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Shorts Program: City Dreams
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This event is part of the 28th NYAFF — "Notes from Home: Recurring Dreams & Women's Voices" Learn More
Tales of love, struggle, and resilience that paint a bold and expressive mosaic of the African diaspora.
NYAFF 2021 All-Access Pass Enjoy access to all Film at Lincoln Center virtual screenings during the 28th edition of the New York African Film Festival for just $100 ($168 value). Purchase here.
Films
KEON
E.G. Bailey
/ USA / 2020
/ 27mins
Keon, a young Black photographer, embarks on a journey with his brothers Amiri and Dre to acquire a new camera to complete his art school admission portfolio. Along the way, the three of them negotiate obstacles and dangers, confronting an environment intent on policing their bodies and expression.
Tabaski
Laurence Attali
/ Senegal and France / 2019
/ 26mins
In Dakar, a few days before the feast of Tabaski, a painter shuts himself away in his studio to work on the theme of the ritual sacrifice of the ram.
Zoo
Will Niava
/ Canada / 2019
/ 10mins
A misunderstanding between three teenagers and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.
Linger
Edem Dotse
/ USA / 2019
/ 9mins
While making dinner one night, an immigrant contemplates his complicated feelings toward his girlfriend back home.
The Inconvenience of Being Black
Ukachi Arinzeh
/ USA / 2020
/ 8mins
During a routine traffic stop, a young motorist faces the challenge of driving while Black.
The Elevator
Sylaz Ud’ee
/ USA / 2019
/ 17mins
Ben and Sharon work in the same building. One evening, on their way out, they are trapped together in a malfunctioning elevator.
ALGO-RHYTHM
Manu Luksch
/ Austria, Senegal and UK / 2019
/ 14mins
Shot in Dakar with the participation of leading Senegalese musicians, poets, and graffiti artists, ALGO-RHYTHM probes the rise in the algorithmic management of daily life and the insidious threats it poses to human rights and agency.