New York African Film Festival (Nyaff) 2015
22ème édition. « Revolution and Liberation in the Digital Age ».
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Directrice du festival : Mahen Bonetti.
22nd New York African Film Festival (May 1 – 25)
African Film Aficionados Rejoice!
The New York African Film Festival Returns May 1st, 2015
African Film Festival, Inc. is proud to bring the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) back for its 22nd edition. From Senegal to Ethiopia, from Israel to Brazil, the faces and lives of Africa and her Diaspora will be in the spotlight this May.
We are happy to have the opportunity to bring you the very best in films, director and artist talkbacks, and more as we celebrate the International Decade of People of African Descent.
We’ll kick off the festivities with a town hall meeting at WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space on Friday, May 1st at 7pm. The event, moderated by international journalist Femi Oke, will feature artists such as Blitz the Ambassador, music duo Les Nubians, and author Nana Brew-Hammond. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. RSVP for the event. Seating is issued on a first come, first seated basis.
Following the town hall event, NYAFF brings an amazing crop of films to Film Society of Lincoln Center (May 6-12), Maysles Cinema Institute (May 14-17), and BAMcinematek (May 22-25). Tickets on sale soon! Stay tuned for details!!!
For detailed information on the films in the 22nd New York African Film Festival, visit www.africanfilmny.org.
NYAFF 2015 SCHEDULE
The following schedule is divided into the three main venues of this year’s NYAFF:
THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE
FRI MAY 1
7:00 A special town hall event for the 2015 New York African Film Festival
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FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
WED MAY 6
7:00* Cold Harbour
9:00* Sobukwe: A Great Soul
THU MAY 7
6:30* Plot for Peace
9:00 Stories of Our Lives + Surrender
FRI MAY 8
4:00* Sobukwe: A Great Soul
6:45* Red Leaves
9:00 Love the One You Love
SAT MAY 9
4:15* 100% Dakar + The Prophecy
6:30* Afripedia – Shorts Program #1
9:45 Head Gone
SUN MAY 10
1:00† Melillenses + Ziara. Beyond the Threshold
4:15* Red Leaves
6:30* Special Work-in-Progress Screening
9:00 National Diploma (Examen d’Etat) + The Road We Travel
MON MAY 11
2:00 Cold Harbour
4:00 Stories of Our Lives + Surrender
6:30* The Narrow Frame of Midnight
9:00† Run
TUE MAY 12
4:00 100% Dakar + The Prophecy
6:00* Women in the Media – Shorts Program #2
9:00† Mossane
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MAYSLES CINEMA
THU MAY 14
7:30 Pirating Pirates
FRI MAY 15
7:30 You Laugh But It’s True
SAT MAY 16
4:00 Portrait of a Lone Farmer
5:30* Flying Stars + Ghosts of Amistad
8:00* Maybe Dreams Can Come True
SUN MAY 17
2:00 The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo
4:00 Mind of a Chef + Networks of Hate
BAMCINÉMATEK
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FRI MAY 22
7:00* Shield and Spear
9:30 FilmAfrica – Shorts Program #3
SAT MAY 23
2:00, 6:45 Timbuktu
4:30, 9:00 Housemaids
SUN MAY 24
2:00 Kirikou and the Sorceress – GKIDS
4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Black Orpheus
MON MAY 25
2:00, 6:30 August Winds
4:00, 8:45 Winter of Discontent
* Director will be in attendance
† Special Introduction or Q&A
****
Spread the Word! NYAFF is back this May!
22nd New York African Film Festival (May 1 – 25)
African Film Aficionados Rejoice!
The New York African Film Festival Returns May 1st, 2015
African Film Festival, Inc. is proud to bring the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) back for its 22nd edition. From Senegal to Ethiopia, from Israel to Brazil, the faces and lives of Africa and her Diaspora will be in the spotlight this May.
We are happy to have the opportunity to bring you the very best in films, director and artist talkbacks, and more as we celebrate the International Decade of People of African Descent.
We’ll kick off the festivities with a town hall meeting at WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space on Friday, May 1st at 7pm. The event, moderated by international journalist Femi Oke, will feature artists such as Blitz the Ambassador, music duo Les Nubians, and author Nana Brew-Hammond. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. RSVP for the event. Seating is issued on a first come, first seated basis.
Following the town hall event, NYAFF brings an amazing crop of films to Film Society of Lincoln Center (May 6-12), Maysles Cinema Institute (May 14-17), and BAMcinematek (May 22-25). Tickets on sale soon! Stay tuned for details!!!
For detailed information on the films in the 22nd New York African Film Festival, visit www.africanfilmny.org.
NYAFF 2015 SCHEDULE
The following schedule is divided into the three main venues of this year’s NYAFF:
THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE
FRI MAY 1
7:00 A special town hall event for the 2015 New York African Film Festival
________________________
FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
WED MAY 6
7:00* Cold Harbour
9:00* Sobukwe: A Great Soul
THU MAY 7
6:30* Plot for Peace
9:00 Stories of Our Lives + Surrender
FRI MAY 8
4:00* Sobukwe: A Great Soul
6:45* Red Leaves
9:00 Love the One You Love
SAT MAY 9
4:15* 100% Dakar + The Prophecy
6:30* Afripedia – Shorts Program #1
9:45 Head Gone
SUN MAY 10
1:00† Melillenses + Ziara. Beyond the Threshold
4:15* Red Leaves
6:30* Special Work-in-Progress Screening
9:00 National Diploma (Examen d’Etat) + The Road We Travel
MON MAY 11
2:00 Cold Harbour
4:00 Stories of Our Lives + Surrender
6:30* The Narrow Frame of Midnight
9:00† Run
TUE MAY 12
4:00 100% Dakar + The Prophecy
6:00* Women in the Media – Shorts Program #2
9:00† Mossane
_____________________________
MAYSLES CINEMA
THU MAY 14
7:30 Pirating Pirates
FRI MAY 15
7:30 You Laugh But It’s True
SAT MAY 16
4:00 Portrait of a Lone Farmer
5:30* Flying Stars + Ghosts of Amistad
8:00* Maybe Dreams Can Come True
SUN MAY 17
2:00 The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo
4:00 Mind of a Chef + Networks of Hate
BAMCINÉMATEK
_____________________________
FRI MAY 22
7:00* Shield and Spear
9:30 FilmAfrica – Shorts Program #3
SAT MAY 23
2:00, 6:45 Timbuktu
4:30, 9:00 Housemaids
SUN MAY 24
2:00 Kirikou and the Sorceress – GKIDS
4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Black Orpheus
MON MAY 25
2:00, 6:30 August Winds
4:00, 8:45 Winter of Discontent
* Director will be in attendance
† Special Introduction or Q&A
****
Spread the Word! NYAFF is back this May!
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