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Viewfinder: Opening Night at SouthSide Film Festival

African food and rhythms at Home & Planet kicked off the eighth annual cinema extravaganza.

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An African feast, a drum circle and a film about Africa helped launch the eighth annual lon Tuesday night in Bethlehem. The festival began with a traditional opening night party hosted by , which was followed by a procession to , where the first film of the festival was screened. The festival runs through Saturday.

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