Art B 102 - Lecture Room Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 4:30 – 7:30pm HIFF Kick-Off Screening AFRICAN GIANTS by Omar Kamara   Humboldt International Film Festival visiting artist feature film screening: AFRICAN GIANTS by Omar Kamara (1h 46min).    Presented by the Cal Poly Humboldt Art + Film Department in partnership with the Humboldt Film Festival   Synopsis: Over a weekend visit in Los Angeles, two first-generation Sierra Leonean American brothers navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement.   Winner, Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature - Slamdance Film Festival    Bio: Omar S. Kamara is a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, Virginia native, and graduate of the College of William and Mary and AFI. His debut feature film, AFRICAN GIANTS, won the Audience Award at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. His previous short film, MASS AVE, won the Grand Prize at the DGA Student Film Awards, and is currently streaming on HBO Max. In addition to winning the Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow Award at AFI, he was selected as an inaugural Resident for the Rideback Rise BIPOC Content Accelerator as well as a filmmaker for the Rising Voices Program to write and direct a short that will premiere at Tribeca in 2024.    This event is FREE and open to the public.   Learn more about all of this year's HIFF events running April 18-21 on campus and at the Minor Theater at www.hsufilmfestival.com/hiff-57    Event Title: HIFF Kick-Off Screening AFRICAN GIANTS by Omar Kamara Organization: HUMBOLDT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Categories: Featured Event Responsible Person at Event Name: Michelle Cartier Do you plan to have amplified sound?: FALSE