Past Film/Video | Visiting Filmmakers

While We Live

(Medan vi lever, Dani Kouyaté, 2016)

Dani Kouyaté IN PERSON

While We Live

The comedy While We Live tells the story of a Gambian woman who, after living in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to her home country with her son, a promising hip-hop artist. However, Gambia has changed a lot over the years and the move causes the pair to question their sense of identity and home. (91 mins., DCP)

Cosponsored by Ohio State’s School of Music, Department of African American and African Studies, Department of French and Italian, Global Mobility Project, Office of International Affairs, and Ethnomusicology Program.

an older couple arguing at the dinner table

While We Live, image courtesy of Swedish Film Institute.

a couple speaking at an outdoor cafe

While We Live, image courtesy of Swedish Film Institute.

a teenage music group performing on stage

While We Live, image courtesy of Swedish Film Institute.

SEASON SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO

Rohauer Collection Foundation

 

SUPPORT FOR THE FILM/VIDEO STUDIO PROGRAM 

Institute of Museum and Library Services 

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

 

SUPPORT FOR VISITING FILMMAKERS SERIES 

National Endowment for the Arts

Corna Kokosing

 

SUPPORT FOR FREE AND LOW-COST PROGRAMS

Huntington Bank

Cardinal Health Foundation

 

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Ohio Arts Council

The Columbus Foundation

Nationwide Foundation

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While We Live