Calendar

August 2015

AFRICANISMO 9!: Major Leagues? + Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories (+ Performance: DJ Asho + Chino Pons and Grupo Irek) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

July 2015

"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

"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

"White Wedding" by Jann Turner (+ Performance by Tuelo & Her Cousins, as well as music from DJ Asho)

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

May 2015

Activism and Art: Personal Journeys in the Diaspora at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 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

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

October 2014

"Miners Shot Down" by Rehad Desai at Carnegie Hall, New York

September 2014

"God Loves Uganda" by Roger Ross Williams (+ Q&A with filmmakers) at Maysles Cinema, New York

7th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York

August 2014

"Habanastation" by Ian Padrón at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

"Wooden Hand / Peau de colle" by Kaouther Ben Hania at Valentino Pier, Brooklyn

"Felix" by Roberta Durrant (+ Musical performance by The Buyu Ambroise's Quintet and DJ Asho) at Joyce Kilmer Park, New York

15th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn

July 2014

"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

"They Are We" by Emma Christopher (+ Musical performances by DJ Asho and Miguel Valdes) at Joyce Kilmer Park, New York

"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

June 2014

"Bronx Princess" by Musa Syeed & Yoni Brook at Docubox, Nairobi

March 2014

Women’s History Month Special (+ Q&A (via Skype) with director Amit Virmani following the screening.) at Maysles Cinema Institute, New York

February 2014

Black History Month Event at Global Kids, New York

August 2013

6th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York

AFRICANISMO 7! – Soul Boy (+ Performance by Speaking In Rhythms’ Project Syncopated New York + K5! Azonto) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

Jeans and Martò + Lezare (+ Zumba Dance Class with Karen Arceneaux precedes the screenings) at West Harlem Piers, New York

July 2013

Jazz On A Summer’s Day (+ Musical performance) at Jackie Robinson Park, New York

FELA! In Lagos (+ Musical performance by Judah Tribe) at St. Nicholas Park, New York

"Suite Habana" by Fernando Pérez (+ Musical performance by The Cimarron Project featuring Roman Diaz + DJ David Medina) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

April 2013

African Filmmaking in the Digital Era: Bringing New Audiences to African Cinema Panel at Columbia University’s Maison Française – Buell Hall, New York

February 2013

"Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life and Times of Emperor Haile Selassie" by Yemane I. Demissie (+ A conversation between the filmmaker Yemane Demissie and renowned photographer Chester Higgins will follow the screening) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem

"Broken Stones" by Guetty Felin (+ Special Guest Guetty Felin with Guest Panelists moderated by Natacha Blanchet) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - Langston Hughes Auditorium, Harlem

September 2012

Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2012 at The Life House, Lekki

August 2012

5th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York

"Kinshasa Symphony" by Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer (+ Performance by Isaac Katalay) at St. Nicholas Park, New York

"Mama Africa" by Mika Kaurismäki (+ Musical performance by Francis Akrofi & The Authentic Rhythms Band) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

"Fire in Babylon" by Stevan Riley (+ Performance by Something Positive Dance & Village Drums of Freedom Afro Caribbean Ensemble)

13th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy!

July 2012

"The Harder They Come" by Perry Henzell (+ Performance by DJ Ron Jean-Gilles w/ live drummer) at St. Nicholas Park, New York

Afro-Cuban Film Night: Young Rebels (+ Musical performance by The Cimarron Project featuring Roman Diaz) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx

September 2011

Lights, Camera, Africa! 2011 (+ Q&A with filmmakers) at The Life House, Lekki

August 2011

4th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York