Skip to main contentCenter for Constitutional Rights x Highlander Center Present: ‘Sambizanga’
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Highlander Center on Friday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. for a screening at Hayti Heritage Center of the landmark 1972 film “Sambizanga,” followed by a group discussion moderated by cultural organizer Marcella Zigbuo Camara of Second Daughter Cinema. This event is part of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ annual recognition of Black August, a month-long commemoration dedicated to paying homage to fallen Black revolutionaries, incarcerated freedom fighters and the global Black liberation struggle, historical and ongoing.
“Sabizanga” (Sarah Maldoror, 1972, Angola, 102 min)
Sarah Maldoror, the first woman to make a feature film in Africa, chronicles an anti-colonialist struggle via the story of a woman’s relentless search for her resistance leader husband after he’s arrested and brutally imprisoned by Portuguese authorities in Luanda. “Sambizanga” is an explicitly political film, drawing from historical events to create a tapestry of characters who, through their actions, set the stage and provide us with a prologue for the long-fought and hard-won Angolan War of Independence.
Program:
- 6:30 p.m.: Doors open
- 7 p.m.: Welcome and Introduction
- 7:10 p.m.: Screening of Sambizanga
- 9 p.m.: Post-film discussion
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Since seating is limited, please arrive early! The group strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals to engage fully. Please email events@ccrjustice.org if you have any questions regarding access needs.
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Highlander Center on Friday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. for a screening at Hayti Heritage Center of the landmark 1972 film “Sambizanga,” followed by a group discussion moderated by cultural organizer Marcella Zigbuo Camara of Second Daughter Cinema. This event is part of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ annual recognition of Black August, a month-long commemoration dedicated to paying homage to fallen Black revolutionaries, incarcerated freedom fighters and the global Black liberation struggle, historical and ongoing.
“Sabizanga” (Sarah Maldoror, 1972, Angola, 102 min)
Sarah Maldoror, the first woman to make a feature film in Africa, chronicles an anti-colonialist struggle via the story of a woman’s relentless search for her resistance leader husband after he’s arrested and brutally imprisoned by Portuguese authorities in Luanda. “Sambizanga” is an explicitly political film, drawing from historical events to create a tapestry of characters who, through their actions, set the stage and provide us with a prologue for the long-fought and hard-won Angolan War of Independence.
Program:
- 6:30 p.m.: Doors open
- 7 p.m.: Welcome and Introduction
- 7:10 p.m.: Screening of Sambizanga
- 9 p.m.: Post-film discussion
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Since seating is limited, please arrive early! The group strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals to engage fully. Please email events@ccrjustice.org if you have any questions regarding access needs.
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