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Danny Glover in Abderrahmane Sissako's ''Bamako,'' which the filmmaker will discuss tomorrow at the Harvard Film Archive. |
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Other venues, other films
Independent film festivals are not the only action around town this week. Other events of note:
Abderrahmane Sissako. The Harvard Film Archive presents "An Evening with Abderrahmane Sissako" tomorrow at 7 p.m. Sissako is an African filmmaker who will screen his award-winning 2006 film, "Bamako." Afterward, he will discuss the film and take questions from the audience. 617-495-4700, www.hcl.harvard.edu/hfa. Also, on April 27 at 7 p.m., Sissako will be speaking on "Exile: Wealth of Humanity," at MIT. Room 6-120, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 617-253-2787.
An Evening with Susan Gray. Women in Film & Video/New England presents the documentary "Killer Poet" by filmmaker Susan Gray on April 23. Presented in association with MIT's Women's & Gender Studies Program, the Chicks Make Flicks series will be held on campus and will include a question-and-answer session with the filmmaker. 617-987-0259, www.mit.edu.
Place Over Time. Recent Work by James Benning. The Harvard Film Archive offers a series April 24-26, which will include Benning's new film, "RR," and appearances by the filmmaker. 617-495-4700, www.hcl.harvard.edu/hfa.
E-Inc. Acclaimed environmental films from around the world will be presented in the Boston premiere of "The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival" on April 25 at 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkley St. 617-227-1522, www.e-action.us. DANNY DEZA 
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