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"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"
Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee
LET'S CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH & FRENCH CINEMA!
SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
opens exclusively on our Streaming Platform
Available for rental all over the US:
Friday, February 25 @ Noon PST →
Monday, February 28 @ Noon PST
[image: Petit Pays]
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD*
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*(PETIT PAYS)*
by Eric Barbier
War / Drama – France – 2020 – 113′
In French with English Subtitles
*Seating is limited in our virtual theater, *get your ticket now
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*.*
*BON SPECTACLE !*
*Join our Zoom Q&A Discussion with Le Professeur Kevin Elstob on Friday,
March 4 @ 6:30pm PST. **Stay tuned, the invitation link will be sent next
week!*
*Small Country: An African Childhood* is a powerful historical drama based
on the semi-autobiographical book from Gaël Faye, a popular Franco-Rwandan
singer, rapper, and writer.
Early 1990s. Gabriel (Djibril Vancoppenolle), 10, lives in a wealthy
neighborhood in Burundi, his “small country,” with his parents and sister.
His father (Jean-Paul Rouve, *C'est la vie!* - MiniFest 2018) is white and
his mother (the magnificent Isabelle Kabano) is black, with much of her
family across the border in Rwanda. Gabriel is a happy, carefree kid
enjoying life with his friends as Burundi is celebrating the free election
of its President.
Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi
spill over, threatening Gabriel's family and his innocence.
Author Gaël Faye was born in Bujumbura, Burundi of a French father and
Rwandan mother. The film follows a fictional mixed-race boy growing up in
Burundi at the onset of civil strife, and it is through the eyes of this
innocent protagonist that we see the dissolution of a country from
burgeoning democracy into warring tribal factions.
The first time we presented a film by Eric Barbier, the historical
drama *Promise
At Dawn
<https://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/movie2019_promesse-de-l-aube.h…>*
in
2019, it overwhelmingly won your hearts and our Audience Prize! We are
happy to present Barbier’s follow-up to *Promise at Dawn* as our first
attempt at celebrating Black History Month! *→
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>Watch
the trailer HERE!
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>*
TICKETS: $12
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*VISIT OUR STREAMING PLATFORM
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>*
*RENTAL CONDITIONS*
SMALL COUNTRY is available to watch on our Streaming Platform
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>starting
Friday February, 25, 2022 @ Noon PST.
Rental ends on Monday, February 28, 2022 @ Noon PST.
You can start watching the film at the start of its rental period.
You have 3 days to start watching from the time you make a purchase – or
from the time the film becomes available, if you purchased your ticket in
advance. *Don’t worry about keeping track: once you purchase the film, it
will appear in your account library with information about when it expires.*
Once you start playing a film, you have 48 hours to finish it. Clicking on
“Play Now” takes you into the film. Your “Playback Window” only starts once
you hit the Play symbol on the film: you now have 48 hours to watch it.
*If you have any issues, please visit the help page
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/page/help/> orcontact us
<sfff2020virtualfest(a)gmail.com>.*
[image: Petit Pays]
SAVE THE NEW DATE:
15th WINTER SHORTS FEST
MARCH, 24, 2022
We will next meet in-person at the Tower Theatre for our *15th Winter
Shorts Fest* - *Featuring the 2022 César Nominated Shorts*. We will also
offer a different program on our Streaming Platform.
As you know, we pushed back the event to (hopefully) ensure a much lower
risk in-person screening. This year, the Winter Shorts will celebrate the
arrival of Spring, *please save the new date: Thursday, March 24, 2022.*
*More details about the in-person & virtual programscoming soon.*
VIRTUAL CINEMA
*The Sacramento French Film Festival is now offering new French films all
year long on Virtual Cinema.Discover our current offerings HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>.*
Lineup includes:
*BLACK BOX <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
the suspenseful thriller unraveling a corporate conspiracy behind a tragic
plane accident received four 2022 César Nominations for Best Actor (Pierre
Niney), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Sound Editing.
*FRANCE <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
Bruno Dumont's tragicomic satire of the news media and celebrity culture
received a César nomination for Best Actress (Léa Seydoux).
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL!
A big thanks to all of you who already donated to support the upcoming 21st
Sacramento French Film Festival - June 2022.
*Donations from passionate individuals like you keep us alive.Merci!*
*Find more information about Les AMIS DU FESTIVAL, or how to become a
Friend of the Festival: HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm#INDIVIDUAL>!*
We offer two options to donate online:
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"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"
Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee
LET'S CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
WITH THE EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION
ON OUR STREAMING PLATFORM OF
SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
STARTING TOMORROW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25,
*FOR 3 DAYS ONLY!*
[image: Petit Pays]
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD*
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
*(PETIT PAYS)*
by Eric Barbier
War / Drama – France – 2020 – 113′
In French with English Subtitles
*→
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>WATCH
TRAILER HERE
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>*
*SMALL COUNTRY will be available to watchon our Streaming Platform
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
starting
Friday February, 25, 2022 @ Noon PST.Rental ends on Monday, February 28,
2022 @ Noon PST.*
*Small Country: An African Childhood* is a powerful historical drama
directed by Eric Barbier (*Promise at Dawn *- SFFF 2019) and based on the
semi-autobiographical book from Gaël Faye, a popular Franco-Rwandan singer,
rapper, and writer.
