Its day 3 at the 2019 Kabafest and we have a mean lineup for you.
Here you go.
PANEL DISCUSSION 1:
First off, is the essential discourse titled ‘The problem with Silence’ #ArewaMeToo; facilitated by Arit Okpo with panelists Fakhrriyyah Hashim, Hassana Maina and Leila Hussein.
PANEL DISCUSSION 2:
Next we have, ‘Non-fiction and the Writers Prerogative.’ Hosted by Ademola Adefolami and featuring Hauwa Nuhu Shafii, Sibongile Fisher and Frances Ogamba as panelists.
PANEL DISCUSSION 3:
For the third and final panel discussion, we have ‘The impact of Religious Extermism in Nigeria.’ With Abdulbasit kassim and Jibrin Ibrahim, facilitated by Odinga Adiwu.
BOOKLOGUE:
So if the panel discussion doesn’t get you, the booklogue definitely will.
Ainehi Edoro will be in conversation with the Tope Folarin, the author of, ‘A particular type of Blackman’ to interrogate themes like exile, homelessness, racism, masculinity and family using the novel as an anchor.
FILM SCREENING & CONVERSATION
At the screening, there will be a series of VFX and CGI-based short films created by a group of talented young men called ‘The Critics Company.’ Chiebuka Obumselu will help unpack their unique struggles in making films.
POETRY PERFORMANCE:
D’Bi Anitafrika; the globally-renowned Black dub poet and performance artist is committed to creating art that ritualizes recovery from violence.
A TASTE OF MORROCO
Kabafest unleashes a culinary classics from the Kingdom of Morocco; an experience influenced by Arabic and Mediterranean cuisines.
FILM SCREENING
Finally, we have a film screening titled ‘Sweet, Sweet, Codeine.’ that unpacks the menace of an opoid crisis and a devastating addiction to codeine cough syrup in Nigeria.
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