FILMMAKER JARRETH MERZ IN ATTENDANCE
Hot Docs has announced that January’s Doc Soup will screen the Toronto premiere of AN AFRICAN ELECTION (D: Jarreth Merz, USA/Ghana/Switzerland, 89 minutes). Called “an edge-of-your-seat thriller” by The Village Voice and a “fleet-footed, engagingly volatile documentary” by The New York Times, AN AFRICAN ELECTION will screen on Wednesday, January 4, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Advance tickets are now available for purchase online at www.hotdocs.ca. Filmmaker Jarreth Merz will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions following the screenings.
AN AFRICAN ELECTION is a suspenseful political drama that tracks the twists and turns of the 2008 presidential election in Ghana, West Africa. Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players for nearly three months providing an unprecedented insider’s view of the political, economic, and social forces at work in Ghana. At stake are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win, in a contest that is always exciting and never predictable. The film builds suspense, taking viewers down the back roads of the nation, capturing the pride and humanity of the larger-than-life politicians, party operatives, and citizens who battle for the soul of their country.
The Doc Soup monthly screening series brings the latest Canadian and international documentaries to the big screen in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. Single tickets for AN AFRICAN ELECTION are $14 and can be purchased in advance at www.hotdocs.ca or at the door on the night of the screening (subject to availability). A limited number of free tickets for the 9:15 p.m. screening will be available to students with proper ID (subject to availability) at the door, on a first-come first-served basis beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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