Date and Time
- Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 2pm - 4pm
Location
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St
Details
Join us for an afternoon screening of Timite Bassori’s La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife) (1969).
From the Ivory Coast comes this daring 1969 drama that reflects the culture at a postcolonial crossroads. The unnamed male protagonist is an intellectual who finds reality a bit too much to bear. Haunted by visions of a woman who alternately threatens and beseeches him, he seeks out solutions from old and new worlds to try and ground him in reality. Delving unsettlingly into the sexual politics of the era and employing a jazz-inflected soundtrack, this recently restored film offers the opportunity to see a rarely screened classic of African cinema.
Enjoy the film and free snacks, hand-picked by the series curator. Come early or stay late to visit our galleries—free admission is included with your ticket!
