{"id":60105,"date":"2011-04-05T00:43:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T00:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/04\/05\/new-york-african-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T11:59:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:59:10","slug":"new-york-african-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/new-york-african-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"New York African Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NYAFF-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-5489\" title=\"NYAFF 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 99'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/NYAFF-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>18<sup>TH<\/sup> ANNUAL <\/strong><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong><strong> AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RETURNS TO THE FILM SOCIETY OF <\/strong><strong>LINCOLN CENTER<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>ON<\/strong><strong> APRIL 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations-Declared \u2018International Year of Peoples of African Descent\u2019 and 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of Sierra Leonean and Tanzanian Sovereignty to be Celebrated <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will present the 18<sup>th<\/sup> New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Peoples of African Descent, which serves as the festival\u2019s guiding theme. This year\u2019s NYAFF will also commemorate the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of independence in both Sierra Leone and Tanzania, countries from which much of the African Diaspora draws its roots. The festival, which will include 15 features and 16 short films by emerging and veteran filmmakers from 24 countries, will commence with a screening of rare archival footage from the Russian State Archives of both Sierra Leone and Tanzania\u2019s 1961 liberation from the United Kingdom. The NYAFF will include classic and contemporary films, as well as presentations by visual and performing artists paying tribute to historic moments and luminary figures who have been influential in the arts and culture of the Diaspora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The NYAFF will run from April 6 through 12 at The Film Society of Lincoln Center, and throughout April and May at the Museum of Arts and Design, Columbia University\u2019s Institute of African Studies, The Big Screen Project, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music\u2019s BAMcin\u00e9matek.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Kinshasa-Symphony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-5618\" title=\"Kinshasa Symphony\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 327'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Kinshasa-Symphony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opening Night features <em><strong>Kinshasa Symphony<\/strong>, <\/em>the story of Democratic Republic of the Congo\u2019s only symphony orchestra. Directed by Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer, the film follows the determined members of L&#8217;Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste (The Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra) as they overcome <em>coups<\/em>, chaos and war to celebrate life through the power of music\u2014even creating their own instruments. Armand Diangienda, founder and conductor of the orchestra, will be in attendance to introduce the film. On Friday, April 8, <em>Viva Riva<\/em>, Djo Tunda Wa Munga\u2019s fictional feature about the seductive, vibrant, and lawless underbelly of Kinshasa, will be screened as the festival\u2019s Centerpiece film. Both films, together with director Daniel Cattier\u2019s <em>Kongo \u2013 Grand Illusions, <\/em>examine the Heart of Africa, which the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated in the center of the African continent, has long been considered. At the crossroads of Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Africa, its cultures seem to pulse in time with the heart of the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Additional festival highlights include the following themes and films:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Camera \u2013 a Filmmaker\u2019s Weapon\u201d<\/strong> featuring those who use the camera to shine light on issues of critical importance to people from across the African Diaspora. Films in this category include <em>One Way, a Tuareg Journey,<\/em> a child who documents his family\u2019s transition from being nomads of the Sahara to urban Italian residents directed by Fabio Caramaschi and <em>Stolen,<\/em> unwitting outsiders whose cameras lead them toward a terrible secret about modern-day slavery by directors Violeta Ayala &amp; Daniel Fallshaw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAfrica \u2013 The Next Generation\u201d<\/strong> depicts the resilience of Africa\u2019s youth in the face of adversities\u2014personal and global, large and small. From the simple act of writing a letter to Santa Claus to bravely facing life with AIDS. These films include: <em>Soul Boy<\/em>, directed by Hawa Essuman; <em>Africa United<\/em>, directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson; <em>Ousmane (Deweneti)<\/em>, directed by Dyana Gaye; and <em>Thembi<\/em>, directed by Jo Menell.