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Join the ICA for a preview screening of The African Desperate. The electrifying feature debut from renowned artist Martine Syms brings her razor-sharp satire and vivid aesthetic invention to a riotous coming-of-age comedy. The African Desperate tracks one very long day for Palace Bryant, a newly minted MFA grad whose final 24 hours in art school become a real trip. If this were a reality show, she would be the person who was not here to make friends. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the director Martine Syms.