“Sifuna Okwethu” Screening, April 19

Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Humanities and Documentaries to Inspire Social Change (DISC) will present a screening of Sifuna Okwethu (We Want What’s Ours) on Friday, April 19. Sifuna Okwethu is an evocative 18-minute documentary film depicting one South African family’s struggle to regain their family land stolen during apartheid. The film’s director, Professor Bernadette Atuahene, will be joined by other panelists for a post-screening conversation about land dispossession in South Africa and the intractable legacy of apartheid. A reception will follow the film screening and discussion. The event is free and open to the public.

In addition to the film, Professor Atuahene is working on a forthcoming book titled We Want What’s Ours: Land Restitution in South Africa.