{"id":8045,"date":"2014-10-24T09:10:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T13:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=8045"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:03:16","slug":"the-international-film-series-presents-the-little-girl-who-sold-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2014\/10\/24\/the-international-film-series-presents-the-little-girl-who-sold-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Film Series Presents: The Little Girl who Sold the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8046\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8046 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"The Little Girl who Sold the Sun\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun-438x300.jpg 438w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/The-Little-Girl-who-Sold-the-Sun.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of California Newsreel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The International Film Series presents a free screening of <em>The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun <\/em>(<em>La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil<\/em>) on Wednesday November 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 p.m. in the Moskovitz Theater in The DeNaples Center. Dr. Annie Hounsokou will lead a discussion following the film.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Dakar, Senegal <em>The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun<\/em> is director Djibril Diop Mambety\u2019s tribute to street children. It tells the story of Sili Lam, a resilient twelve year old paraplegic who is the lone girl in the competitive world of male newspaper vendors. With the local policeman suspicious of her good fortune when she sells all her newspapers and the newsboys taunting her, can Sili persevere and rise above her difficult circumstances?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun<\/em> is in Wolof with English subtitles.<\/p>\n<p>This event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. Please email <a href=\"mailto:sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu\">sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Film series sponsored by a University of Scranton Diversity Initiative Grant through the Office of Equity and Diversity.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The International Film Series presents a free screening of The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil) on Wednesday November 19th at 7 p.m. in the Moskovitz Theater in The DeNaples Center. Dr. Annie Hounsokou will lead a discussion following the film. 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