An African Election
Exclusive screening:
Thursday, April 12, 2012
6:00 - 8:00 pm
OTTO Maass Chemistry Building, Rm. 10
801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal聽 H3A 2K6
The tumultuous political situation in Africa often leads us to assume either that democracy is somehow inevitable or hopelessly utopian. An African Election by award winning filmmaker Jarreth Merz reminds us that it is not inevitable, but vitally important. Documenting Ghana鈥檚 pivotal 2008 presidential elections, learn what democracy is like in practice through the eyes of those who actively made it happen.
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