Fourth Screening for The First Grader
The Weekend Film Series has added a fourth screening of The First Grader, an uplifting feature film about an 84-year-old Kenyan man who attends school for the first time.
The film will screen on Tuesday October 4 at 6.30 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets are on sale now at the Oceans Gift Shop at the BUEI, or by calling 297-7314. The first three screenings of the film were sold out.
The First Grader is an award-winning crowd-pleaser that has been a hit with festival audiences worldwide. When the government of Kenya announces it will offer free primary education for the first time, an 84-year-old man – a veteran of the country’s struggle for independence — shows up on the doorstep of a rural school, ready for class. Having never had the benefit of an education, Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge (played by Oliver Litondo) figures it’s never too late to start.
Based on a remarkable true story, The First Grader is an inspiring and uplifting film about the universal human urge to make our lives better. Naomie Harris plays the teacher, Jane, who supports her newest, and oldest, student. The film won top prize at the Pan African film festival, and has also won awards at festivals in Durban, Doha, and throughout the United States.
The ‘Weekend Film Series’, sponsored by Gosling’s, is a joint production of Bermuda Documentary Film Festival director Duncan Hall and the BUEI.
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