Early 1990s. Gabriel (Djibril Vancoppenolle), 10, lives in a wealthy
neighborhood in Burundi, his “small country,” with his parents and sister.
His father (Jean-Paul Rouve, *C'est la vie!* - MiniFest 2018) is white and
his mother (the magnificent Isabelle Kabano) is black, with much of her
family across the border in Rwanda. Gabriel is a happy, carefree kid
enjoying life with his friends as Burundi is celebrating the free election
of its President.
Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi
spill over, threatening Gabriel's family and his innocence.
Author Gaël Faye was born in Bujumbura, Burundi of a French father and
Rwandan mother. The film follows a fictional mixed-race boy growing up in
Burundi at the onset of civil strife, and it is through the eyes of this
innocent protagonist that we see the dissolution of a country from
burgeoning democracy into warring tribal factions.
The first time we presented a film by Eric Barbier, the historical
drama *Promise
At Dawn
<https://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/movie2019_promesse-de-l-aube.h…>*
in
2019, it overwhelmingly won your hearts and our Audience Prize! We are
happy to present Barbier’s follow-up to *Promise at Dawn* as our first
attempt at celebrating Black History Month!
*SMALL COUNTRY will be available to watch on our Streaming Platform from
Friday February, 25, 2022 @ Noon PST. Rental period ends on Monday,
February 28, 2022 @ Noon PST.*
TICKETS: $12
*ADVANCE SALES ARE NOW OPENVISIT OUR STREAMING PLATFORM!
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>*
*Join our Zoom Q&A Discussion with Le Professeur Kevin Elstob & special
guests on Friday, March 4 @ 6:30pm PST. **To be confirmed - More details to
follow!*
[image: Petit Pays]
SAVE THE NEW DATE:
15th WINTER SHORTS FEST
MARCH, 24, 2022
We will next meet in-person at the Tower Theatre for our *15th Winter
Shorts Fest* - *Featuring the 2022 César Nominated Shorts*. We will also
offer a different program on our Streaming Platform.
As you know, we pushed back the event to (hopefully) ensure a much lower
risk in-person screening. This year, the Winter Shorts will celebrate the
arrival of Spring, *please save the new date: Thursday, March 24, 2022.*
*More details about the in-person & virtual programscoming soon.*
VIRTUAL CINEMA
*The Sacramento French Film Festival is now offering new French films all
year long on Virtual Cinema.Discover our current offerings HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>.*
Lineup includes:
*BLACK BOX <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
the suspenseful thriller unraveling a corporate conspiracy behind a tragic
plane accident received four 2022 César Nominations for Best Actor (Pierre
Niney), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Sound Editing.
*FRANCE <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
Bruno Dumont's tragicomic satire of the news media and celebrity culture
received a César nomination for Best Actress (Léa Seydoux).
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL!
A big thanks to all of you who already donated to support the upcoming 21st
Sacramento French Film Festival - June 2022.
*Donations from passionate individuals like you keep us alive.Merci!*
*Find more information about Les AMIS DU FESTIVAL, or how to become a
Friend of the Festival: HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm#INDIVIDUAL>!*
We offer two options to donate online:
*• PayPal
<http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm> (click on the
yellow donate button)• Square
<https://squareup.com/market/sac-french-film-festival/donation> (direct
link)*
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"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"
Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee
LET'S CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
WITH THE EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION
ON OUR STREAMING PLATFORM OF
SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
STARTING THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25,
FOR 3 DAYS ONLY!
[image: Petit Pays]
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>
The first time we presented a film by Eric Barbier, the historical
drama *Promise
At Dawn
<https://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/movie2019_promesse-de-l-aube.h…>*
in
2019, it overwhelmingly won your hearts and our Audience Prize! We are
happy to present Barbier’s follow-up to *Promise at Dawn* as our first
attempt at celebrating Black History Month!
*SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD *
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>(Petit
Pays) is a powerful historical drama based on the semi-autobiographical
book from Gaël Faye, a popular Franco-Rwandan singer, rapper, and writer.
Faye was born in Bujumbura, Burundi of a French father and Rwandan mother.
The film follows a fictional mixed-race boy growing up in Burundi at the
onset of civil strife, and it is through the eyes of this innocent
protagonist that we see the dissolution of a country from burgeoning
democracy into warring tribal factions.
*SMALL COUNTRY will be available to watch on our Streaming Platform
starting Friday February, 25, 2022 @ Noon PST. Rental period ends on
Monday, February 28, 2022 @ Noon PST.*
TICKETS: $12
*ADVANCE SALES ARE NOW OPENVISIT OUR STREAMING PLATFORM!