<\/p>\n<p>The NYAFF will also include the short <em>Bongo Barbershop<\/em> by legendary filmmaker Charlie Ahern\u2014whose groundbreaking 1983 film <em>Wild Style <\/em>was the first to capture the nascent phenomenon known as hip hop\u2014and the 2011 Focus Features Africa First Shorts Program. Africa First is a program to support the growth of groundbreaking emerging African filmmakers, now in its third year<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Film Showtimes &amp; Descriptions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Directors and guest speakers will be present during the festival (indicated by an asterisk* before the show time). ALL FILMS IN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES WILL BE SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FILM SOCIETY OF <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>LINCOLN<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> CENTER SCREENINGS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>OPENING NIGHT SELECTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kinshasa<\/strong><strong> Symphony <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Claus Wischmann &amp; Martin Baer, 2010, DRC\/Germany; 95m<\/p>\n<p>Picture 200 musicians playing Beethoven\u2019s Ninth in the Congo! A fascinating look at the lone Congolese symphony orchestra, which has persevered through war and other crises.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/_vTk0XsgZV4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/_vTk0XsgZV4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bongo Barbershop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Ahearn, 2005, USA; 8m<\/p>\n<p>Original hip hop stylings from the source.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 6: 8:00pm*; Apr 8: 3:30pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>CENTERPIECE SELECTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viva Riva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Djo Tunda Wa Munga, 2010, Democratic Republic of Congo; 96m<\/p>\n<p>A small-time operator returns to Kinshasa\u2014a seductively vibrant, lawless, fuel-starved sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas, bordellos and nightclubs\u2014and falls for a gangster\u2019s girl. A Music Box Films release.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 8: 8:15pm; Apr 11: 2pm<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/V1_xVNz8r1U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/V1_xVNz8r1U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Africa<\/strong><strong> United<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Debs Gardner-Paterson, Rwanda\/UK, 2010; 90m<\/p>\n<p>The extraordinary story of three Rwandan children trying to achieve their lifelong dream: to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 10: 8:30pm*<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/89HhvMJY7XM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/89HhvMJY7XM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Besouro (co-presented with Cinema Tropical)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jo\u00e3o Daniel Tikhomiroff, 2004, Brazil; 95m<\/p>\n<p>In 1920s Bahia, legendary capoeira fighter Besouro leads an uprising of agricultural workers against their exploitative landowner. Based on a true story! A Shoreline Entertainment release.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/ghmo7_5A8U8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/ghmo7_5A8U8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ebony Goddess: Queen of Il\u00ea Aiy\u00ea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carolina Moraes-Liu, 2010, USA\/Brazil; 20m<\/p>\n<p>Three women compete to be carnival queen of an Afro-Brazilian group.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 7: 3:20pm; Apr 9: 6:45pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Best and for the Onion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elhadj Magori Sani, Niger, 2008; 52m<\/p>\n<p>An engaged couple devise a plan to hasten their wedding before the bride\u2019s father can postpone it once again. An Icarus Films release.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bondo: A Journey Into Kono Womanhood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunju Ahmadu, Sierra Leone, 2006; 26m<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker reflects on her initiation as a young girl into Bondo, a women\u2019s traditional society. The film delves into issues of cultural pride, women\u2019s power, as well as Western and local views on female circumcision.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 9: 4:45pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kongo: Grand Illusions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Cattier, 2011, Congo\/Belgium; 52m<\/p>\n<p>Through the use of animation and never-before-seen colonial footage, this documentary recounts the extraordinary history of Belgian Congo.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Are They Here? Chinese Stories in <\/strong><strong>Africa<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yara Costa, Mozambique, 2011; 35m<\/p>\n<p>Poor Chinese immigrants struggle in Lesotho, Mozambique and Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 8: 1:30pm; Apr 12: 6:15pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>One Way, a Tuareg Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fabio Caramaschi, Italy\/Niger, 2010; 52m<\/p>\n<p>Caramaschi\u2019s inspirational documentary chronicles a separated family\u2019s slow, fractured, emigration from Niger to Italy, and the adversity and opportunities they find there.