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A critical look into Mozambique's past: Licínio Azevedo's "Virgin Margarida"5 comments

Corinna Jentzsch wrote 1 month ago: In Frelimo’s (Mozambique’s party in power since independence) official story of its libe … more →

Tags: film, Frelimo, Interview, Liberation war, Licinio Azevedo, Mozambique, Ruy Guerra, Veterans, Virgin Margarida

New York African Film Festival 2013

Sean Jacobs wrote 2 months ago: Still from “Nairobi Half Life” This year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York Afri … more →

Tags: Featured, film, media, dolce vita africana, Boneshaker, Burn it up Djassa, Guelwaar, Lincoln Center, Mahen Bonetti

Dara Ju, Hustle on a Mile take pole position in Afrinolly Short Film Competition

Aderinsola Ajao wrote 2 months ago: The top three winners in the Afrinolly Short Film Competition have finally been selected. After the … more →

Tags: Cinema Fix, African film, Afrinolly, Akin Okunrinboye, Anthony Onah, Bemigho Awala, Black and Gold, blackberry, Bongiwe Selane

Zimbabwean Arts and Culture in America: Kudzai’s New York Experience 2 comments

culture365 wrote 1 year ago: “I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks (to Culture Fund) for facilitating my flight to th … more →

Tags: News and Updates, Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, Kudzai Sevenzo, Playing Warriors, Tendai Musoni

HW Radio Podcast Show: Today With Sugar Blue And Mahen Bonetti

Harlem World Magazine wrote 1 year ago: Listen to the HW Radio Podcast show with host Danny Tisdale as he talks with Harlemite and music man … more →

Tags: Music, film, HW radio, Danny Tisdale, Mahen Bonetti, HW Radio Podcast, harlem music, Sugar Blue

The 19th New York African Film Festival: ‘Maami’1 comment

Elliot Ross wrote 1 year ago: The secret to making a good movie about sport is to make sure there isn’t any sport in it. Rem … more →

Tags: Featured, film, 2010 World Cup, abeokuta, Adewole Ojo, Ayomide Abatti, Fatai Rolling Dollar, Femi Osofisan, Funke Akindele

The 19th New York African Film Festival: 'Black Africa, White Marble'7 comments

Neelika Jayawardane wrote 1 year ago: From the opening scenes of Black Africa, White Marble, we learn that Brazzaville, in Republic of Con … more →

Tags: Featured, film

The 19th New York African Film Festival: April 11-172 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: This film festival–still the premier site for African film in New York City and on the US east … more →

Tags: Featured, film, Events, media, Russia, Andrew Dosunmu, Andy Okoroafor, relentless, Kony 2012

The 19th New York African Film Festival: ‘Playing Warriors’

Elliot Ross wrote 1 year ago: It’s not hard to see why Rumbi Katedza’s first feature has been described as a Zimbabwean ‘Sex … more →

Tags: Featured, film, media, Harare, Kudzai Sevenzo, Carrie Bradshaw, nyarai, Sex and the City, Rumbi Katedza

The 19th New York African Film Festival: 'Restless City'*1 comment

Neelika Jayawardane wrote 1 year ago: Towards the final scenes of Restless City, Jessye Norman’s solo soprano voice scales the great build … more →

Tags: Featured, film, Immigration, Poetry, New York City, Immigrants, Andrew Dosunmu, Restless City, jessye norman

New York African Film Festival

diamondpublicationz wrote 1 year ago: Did you know there was an African Film Festival? Me neither. It has been around since 1998 apparentl … more →

Tags: film, Awards, April, President Obama, Programs, fans, Jamaica, filmmakers, critics

Ngozi Onwurah's SHOOT THE MESSENGER in NYC

BFC/A wrote 1 year ago: New York’s African Film Festival, Inc just announced that they’ll be hosting a screening … more →

Tags: Events, Ngozi Onwurah, Shoot The Messenger

CNBC Africa: "Success Story of Nigeria's Nollywood"2 comments

Bleu wrote 1 year ago: Is there a way to make money in Nollywood? This CNBC Africa Entrepreneurial Edge segment attempts to … more →

Tags: Cinéma & Culture, digital film making, Distribution, Fespaco, formalization, Piracy, CNBC Africa, Jason Njoku, Kingsley Okereke

'Restless City' premieres in New York

Bleu wrote 1 year ago: Director Andrew Donsunmu (in red) with the crew of 'Restless CIty' at the NYC premiere at … more →

Tags: Cinéma & Culture, Diaspora, digital film making, Distribution, film festival, formalization, New Nollywood, Premieres/Screenings, aesthetics of outrage

'A Screaming Man'2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 2 years ago: The annual New York African Film Festival takes place till the end of May. One of the outstanding fi … more →

Tags: film, Armond White, Un Homme Qui Crie, a screaming man, mahamat-saleh haroun

Kinshasa Symphony Opened the New York African Film Festival

BFC/A wrote 2 years ago: In case you missed the Opening Night of the New York African Film Festival, here’s a trailer f … more →

Tags: Film Society of Lincoln Center, brooklyn academy of music, Congo, African film festival, african diaspora, Institute of African Studies, Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra, L'orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste, United Nations International Year of Peoples of African

NY African Film Festival's Diasporan Celebration4 comments

Harlem World Magazine wrote 2 years ago: The United Nations declared 2011 the Year of Peoples of African Descent.  The 18th New York African … more →

Tags: film, Maysles Cinema, United Nations, Mahen Bonetti, Sierra National Museum, Diasporan Celebration, Year of Peoples of African Descent, Viva Riva

Weakness: Screening in Brooklyn NY, Aug 10

inuliwa wrote 2 years ago: Weakness is screening tomorrow night (August 10th) at the Act Now Foundation Short Film Collective. … more →

Tags: Africa, film, Kenya, 2010, Abdu Simba, act now foundation, ANF short film collective, chichi seii, ekwa msangi

Dr. Cruel and the Icelandic Liberation Front

Bleu wrote 2 years ago: As part of their new initiative to make public art in a global context, Creative Time commissioned t … more →

Tags: Fine Art, formalization, creative time, Danish Arts Agency, Jakob Boeskov, NollywoodNYC, Pieter Hugo, Teco Benson, Tunde Kelani


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