This event is in the past.It took place on April 18, 2026 at Anthology Film Archives.






Travel back to 1980s Burkina Faso through this rare folk tale told entirely without dialogue. Wend Kuuni follows a mute boy found in the bush, unfolding like a dream on 35mm at Anthology's hushed, temple-like screening room.
avant-garde cinema
West African film
archival 35mm screening
1980s world cinema
Tips
🎬"One of NYC's best film institutions" (Google review)
🌍Burkinabé classic, rarely screened in the US
🎞️shot on 35mm, presented in original format
Story Time: God’s Gift / Wend Kuuni






Travel back to 1980s Burkina Faso through this rare folk tale told entirely without dialogue. Wend Kuuni follows a mute boy found in the bush, unfolding like a dream on 35mm at Anthology's hushed, temple-like screening room.
avant-garde cinema
West African film
archival 35mm screening
1980s world cinema
Tips
🎬"One of NYC's best film institutions" (Google review)
🌍Burkinabé classic, rarely screened in the US
🎞️shot on 35mm, presented in original format
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