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Say Grace Before Drowning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nikyatu Jusu, USA, 2010; 17m<\/p>\n<p>A girl meets her disturbed refugee mother for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 10: 2:00pm*; Apr 12: 4:30pm<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/HTv3jiYPH2k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/HTv3jiYPH2k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shooting with Mursi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olisarali Olibui &amp; Ben Young, 2009, Ethiopia; 57m<\/p>\n<p>A rare, insightful glimpse of Africa\u2019s most isolated tribes, the Mursi, through the eyes of a member who fears for its survival amidst cultural upheaval.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lezare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelalem Woldemariam Ezare, 2010, Ethiopia; 14m<\/p>\n<p>A beautifully shot short story about a homeless boy in an Ethiopian village.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 6: 2:00pm; Apr 11: 6:30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sierra Leone<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>Tanzania<\/strong><strong> Celebrate <\/strong><strong>Independence<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>USSR, 1963\u20131977; 70m<\/p>\n<p>World Premiere! From the Russian Archives!<\/p>\n<p>Never-before-seen footage of African-Soviet relationships: Sierra Leonean parliamentarians meet exchange students in the USSR, Soviet delegates in Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 6: 6:00pm; Apr 12: 3:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Soul Boy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hawa Essuman, 2010, Kenya\/Germany; 60m<\/p>\n<p>When his father falls ill, a teenager sets out to find the cure, only to learn that a witch has stolen his father\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ousmane\/Deweneti <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dyana Gaye, Senegal\/France, 2006; 15m<\/p>\n<p>A child beggar decides to write a letter to Santa Claus&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Apr 6: 4:00pm; Apr 10: 6:15pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stolen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Violeta Ayala &amp; Daniel Fallshaw, 2009, Australia\/US; 78m<\/p>\n<p>Filmmakers Ayala and Fallshaw uncover modern-day slavery in the Western Sahara while attempting to document family reunions, making for a documentary that plays like a thriller.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 8: 6:15pm*; Apr 12: 8:30pm*<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/uXCBLmbQKrg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/uXCBLmbQKrg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thembi <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jo Menell, 2010, South Africa; 48m<\/p>\n<p>A gentle and incisive documentary about one-time NPR diarist Thembi, who captivated South Africa when she candidly documented her tragic struggle with HIV. Show producer Joe Richman will also introduce excerpts from Thembi\u2019s broadcasts with photographs.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 10: 4:00pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Trip to Algiers\/Voyage \u00e0 Alger (co-presented with ArteEast)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abdelkrim Bahloul, Algeria\/France, 2010; 97m<\/p>\n<p>In 1962, an Algerian woman and her children are dealing with life after the war for independence, when an emigrating Frenchman offers them his home. Actress Samia Meziane recently won the Best Actress prize at the FESPACO festival.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 7: 8:30pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Uncommon Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abdoulaye Dao, Burkina Faso, 2009; 101m<\/p>\n<p>The chairwoman of a big company decides to take a second husband in a society where polyandry is an unknown practice.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 9: 9:30pm*; Apr 11: 4:15pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witches of Gambaga (co-presented with Human Rights Watch Film Festival)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yaba Badoe, 2010, Ghana; 55m<\/p>\n<p>An intimate record and disturbing expos\u00e9 of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana, largely told by its subjects. The film recently won Best Documentary at the FESPACO festival.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/iFhHX7CJSes?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/iFhHX7CJSes?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deliverance of Comfort<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zina Saro-Wiwa, Nigeria, 2010; 8m<\/p>\n<p>A short satirical fable about a \u201cchild witch\u201d called Comfort.<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taharuki\/Suspense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ekwa Msangi-Omari, USA\/Kenya, 2011; 12m<\/p>\n<p>A tale of underground liberationists set amidst Kenya\u2019s 2007-08 post-election violence..<\/p>\n<p>SCREENING WITH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phyllis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zina Saro-Wiwa, Nigeria, 2010; 14m<\/p>\n<p>The Nollywood-style yarn about a psychic vampire.