Calendar
August 2013
Jeans and Martò + Lezare (+ Zumba Dance Class with Karen Arceneaux precedes the screenings) at West Harlem Piers, New York
AFRICANISMO 7! – Soul Boy (+ Performance by Speaking In Rhythms’ Project Syncopated New York + K5! Azonto) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
6th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
February 2014
Black History Month Event at Global Kids, New York
March 2014
Women’s History Month Special (+ Q&A (via Skype) with director Amit Virmani following the screening.) at Maysles Cinema Institute, New York
June 2014
"Bronx Princess" by Musa Syeed & Yoni Brook at Docubox, Nairobi
July 2014
"Confusion Na Wa" by Kenneth Gyang (+ Musical performance by Francis Akrofi & The Dynamic Rhythms Band) at Mt. Morris Park West at 122nd St., New York
"They Are We" by Emma Christopher (+ Musical performances by DJ Asho and Miguel Valdes) at Joyce Kilmer Park, New York
"Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai" by Alan Dater & Lisa Merton (+ Musical performance by DJ Asho and Drummers) at West Harlem Piers, New York
August 2014
15th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn
"Felix" by Roberta Durrant (+ Musical performance by The Buyu Ambroise's Quintet and DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, New York
"Wooden Hand / Peau de colle" by Kaouther Ben Hania at Valentino Pier, Brooklyn
"Habanastation" by Ian Padrón at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
September 2014
7th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
"God Loves Uganda" by Roger Ross Williams (+ Q&A with filmmakers) at Maysles Cinema, New York
October 2014
"Miners Shot Down" by Rehad Desai at Carnegie Hall, New York
November 2014
"Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" by Lee Hirsch (+ Q&A with director & reception to follow screening) at Maysles Cinema, New York
February 2015
"An African City: Season 1" by Nicole Amarteifio (+ Q&A with series' star Nana Mensah and executive producer Millie Monyo) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York
May 2015
Activism and Art: Personal Journeys in the Diaspora at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, New York
June 2015
Africa 411 – An Evening of Short Films (+ Post-screening discussion with Filmmaker Ekwa Msangi and African Film Festival, Inc. director Mahen Bonetti) at Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge, Staten Island
July 2015
"White Wedding" by Jann Turner (+ Performance by Tuelo & Her Cousins, as well as music from DJ Asho)
"The Amazing Nina Simone" by Jeff Lieberman (+ Performances by DJ Reborn and Dr. Sam Waymon & His Musicians and introduction by filmmaker Jeff L. Lieberman) at Jackie Robinson Park, Harlem
"Felix" by Roberta Durrant (+ Students and community members will participate in a pothole tour to map and identify areas in need of street repairs + a Performance by Azanian People's Movement!) at Rockaway Community Garden, Queens
August 2015
AFRICANISMO 9!: Major Leagues? + Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories (+ Performance: DJ Asho + Chino Pons and Grupo Irek) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
16th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn
"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
"Felix" by Roberta Durrant (+ Performance by Azanian People's Movement!) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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
