Destination Cinema at Michigan Tech

ROZSA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

NOV. 7 - NOV. 10, 2024

Music by Prudence

Fri., 11/4, 6:00pm

October 6, 2016• byErin Smith

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Roger Ross Williams, 2010

Prudence Mabhena shines in this Oscar-winning story about the Zimbabwe band Liyana. Born with arthogryposis, a disorder that severely deforms the joints, Prudence grew up under the stigma and superstition assigned to those with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Through the love of her grandmother and a teacher who encouraged her to join a choir, Prudence discovered her voice and founded the Afro-fusion band Liyana with a group of other disabled musicians. Their passion for music carries them—and us—forward in this story of courage and hope.

33 min.

The 10th annual 41 North Film Festival is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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