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SUB-SAHARAN CINEMAAs Old As My TongueThe Myth & Life of Bi KidudeANDY JONES // UK, TANZANIA // 66 MIN // $12Saturday 4-18 // 2:00 PM // Society for ArtsWhen world music took off in the West, one of its mostremarkable “discoveries” was the Zanzibar Taarab singerFatma binti Baraka, better known as Bi Kidude. Wellinto her 80s (or maybe beyond) when she was usheredonto the global stage, Kidude was a rebel rocker of theold school, a smoker, drinker, and drummer who broketaboos for Muslim women and presided over sexual-initiationceremonies for brides-to-be. This 2006 portrait- screening with Jones’ brand new follow-up I Shot BiKidude - is a fiercely entertaining look at Kidude’s lifeand music and the many myths that grew up around her.NORTH AMERICAN PREMIEREI Shot Bi KidudeANDY JONES // UK, TANZANIA // 75 MIN // $12Saturday 4-18 // 3:30 PM // Society for ArtsIn late 2012, Tanzanian media reported that centenariansinger and national cultural icon Bi Kidude had been kidnappedby a relative who claimed that longtime musicaland business associates were mistreating her. British filmmakerAndy Jones, who examined Kidude’s mythic life inthe documentary As Old As My Tongue (screening withthis film), returned to Zanzibar to investigate. A doc thrillerwith a deep emotional core, I Shot Bi Kidude chroniclesthe strange final months of a music legend while tellinghow a white filmmaker from England’s West Midlandsforged an abiding bond with Africa’s oldest singer.Sierra Leone’s Refugee All StarsPresented in conjunction withAkasubaZACH NILES, BANKER WHITE // USA // 78 MIN // $12Friday 4-17 // 7:15 PM // Logan Theatre 2Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenixout of the ashes of war, and ignite the passion of fans acrossthe globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. Theband is a potent example of the redeeming power of musicand the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginablehardship and emerge with optimism intact. Fromtheir humble beginnings in West African refugee camps,Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have performed on some ofthe world’s most prestigious stages and matured into one ofAfrica’s top touring and recording bands. (With Q&A)CHICAGO PREMIEREShield and SpearPresented in conjunction withThe International “impressive Beethoven and engrossing” ProjectCharlie GillettPETTER RINGBOM“A remarkable documentary unveiling a genuine legend of world musUSA, SOUTH AFRICA Simon Broughton, // Songlines 89 MIN MagazineSaturday “A 4-18 delight // 6:00 from PM beginning // Chicago to end”Howard Male, The IndependentAcademy of Music at University ChurchA fascinatinga documentarylook at South Africa 20 yearsfilmintodemocracy, as viewed by a bevy of creativelyby bursting ScreenStation musicians and activist Productionsartists whosestories limn issues of race, identity, and freedomwith of expression Busara in the would-be Promotions“rainbownation” and whose work casts an optimistic66minutes. © 2006eye on the country’s democratic, pluralisticfuture while challenging the creeping authoritarianismof its present. info@screenstation.net (see page 43)tel:+44 7960 393785 (Andy Jones)CHICAGOwww.asoldasmytongue.netPREMIEREwww.mypsace.com/screenstationThey Will Have to KillUs FirstJOHANNA SCHWARTZUK // 105 MIN // $12Sunday 4-19 // 4:05 PM // Society for ArtsWhen Islamic militants overran northern Maliin 2012, they bannedmusic - a mortal blowin a society that hasrevered its musiciansfor centuries and nowwatched as they wereforced into silence orexile. From battlefieldsto refugee camps tothe stages of Timbuktu and London, They WillHave to Kill Us First tells the chilling, inspiring,and joyous stories of displaced artists strugglingto reclaim their musical birthright.PLAYING WITH:WILLIAM PILGRIM & THE ALL GROWS UP FEAT.BRENTON WOOD // “GIMME LITTLE SIGN” // MVPM ROMERO, SCOTT MONTGOMERY // US // 4 MINShot at the historic People’s Climate March in New York,William Pilgrim & The All Grows Up join forces withBrenton Wood in a contemporary twist on the classic 1967hit, ‘’Gimme Little Sign.”20 // CIMMfest.org // CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL MOVIES & MUSIC FESTIVALSEE ALSO: Feature Fiction PAGE 31Rain the Color Blue with a LittleRed in ItPresented in conjunction with AkasubaFriday 4-17 // 11:25 PM // Logan Theatre 1