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 7: 1:30pm; Apr 11: 8:30pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AFRICA<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> FIRST! Shorts Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dirty Laundry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Abbott, South Africa, 2010; 15m<\/p>\n<p>Something strange is happening late at night at The Wishy Washy laundromat!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Umkhungo (The Gift)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Jankes, South Africa, 2011; 26m<\/p>\n<p>A Johannesburg street thug rescues an child with supernatural powers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tinye So<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daouda Coulibaly, Mali, 2010; 25m<\/p>\n<p>Tinye So traces the quest of ancestors struggling to be heard. The film recently won the Bronze Etalon for short feature at the FESPACO festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mwansa the Great <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rungano Nyoni, Zambia\/UK, 2011; 23m<\/p>\n<p>An 8-year-old goes on a journey to fix his sister\u2019s mud doll.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 7: 6:00pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COLUMBIA<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UNIVERSITY<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2019S <\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">INSTITUTE<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> OF <\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AFRICAN<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> STUDIES SCREENINGS<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmny.org\/\">www.africanfilmny.org<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE BIG SCREEN PROJECT SCREENINGS<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmny.org\/\">www.africanfilmny.org<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BAMCIN\u00c9MATEK @ BAM ROSE CINEMAS SCREENINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFRICAN SHORTS<br \/>\nDr. Cruel<br \/>\n<\/strong>Teco Benson and Jakob Boeskov, Nigeria\/USA; 9m<br \/>\nThis tongue-in-cheek, Scandinavian-Nigerian-American co-production follows the interrogation of a white oil executive in a hideout somewhere in Nigeria. This action\u2013art video borrows from all three cinematic cultures, as well as from the aesthetics of fundamentalist propaganda videos.<br \/>\nSCREENING WITH<br \/>\n<strong>Freddy Ilanga: Che\u2019s Swahili Translator<br \/>\n<\/strong>Katrin Hansing, 2009, South Africa\/Cuba\/USA; 24m<br \/>\nFreddy Ilanga, a fifteen year old Congolese youth, becomes Che Guevara\u2019s personal Swahili teacher and translator during the seven intense months of Che\u2019s mission to train anti-Mobutu rebels in Congo. This film is about displacement, familial relations and the high costs of exile during the Cold War and the Cuban Revolution. It is a story about migration and displacement and the high human costs of exile and family separation. SCREENING WITH<br \/>\n<strong>A History of Independence\/Il \u00c9tait une Fois L\u2019independance<br \/>\n<\/strong>Daouda Coulibaly, 2009, Senegal\/Mali; 21m<br \/>\nIt is the early 1960s, and Nama and Sir\u00e9 have just gotten married. Nama decides to make his home in a cave, where he will lead a hermit\u2019s life and devote himself to God. One day, God sends an angel to Nama to thank him for being so devoted.<br \/>\nSCREENING WITH<br \/>\n<strong>Guew Bi \u2013 Sabar Dances of <\/strong><strong>Senegal<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Francoise Bouffault, 1997, Senegal; 30m<br \/>\nSenegalese often set up a temporary stage at a street corner. It is the GUEW BI, the dancing circle where a cheerful crowd dressed in beautiful attire slowly gathers. The event is called a SABAR. Soon drummers start playing and one at a time, women and men get up and enter the GUEW BI to perform the most exuberant, breathtaking dances. 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It is at Bekay&#8217;s brothel that Djibril sees beautiful Trini for the first time.<br \/>\nMay 29: 6:50pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Screaming Man<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad, France, Belgium, 2010; 88m<br \/>\nAdam, a former swimming champion in his sixties, is a pool attendant at a hotel in Chad. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son, Abdel, leaving Adam humiliated and resentful. Meanwhile the country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government and the authorities demand the people contribute to the &#8220;war effort&#8221; with money or volunteers old enough to fight. Adam is constantly harassed for his contribution, but he is penniless. In a moment of weakness, Adam makes a decision that he will forever regret.<br \/>\nMay 27: 2, 6:50pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirley Adams<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oliver Hermanus, 2009, South Africa; 92m<br \/>\nIn this deeply affecting portrait of ordinary courage in present-day South Africa, a single mother\u2014Shirley Adams\u2014struggles to care for her paraplegic teenage son, Donovan, in a depressed district on the outskirts of Cape Town. Wearied but resolute, she desperately clings to him as he withdraws from the world following a suicide attempt, and is hopeful when his spirits are momentarily lifted by the appearance of Tamsin, a pretty but overeager social worker. But when the relationship between Donovan and Tamsin sours, his fragile emotional health declines, and Shirley&#8217;s faith and perseverance are put to the ultimate test.