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Shorts Program: Omnipresence
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This event is part of the 29th NYAFF — "Visions of Freedom" Learn More
Socio-political and cultural themes are explored through stories of migration, resilience, and a speculative envisioning of reparations. Save by purchasing the 5 films for $50 pass here.
Special programming
Q&A with Ifeanyi Awachie, Adwoa Duncan-Williams, Noemie Arazi, and Evangeline M. Mitchell
Films
This Thing is Not for You
Ifeanyi Awachie
/ USA / 2022
/ 20mins
The first Black woman president of the United States announces that African Americans will finally receive reparations. A Nigerian-American family grapples with what this means for them, unearthing latent tensions along the way.
+ New York Premiere
Kasongo (Im)Materiel
Noemie Arazi & Georges Senga
/ Belgium / 2021
/ 39mins
Kasongo (Im)Materiel explores the forgotten history of the Swahili-Arab in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their trajectory from oppressors to oppressed, along with the local adoption of their culture and language, mirrors the tensions and ambivalence of history and heritage.
+ New York Premiere
Becoming Black Lawyers
Evangeline M. Mitchell
/ USA / 2021
/ 25mins
Five Black lawyers discover the contradictions of studying in an institution that idealistically represents "justice" for all.
From the Cave’s Mouth
Jeani Varty
/ South Africa / 2020
/ 3mins
From the Cave's Mouth is a short animated film centered on a Khoi-san family who leave their ancestral home in search of a missing family member. Over the course of thousands of years, we watch as life comes and goes until one day, the home is rediscovered by a very distant modern family member.
A Real Dancer Cannot Stand Still
Alice Aterianus-Owanga
/ Switzerland / 2021
/ 25mins
Since the late 1980s, many Senegalese dancers have migrated to Europe in hopes of finding a better life. Through words and movement, Hélène recounts how she overcame the hardships of migration, built her fighter mentality, and progressed in her career—sharing her irrepressible need to dance.
+ New York Premiere