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Eat BitterEat Bitter

Eat Bitter

October 7, 2023

Saturday, 4:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

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Eat Bitter

Pascale Appora-Gnekindy + Ningyi Sun (Dirs), 95 minutes, Central African Republic, New York Premiere

Co-director Ningyi Sun in attendance.

In French + Mandarin Chinese + Sango w/ English subtitles.

Against the backdrop of civil war in the poverty-stricken Central African Republic, a Chinese construction manager and a local African laborer work on opposite ends of the sand supply chain to build a bank. Attempted suicide, failed coup, shutdown of sand market… as deadlines loom, unexpected twists threaten their jobs, relationships, and plans for a better life in this evocative study of intertwined lives and supply chains.

Festivals: Visions du Reel, Hot Docs

  • Video from Eat Bitter

    Directed by: Pascale Appora-Gnekindy, Ningyi Sun, and Produced by: Mathieu Faure

    Still from Eat Bitter

    Still from Eat Bitter

    Directed by: Pascale Appora-Gnekindy, Ningyi Sun, and Produced by: Mathieu Faure

October 7, 2023

Saturday, 4:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook

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