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>*
*Join our Zoom Q&A Discussion with Le Professeur Kevin Elstob & special
guests on Friday, March 4 @ 6:30pm PST. **To be confirmed - More details to
follow!*
*Film Synopsis.* Early 1990s. Gabriel (Djibril Vancoppenolle), 10, lives in
a wealthy neighborhood in Burundi, his “small country,” with his parents
and sister. His father (Jean-Paul Rouve, *C'est la vie!* - MiniFest 2018)
is white and his mother (the magnificent Isabelle Kabano) is black, with
much of her family across the border in Rwanda. Gabriel is a happy,
carefree kid enjoying life with his friends as Burundi is celebrating the
free election of its President.
Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi
spill over, threatening Gabriel's family and his innocence.
*Watch the trailer HERE
<https://virtual.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/small-country-an-afri…>!*
SAVE THE NEW DATE:
15th WINTER SHORTS FEST
MARCH, 24, 2022
We will next meet in-person at the Tower Theatre for our *15th Winter
Shorts Fest* - *Featuring the 2022 César Nominated Shorts*. We will also
offer a different program on our Streaming Platform.
As you know, we pushed back the event to (hopefully) ensure a much lower
risk in-person screening. This year, the Winter Shorts will celebrate the
arrival of Spring, *please save the new date: Thursday, March 24, 2022.*
*More details about the in-person & virtual programscoming soon.*
VIRTUAL CINEMA
*The Sacramento French Film Festival is now offering new French films all
year long on Virtual Cinema.Discover our current offerings HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>.*
Lineup includes:
*BLACK BOX <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
the suspenseful thriller unraveling a corporate conspiracy behind a tragic
plane accident received four 2022 César Nominations for Best Actor (Pierre
Niney), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Sound Editing.
*FRANCE <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>*,
Bruno Dumont's tragicomic satire of the news media and celebrity culture
received a César nomination for Best Actress (Léa Seydoux).
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL!
A big thanks to all of you who already donated to support the upcoming 21st
Sacramento French Film Festival - June 2022.
*Donations from passionate individuals like you keep us alive.Merci!*
*Find more information about Les AMIS DU FESTIVAL, or how to become a
Friend of the Festival: HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm#INDIVIDUAL>!*
We offer two options to donate online:
*• PayPal
<http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm> (click on the
yellow donate button)• Square
<https://squareup.com/market/sac-french-film-festival/donation> (direct
link)*
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"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"
Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee
DON'T MISS OUR NEXT RENDEZ-VOUS,
IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZL-NLhmBsU&t=3s> !
EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION
ON OUR STREAMING PLATFORM,
Starting on Friday, February, 25, 2022
[image: Petit Pays]
*Bonjour les Amis !*
We are sorry to let you know that we'll have to wait one more month to meet
again in person. As we seem to be very near the end of the Omicron wave, we
decided to postpone the *15th Winter Shorts Fest* to March to (hopefully)
ensure a much lower risk in-person event. *Please save the new date:
Thursday, March 24 - Tower Theatre @ 7pm!*
*More details about our in-person & virtual programs coming soon.*
But never fear, we are preparing something special for you in February.
We will *celebrate both French Cinema & Black History Month with the
virtual presentation on our Streaming Platform of SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN
CHILDHOOD (PETIT PAYS)* by Eric Barbier, a powerful drama about the civil
wars in Rwanda and Burundi seen by a 10-year old boy, based on the award
winning novel by Franco-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye.
*→ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZL-NLhmBsU&t=3s>* *Watch Trailer HERE!
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZL-NLhmBsU&t=3s>*
*We just secured the film today! More details coming soon.*
Have a beautiful weekend!
WATCH TWO 2022 CESAR NOMINEES
ON VIRTUAL CINEMA WITH
THE SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
[image: France]
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm> [image: Black
Box] <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>
*BLACK BOX*, the suspenseful thriller unraveling a corporate conspiracy
behind a tragic plane accident received 4 Nominations for Best Actor
(Pierre Niney), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Sound
Editing.
*FRANCE*, Bruno Dumont's tragicomic satire of the news media and celebrity
culture received 1 nomination for Best Actress (Léa Seydoux).
*CLICK HERE TO ACCESS FRANCE, BLACK BOX &THE OTHER FILMS AVAILABLE ON
VIRTUAL CINEMA*
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual_cinema.htm>
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL!
A big thanks to all of you who already donated to support the upcoming 21st
Sacramento French Film Festival - June 2022.
*Donations from passionate individuals like you keep us alive.Merci!*
*Find more information about Les AMIS DU FESTIVAL, or how to become a
Friend of the Festival: HERE
<https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm#INDIVIDUAL>!*
We offer two options to donate online:
*• PayPal
<http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm> (click on the
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