Calendar

August 2017

"Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai" (+ Seewe African Dance Company at 7pm) at Queens Museum, Queens

July 2017

"Green White Green" by Abba Makama (+ Music DJ Funmi Ononaiye, accompanied by Theciple on drums and percussion at 7pm) at Morningside Park, Harlem

Passport Thursdays: The Longest Kiss + Adam & Howa (+ Live performance by Zikrayat at 7:00pm) at Queens Museum, Queens

Lightyear Entertainment and AFF Present: Across the Line (+ Q&A with Director X and cast)

"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

May 2017

"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

Art & Activism: Personal Journeys 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

Digital Art Exhibit: afroMOTIONS at Amphitheater - Film Society of Lincoln Center, 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

February 2017

"Tanna" by Martin Butler & Bentley Dean at Maysles Cinema, New York

Black History Month In-School Event at Globak Kids, New York

September 2016

Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2016 at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island

9th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York

August 2016

FIRST FRIDAYS!: Afripedia (+ Special performance by The Cimarron Project. Music by DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

17th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn

"Lamb" by Yared Zeleke (+ Special performance by Arki Sound) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts & Orisha’s Journey (+ Music set by DJ Djib Sayo at 7:00pm) at Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

July 2016

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

"Destination: Planet Negro" by Kevin Willmott at Jackie Robinson Park, Harlem

"Africa United" by Debs Paterson (+ Performance by Dayramir Gonzales & Habana enTRANCE. Music by DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

June 2016

"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

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

"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

"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

May 2016

"RasTa: A Soul’s Journey" by Stuart Samuels (+ Music by DJ PHD) at East Elmhurst Playground, Queens

In-School Program at Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, Bronx

In-School Program with Afripedia at P.S. 109, Brooklyn

2016 NYAFF Town Hall Meeting: Digital Diaspora Family Roadshow at Amphitheater - Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York

March 2016

Women’s History Month Screening at NeueHouse (+ Panel discussion) at NeueHouse, New York

February 2016

Doc Fortnight at MoMA: Nasser (+ Q&A with filmmaker) at MoMA, New York

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

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

October 2015

"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

"Cuba: An African Odyssey" by Jihan El-Tahri at Maysles Cinema, New York

September 2015

Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2015 at The Life House, Lekki

8th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York

August 2015

"Felix" by Roberta Durrant (+ Performance by Azanian People's Movement!) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

"They Are We" by Emma Christopher (+ Performance: DJ Daty + Drummers and Skype discussion with filmmaker Emma Christopher) at Garden of the United States Sierra Leone Association Community Center, Staten Island

16th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn