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In celebration of Black History Month, we are excited to host film director Amina Weira from Niger, who will discuss her film Anger in the Wind -- La Colère dans le Vent on today Monday, February 17, at 4:45 p.m. in HUM 401. 

The film screening will be followed by a dialogue with Professor Moustapha El Hadji Diop and an open Q&A session with Amina Weira.

About the film:

Filmmaker Amina Weira travels to her hometown of Arlit in northern Niger, where she interviews the town’s residents about the negative environmental and health consequences of plutonium mining. French mining companies have mined uranium there since 1976. Ms. Weira’s father, a retired uranium mineworker, is at the heart of this film. He shares his memories of 35 years spent in the mines.

About the director:

Amina Weira, a film director and editor, has already completed five shorts and she is developing new projects. As editor or assistant to directors, she worked with prestigious African filmmakers such as Kaba Kadai Riba (Etincelles), Eva Von Tongeren, Mama Njikam Mbouobouo, Rob Lemkin and Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, mostly documentaries on Niger and a feature film. La Colère est dans le vent (2016) brought Weira global attention due to the legacy of French mining exploitation in Niger.