Calendar
September 2015
8th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2015 at The Life House, Lekki
October 2015
"Cuba: An African Odyssey" by Jihan El-Tahri at Maysles Cinema, New York
"Miners Shot Down" by Rehad Desai (+ Director Rehad Desai will be present for a post-screening discussion.) at Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, Harlem
November 2015
"Am I: Too African to be American or Too American to be African?" by Nadia Sasso (+ Filmmaker, Nadia Sasso, will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion.) at Maysles Cinema, New York
February 2016
Black History Month Program: Afripedia Series (+ Directors Senay Berhe and Teddy Goitom will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion.) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem
Doc Fortnight at MoMA: Nasser (+ Q&A with filmmaker) at MoMA, New York
March 2016
Women’s History Month Screening at NeueHouse (+ Panel discussion) at NeueHouse, New York
May 2016
2016 NYAFF Town Hall Meeting: Digital Diaspora Family Roadshow at Amphitheater - Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York
In-School Program with Afripedia at P.S. 109, Brooklyn
In-School Program at Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, Bronx
"RasTa: A Soul’s Journey" by Stuart Samuels (+ Music by DJ PHD) at East Elmhurst Playground, Queens
June 2016
"Jazz on a Summer's Day" by Bert Stern & Aram Avakian (+ The screening follows a dance class session with The Lorenz Latin Dance Studio at 7:00pm) at Corona Golf Playground, Queens
"Kirikou and The Wild Beasts" by Michel Ocelot (+ Dance class session with Edge School of the Arts at 7:00pm) at Brookeville Park, Rosedale, Queens
Afripedia (+ Music by DJ Hard Hittin' Harry will start at 7:00pm followed by the screening and Q&A with Directors Teddy Goitom and Senay Berhe) at Saratoga Park, Brooklyn
"Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess" by Roy Anderson (+ Music by DJ Gringo will start at 7:00pm followed by the screening) at Betsy Head Park, Brooklyn
July 2016
"Africa United" by Debs Paterson (+ Performance by Dayramir Gonzales & Habana enTRANCE. Music by DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
"Destination: Planet Negro" by Kevin Willmott at Jackie Robinson Park, Harlem
Celebrating African Film with BRIC FLIX (+ Special discussion with Afripedia co-directors, Teddy Goitom and Senay Berhe and artist Delphine Diallo, who is featured in Afripedia x New York.) at BRIC Arts, Brooklyn
August 2016
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts & Orisha’s Journey (+ Music set by DJ Djib Sayo at 7:00pm) at Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island
"Lamb" by Yared Zeleke (+ Special performance by Arki Sound) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
17th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn
FIRST FRIDAYS!: Afripedia (+ Special performance by The Cimarron Project. Music by DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
September 2016
9th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2016 at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island
February 2017
Black History Month In-School Event at Globak Kids, New York
"Tanna" by Martin Butler & Bentley Dean at Maysles Cinema, New York
April 2017
"Tanna" by Martin Butler & Bentley Dean (+ Followed by a discussion with former Vanuatu Ambassador H. E. Robert Van Lierop and Malika Lee Whitney) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem
May 2017
Digital Art Exhibit: afroMOTIONS at Amphitheater - Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York
2017 NYAFF Youth Matinee Program at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center - Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York
Art & Activism: Personal Journeys at Amphitheater - Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York
"Some Girls" by Raquel Cepeda (+ followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Raquel Cepeda, Bronx-bred writer Andrew Boryga, and Lehman professor Milagros Ricourt) at Lovinger Theatre/ Music Building - Lehman College, Bronx
July 2017
"When The Spirits Dance Mambo" by Marta Moreno Vega (+ DJ Asho spins on the 1's and 2's at 6:00pm and a performance by The Cimarron Project featuring Roman Diaz at 7:00pm) at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx
Lightyear Entertainment and AFF Present: Across the Line (+ Q&A with Director X and cast)
Passport Thursdays: The Longest Kiss + Adam & Howa (+ Live performance by Zikrayat at 7:00pm) at Queens Museum, Queens
"Green White Green" by Abba Makama (+ Music DJ Funmi Ononaiye, accompanied by Theciple on drums and percussion at 7pm) at Morningside Park, Harlem
August 2017
"Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai" (+ Seewe African Dance Company at 7pm) at Queens Museum, Queens
18th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn
September 2017
FIRST FRIDAYS!: Martha & Niki (+ DJ Eli Efi spins on the 1's and 2's and Performance by Davi Vieira with Cassa Paz) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
10th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
