filmmaker's or film producer's career. The workshop will be hosted by Heinz Hermanns, founder and director of INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin and Ajabu Ajabu. The workshop will explore the definition of short films and examine a […]
Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19. We’re excited to announce Amjad Abu Alala’s You Will Die At Twenty for this […]
Join us for a special edition of Picha La Leo where we will be celebrating Women Storytellers🖤 The evening will begin with a poetry workshop focused on African Women Poets by writer, poet and author of Paper Dolls @ms_lilly_py from 4.30pm From 6pm join us for food and conversation with music by @dj__seche Then from 7pm we’ll be […]
Picha La Leo returns at the end of this month with an enchanting trip through 70s Abidjan with the aid of an eclectic soundtrack, evocative visuals and a young, determined dreamer by the name of Aya. Based on a series of graphic novels by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie. Aya Of Yop City screens Apr 26, […]
Dear Friends, Family, Art-Lovers & Creatives. We are super excited to welcome you to the MERVKI Connect Fest. The new Vibe aound your corner, a day to get to experience the magical power to do something with love, soul and creativiy. Join the MERVKI rep Collective and Ajabu Ajabu AV Gallery on the 04.May @Mikoko […]
LAMB (2015) A film by Yared Zeleke (Ethiopia) Synopsis. A young boy loses his mother and is sent to live with his relatives with his pet sheep. He faces struggles when his relatives ask him to sacrifice his sheep for a holiday. For May’s Picha La Leo we present Yared Zeleke’s layered portrayal […]
As part of @cinema.of.commoning , we’re delighted to invite everyone to Stories + Spaces - a weekend of films about film and a chance to revisit key questions for cinemas and film driven space making in Dar and beyond. And to celebrate the journey so far. Fri 21st June 6.30 - Music & Food […]
Picha la leo returns. Join us for an open air screening of The Empty Grave in partnership with @kijiweniproductions . The film tells an incredible story of the struggle of two Tanzanian families to reclaim their beloved ancestors’ ancestral remains from German museums. A moving piece about lost loved ones, resilience and the complexities of […]
