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Am I – The Film
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"Am I: Too African to be American or Too American to be African?," by Nadia Sasso / Ghana, Sierra Leone and USA / 2015 / 43mins / Documentary / English
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What does it mean to be an African born in America? AFF and DocWatchers invite you to join us for a screening of Am I: Too African to be American or Too American to be African? by Nadia Sasso at Maysles Cinema on Thursday, November 19th at 7:00pm. The film features interviews with a number of prominent first generation Americans of African descent, including Issa Rae of Awkward Black Girl fame.
Special programming
Filmmaker, Nadia Sasso, will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion.
About the Film
What does it mean to be an African born in America? Am I: Too African to be American or Too American to be African explores the complex identity formations of young African women living in America and West Africa who identify bi-culturally. It specifically looks at how they wrestle with the concepts of race, complexion, gender, and heritage among other issues.
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Nadia Sasso
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