Join us for a special screening of the critically acclaimed film The Blue Eyes of Yonta at the Queens Museum. Experience Yonta’s journey of love and dreams in post-colonial Guinea-Bissau, directed by Flora Gomes.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM, and bring your friends and family for an unforgettable afternoon!

About the Film:

Blue Eyes of Yonta / Udju azul de Yonta

Directed by Flora Gomes / Guinea-Bissau / 1992 / 90mins / Drama, Romance

Creole and Portuguese with English subtitles

Yonta is a beautiful young woman growing up in the city of Bissau a generation after her nation has gained independence. She develops a secret crush on Vincente, a good friend of her family and a hero of their country’s struggle, beginning a story of unrequited love in the developing city. Meanwhile, Yonta herself has a secret admirer, a shy young man names Zé, who sends her love letters copied from a Scandinavian book. It is from one such letter that the film gets its title. A lovely, delicate work about youthful illusions, both personal and national, that powerfully demonstrates director Flora Gomes’s marvelous talent for eliciting wonderfully nuanced performances. Only the second film from Guinea Bissau and Gomes, The Blue Eyes of Yonta shows us how alike we all are when it comes to matters of the heart.

Preceded by

Last Joint

Directed by Devin Powell / US / 2024 / 7mins / Experimental

English

Iman indulges in a last joint before he takes a tolerance break. Once all of the herbs are gone, his phone starts to blow up. Texts from his supplier and from his love interest, Tori, pressure Iman to succumb to his environment and pursue more stress-relieving medicine. Through this journey Iman learns if the collapse of his discipline was worth it.