Film Screening: Ama Gloria
Campus Arts Event
Film Screening: Ama Gloria
Watch a screening of Ama Gloria as part of CINEMA/CARE, the Maison Francaise Film Festival Fall 2024.
FREE
Buell Hall – Columbia Maison Française
September 26, 2024 | 6:30 pm
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Film Details

Ama Gloria
dir. Marie Amachoukeli, 2023, 84 minutes

The screening will be introduced by Fanny Guex

Artist Details

Director and screenwriter Marie Amachoukeli studied cinema at La Fémis. In 2014, she made her feature film debut with Party Girl in collaboration with Samuel Theis and Claire Burger. The film won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and several awards at film festivals around the world.

Location

Buell Hall - Maison Française
515 W. 116th Street
New York, NY

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About The Event

Marie Amachoukeli, 2023, Drama, 84 min. 
In French and Cape Verdean Creole with English subtitles
Film introduced by Fanny Guex

Six-year old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must suddenly return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, Cléo makes her promise that they will see each other very soon. Gloria invites Cléo to her island and the two must make the most of their last summer together.

Cannes Film Festival 2023
Jerusalem Film Festival – Best International Film Prize 2023
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023
BFI London Film Festival 2023
Sundance Film Festival 2024 

For more information about this screening, please visit the event website.

Image: Film still from Ama Gloria