Farewell Amor (2020)
NARRATIVE | INTERNATIONAL | DANCE
THURSDAY 22 APRIL | 6:30PM
ACMI CINEMA 1
FEATURING PERFORMANCE BY NIASHA
Director: Ekwa Msangi
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Duration: 101 minutes
Language: English and Portuguese with English subtitles
Genre: Narrative
Awards: Nominee, Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic — Sundance Film Festival 2020 / Nominee, Someone to Watch Award, Ekwa Msangi — Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021
Screening Location: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square, Melbourne | Plan your visit to ACMI
Festival Selection
Presenting Partner
Synopsis
“There are three sides to every story in Ekwa Msangi's vivid and carefully observed feature debut.” - Observer UK
Reunited after a 17 year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife, Esther, and teenage daughter Sylvia. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the distance between them.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, director Ekwa Msangi crafts a vibrant, eye-opening film full of music, atmosphere, and emotional complexity. There are three sides to every story in Farewell Amor, an intergenerational, and truthful exploration of family, and rediscovery.
Unclassified 15+
pre-film performance by niasha
NIASHA is the true definition of dynamite comes in small packages! Singer, songwriter, and spoken word poet (maybe even a dancer). She is a Zimbabwean-born soul performer who will surely get you in your feelings as she delves into the topics of love, identity, celebration of self + others and what it means to live a fulfilled and purpose-filled life.
With her eclectic band that has been delivering powerhouse performances around Melbourne music venues, it’s no wonder she is one to watch. Her artistry is set to leave your soul taste buds tingling for more.
Community Impact Partner
Western Edge Youth Arts (WEYA) is a not-for-profit arts organisation, working with young people from the western suburbs of Naarm (Melbourne). WEYA is at the forefront of contemporary youth-led theatre and is deeply-rooted in community practice, grounded in the belief that lived experience is expert knowledge and a highly valuable asset in artistic practice. WEYA’s long-standing engagement with underrepresented and structurally disadvantaged communities has always been driven by the belief that access to arts participation should be attainable for everyone.
Each year, WEYA works with over 300 young collaborators from the community and approximately 35 Support Artists, Lead Artists, professional guest artists, and creatives. WEYA partners with multiple local councils, schools, community service organisations, local businesses and venues, to deliver approximately 170 workshops, creative projects, and performances for over 2000 audience members.