a c i r f A h t r o N d n u o r a d n a n i g n ilmmaki F Filmmaking in and around North Africa is a film screening series that will be held at the University of Manchester throughout semester two. In each session, an academic specialising on a particular country in North Africa will introduce a short film and host a post-screening discussion. The series will explore overarching themes of gender and sexuality, religion, music and transnationalism. Salvation Army (Abdellah Taïa, 2013) Based on a semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, Salvation Army is a coming-of-age narrative that details the day-to-day existence of a young boy named Abdellah (Said Mrini) who undergoes a homosexual awakening in a small rural village in Morocco. The film adopts a dyadic structure, whereby the first section of the narrative focuses on Abdellah’s attempts to come to terms with his homosexuality. The second segment jumps forward in time to concentrate on a more mature Abdellah’s (Karim Ait M’Hand) relationship with an older Swiss ma n na med Jea n (Frédéric Landenber). Salvation Army treats the themes of repressed sexual desire, alienation and Western (s)exploitation against the backdrop of rural Moroccan society. All postgraduates, undergraduates and staff welcome! Please RSVP if possible to Kaya ([email protected]) or Monika ([email protected]). Wednesday, 3 June: 6-8pm C1.18 Training Room, Ellen Wilkinson Post-screening wine reception www.filmiana.blogspot.co.uk