Tag Archives: Djibouti

Open Air Cinema Provides Inflatable Movie Screens to NGOs in Africa at Subsidized Rate

by Open Air Cinema on 21. Nov, 2008 in Humanitarian, Open Air Foundation

Welcome back! If you are interested in starting your own outdoor movie event or Open Air Cinema rental business, you can find lots of tips and resources in the Open Air Cinema Community, or contact us directly.In Africa, movies can be more than a night out; they can be a step up. Making and watching [...]

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Djibouti: Somali Groups Watch "Black Hawk Down" on an Outdoor Movie Screen

by Open Air Cinema on 18. Nov, 2008 in Outdoor Movie Events

Djibouti has a population of about 473,000, divided mainly between the Issa tribe, which is ethnically Somali, and the Afar tribe, a nomadic group linked to Ethiopia. The only cinema in the capital was the recent showing of “Black Hawk Down” on an outdoor screen, a film depicting a battle that claimed 18 American lives [...]

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