The sights and sounds of Africa are just a seven-minute ferry ride away! Please join African Film Festival, Inc. and the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation for this exceptional all-day celebration on Governors Island. This event will feature FREE dance classes with world-renowned choreographers and master teachers from Brazil, Senegal, and Guinea. There will also be FREE storytelling, double-dutch and quilting demonstrations and workshops. Short African films by emerging and veteran directors will be shown throughout the day. African food vendors will be on site. A wonderful treat for the entire family!

SHORT FILMS: Dirty Laundry, Mwansa The Great, Bongo Barbershop, Lezare

Schedule

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Needle Arts

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Afro-Brazilian Dance

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Short Films

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Senegalese Sabar Dance

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Storytelling/Double-Dutch

3:30 pm to 4:45
Guinean Dance

About our Summer Series

During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More