<br \/>\nMay 28: 6:50, 9:15pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeelen<br \/>\n<\/strong>Souleymane   Cisse,  France, Burkina Faso, Mali, 1987; 106m<br \/>\nFilmed in the African country of Mali, <em>Yeelen (Brightness)<\/em> weaves several Kenyan folk stories into an engaging framework. The hero is a young boy whose father is an evil magician. Marked for death by his long-absent papa, the boy bids goodbye to his mother and heads for the hills. En route to his kindly uncle, he utilizes his own conjuring skills for the benefit of those less fortunate than himself; he also rescues a king from being deposed.<br \/>\nMay 27: 4:30, 9:15pm; May 31: 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ticket Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Museum<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> of <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arts<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> and Design<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Museum of Arts and Design Theater @ Museum of Arts and Design is located 2 Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Tickets are: $10 General, $7 MAD Members and Students with Valid ID. The link to purchase tickets is:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/162998.Tickets can also be purchased over the phone at: 1.800.838.3006 as well as in person during normal museum hours. To get to Museum of Arts and Design Theater @ Museum of Arts and Design\u00a0 take the A, B, C, D or No. 1 to Columbus Circle at 59th Street; N, R, Q or W to 57th Street and 7th Avenue F to 57th Street and 6th Avenue. Buses to the museum include the M5, M7, M10, M20, M30 and M104 to Columbus Circle at 59th Street or 57th Street and 8th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Film Society<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> of <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lincoln<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Center<\/span><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Single Screening Tickets: $12 General Public, $9 Students, $8 Seniors, $7 Film Society Members.<\/p>\n<p>Weekday Matinee Admission, Mon-Fri before 6pm: $9 General Public, $7 Students, $6 Seniors, $5 Film Society Members.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Opening Night Reception and film on April 6 are $25.00. \u00a0Information about tickets for Friday night\u2019s Festival Celebration Party and film are available upon request. For information about both events, please email AFF at <a title=\"blocked::mailto:nyaff@erols.com\" href=\"mailto:nyaff@erols.com\">nyaff@erols.com<\/a> or call \u00a0212-352-1720.<\/p>\n<p>NYAFF Five-Film Pass*: $45 General Public, $35 Students\/Seniors, $30 Film Society Members.<\/p>\n<p>*Excludes the 8pm Opening Night screening of <em>Kinshasa Symphony<\/em> on Wednesday, April 6 &amp; the 8:15pm Gala Night screening of <em>Viva Riva<\/em> on Friday, April 8.<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Options: FilmLinc.com; Walter Reade Theater Box Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Film Society of Lincoln Center\u2019s Walter Reade Theater and Box Office<\/p>\n<p>165 West 65th Street between Broadway &amp; Amsterdam Avenues, upper level Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri opens at 12:30pm, Sat\/Sun opens one half hour before the first screening. Closes every day 15 minutes after the start of the last show. If there are no evening screenings, the box office closes at 6pm. For more information call 212-875-5601.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Options: 1 train to 66th Street, or the M5, M66 or M104 bus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Columbia University\u2019s Institute of African Studies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmny.org\/\">www.africanfilmny.org<\/a> for updates on this program.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Big Screen Project <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmny.org\/\">www.africanfilmny.org<\/a> for updates on this program.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BAMcin\u00e9matek @ <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BAM<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rose<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cinemas<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BAMcin\u00e9matek @ BAM Rose Cinemas is located at 30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. Tickets: $12 per screening for adults; $9 for seniors 65 and over, children under twelve, and students 25 and under with valid I.D. Monday\u2013Thursday, except holidays; $7 for BAM Cinema Club members. Buy online at BAM.org, by phone at 718-777-FILM (theater ID #545) or at the BAM Rose box office. Tickets are also available through www.movietickets.com. To get to BAMcin\u00e9matek @ BAM Rose Cinemas take the C train to Lafayette; the N, R, D or M train to Pacific; the 2, 3, 4 or 5 train to Nevins; or the G train to Fulton. *Discounts available at BAM Rose box office only. Students: 25 &amp; under w\/ valid ID, Mon\u2013Thu, except holidays. Children: Under 12. Policies: Children under six will not be admitted to BAM Rose Cinemas for any movies that are not rated; rated R or PG-13; or any movies not made specifically for children. 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