Film
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ON THE LIST Tear yourself away from the apartments, furniture, and romantic connections sought on Craigslist, and watch a movie about it instead. The documentary “24 Hours on Craigslist” is screening multiple times. Friday, 9 p.m., Saturday, 9 p.m., Sunday, 3:45 and 9 p.m., Monday, 9 p.m., Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.
SAHEL SOUNDS Filmmaker Hisham Mayet introduces a screening of his new film, “Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel,” a celebration of life and music in the Sahel region of Africa. Friday, 8 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.
TIMBUKTU TUNES A screening of the film “Festival in the Desert: The Tent Sessions” is followed by a performance of desert blues by Abdoulaye Alhassane and Ousseini Chipkao and other African musicians. The movie, which features performances by Robert Plant, Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, and others, was filmed behind the scenes at a music festival in Timbuktu in 2003. Friday, 9 p.m., Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave., between Union and President streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-857-4816, $10.
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