In parts of Eastern Africa a physically distinct group is hunted for body parts believed to have magical powers – Albinos.

There are over 150,000 people living in Tanzania who have the genetic skin disorder marked by the complete or partial absence of pigment in skin.

This is the story of a unique football team playing in Tanzania’s third division and how it takes on the myths about albinism that have lead to thousands of people being dismembered and brutally killed.

The film follows the team as they travel to play matches in areas known for killing albinos and fight to dispel stereotypes surrounding albinism through the game of football. 

Followed by Q&A and discussion with director Marc Hoeferlin and Africa Investigates’ Spell of the Albino director Claudio Von Planta.

Directed by: Marc Hoeferlin, Barney Broomfield, and Juan Reina

Year: 2010

Length: 65’35

We will be discussing Kashmir’s future, the changing role of the foreign correspondent with The Guardian‘s Jonathan Steele, torture and the Arab Spring, and the coming presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A series of Film Africa documentaries look at the people of the Western Sahara and a community of women living in exile after being accused of witchcraft.

There’s a film about the street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi who, by setting himself on fire, sparked an uprising in Tunisia, and another tells the story of the brother of Private McKinley Nolan and his quest to find out the truth about what happened to the missing G.I.s in Vietnam.

Following on from this month’s #fcbbca discussion on Israel, we will be discussing women and the Arab Spring at Westminster College’s Paddington Green Campus.

The focus of our November First Wednesday discussion will be announced on Wednesday 26 October.