Black Butterflies

Activity Type: 
Film
Date: 
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 18:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
McConomy Auditorium
Contact Person: 
Jolanta Lion
Contact Email: 
jola@cmu.edu
Cost: 
$5 seniors and students* | $8 'Others'

The 2012 Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival: Faces of Others

Black Butterflies tells the story of Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965), a celebrated South African poet who lived during the time of the Apartheid racial segregations. Shortly after the passing of her mother, Jonker moved in with her estranged father, the Minister of Censorship in South Africa. (Directed by Paula van der Oest | South Africa/The Netherlands | 2011 | 100 min.)

+ Closing Night Reception

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Carnegie Mellon University