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African Film Series
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"Still Water Runs Deep," by Abbesi Akhamie / Nigeria and USA / 2017 / 15mins / Drama / English
Details
As part of the Downtown Dinner and a Movie series, African Film Festival is proud to partner with Cinema Connex on Staten Island on Saturday, February 9 at 8pm and Sunday, February 10 at 6pm for an exciting film program. Doors open an hour before the screenings.
Special programming
Q&A with filmmakers
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Films
Mr. Gele: The Man. The Story. The Craft.
Gladys Edeh
/ USA / 2016
/ 14mins
Mr. Gele, the docu-film, focuses on the man, the story and the craft of the celebrated Houston-based Nigerian Gele (headwear) artist, Mr. Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye, popularly known as Mr. Segun Gele.
Cuentos
Djali Brown-Cepeda
/ USA / 2017
/ 7mins
Cities across the United States are rapidly being gentrified. A manifestation of neocolonialism, rising rent prices are forcing existing disenfranchised communities out of their neighborhoods. These are the stories of the affected.
Still Water Runs Deep
Abbesi Akhamie
/ Nigeria and USA / 2017
/ 15mins
Still Water Runs Deep follows a man who leads his household with a stern hand and assertiveness; but when his estranged son goes missing, his reluctant search turns into an emotional journey to find him, shaking the core of his steely resolve and revealing his most intimate being.
Sega
Idil Ibrahim
/ Senegal and USA / 2018
/ 25mins
When his efforts to reach Europe prove unsuccessful, Sega is thrust back to Dakar where he must confront his family and friends and navigate his disappointment as well.
Ṣoju
Oluwaseun Babalola
/ USA, Botswana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone / 2016
/ 30mins
In this documentary, surfers, metal heads, and guerilla filmmakers explore their identities and culture in Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Nigeria.
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