Calendar
July 2011
Sunday Films at Mid-Manhattan Library at Mid-Manhattan Library Annex, New York
August 2011
12th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy! at Fulton Park, Brooklyn
"Besouro" by Joao Daniel Tikhomiroff (+ Davi Vieira presents Hip Hop, Axe and Afro-Brazilian Sound) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
"Kinshasa Symphony" by Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer (+ Music & Dance: Mor Dior Bamba and Toper the Top Band) at Charles A. Dana Center Lawn, Central Park, New York
4th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
September 2011
Lights, Camera, Africa! 2011 (+ Q&A with filmmakers) at The Life House, Lekki
July 2012
Afro-Cuban Film Night: Young Rebels (+ Musical performance by The Cimarron Project featuring Roman Diaz) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
"The Harder They Come" by Perry Henzell (+ Performance by DJ Ron Jean-Gilles w/ live drummer) at St. Nicholas Park, New York
August 2012
13th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy!
"Fire in Babylon" by Stevan Riley (+ Performance by Something Positive Dance & Village Drums of Freedom Afro Caribbean Ensemble)
"Mama Africa" by Mika Kaurismäki (+ Musical performance by Francis Akrofi & The Authentic Rhythms Band) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
"Kinshasa Symphony" by Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer (+ Performance by Isaac Katalay) at St. Nicholas Park, New York
5th Annual Family Day Celebration at Governors Island, New York
September 2012
Lights, Camera, Africa!!! 2012 at The Life House, Lekki
February 2013
"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
"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
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
July 2013
"Suite Habana" by Fernando Pérez (+ Musical performance by The Cimarron Project featuring Roman Diaz + DJ David Medina) at Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx
FELA! In Lagos (+ Musical performance by Judah Tribe) at St. Nicholas Park, New York
Jazz On A Summer’s Day (+ Musical performance) at Jackie Robinson Park, New York
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
