Ambassador Leonard Mary Launches United State’s 2020 Film Festival

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Ambassador Leonard Mary Beth flags off U&period;S 2020 Documentary Film Festival<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reliably gathers that reports that the 2020 version of the United States of America’s Film Festival has begun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This was made known in a statement signed by Temitayo Famutimi&comma; Information Specialist&comma; Public Affairs Section &comma; PAS&comma; U&period;S&period; Consulate General&comma; Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement&comma; title&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;U&period;S&period; Consulate Kicks Off 2020 Documentary Film Festival&comma;” reads in full&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ambassador Leonard Mary Beth flags off U&period;S 2020 Documentary Film Festival<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reliably gathers that reports that the 2020 version of the United States of America’s Film Festival has begun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This was made known in a statement signed by Temitayo Famutimi&comma; Information Specialist&comma; Public Affairs Section &comma; PAS&comma; U&period;S&period; Consulate General&comma; Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement&comma; title&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;U&period;S&period; Consulate Kicks Off 2020 Documentary Film Festival&comma;” reads in full&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On Monday&comma; the United States <strong>Ambassador<&sol;strong> to Nigeria&comma; Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard&comma; launched the 2020 U&period;S&period; Consulate General Lagos Documentary Film Festival&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ambassador Leonard noted that the U&period;S&period; Consulate General Lagos Documentary Film Festival is an expression of the commitment of the U&period;S&period; Mission to strengthen the ties that link Nigeria and the United States of America&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We recognize that we have many common interests and concerns&period; We are very proud of the U&period;S&period; Government’s engagements with Nigerians in areas as diverse as health&comma; education&comma; trade&comma; economic development&comma; security assistance&comma; and the promotion of democratic institutions&period; <&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You will see exciting and inspirational stories that span entrepreneurship&comma; women’s empowerment&comma; education&comma; community engagement&comma; and STEM&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We also engage with the creative community&period; We especially support that community’s efforts to use the power of film&comma; music&comma; dance&comma; and literature to create dialogue and find solutions to societal challenges&comma;” Ambassador Leonard remarked&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria also learned that the statement quoted Ambassador Leonard as saying that<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;From November 9-25&comma; the virtual festival will highlight five contemporary documentaries from the American Film Showcase&comma; the premier film diplomacy program of the U&period;S&period; Department of State&comma; which is produced in partnership with the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts&period; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These screenings&comma; offering a contemporary view of American society and culture as seen by independent filmmakers&comma; will be accompanied by panel discussions&comma; workshops and masterclasses with the filmmakers and Nigerian panelists&period;<&sol;em> &&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;