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Sunday Films at Mid-Manhattan Library
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"Last Angel of History," by John Akomfrah / UK and Ghana / 1995 / 45mins / Documentary, Sci-fi / English
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Every Sunday, African Film Festival, Inc. and Mid-Manhattan Library will present screenings of cutting-edge classic and contemporary works from Africa and the Diaspora to the Midtown community and present a diverse and dynamic portrait of people of African heritage, through the cinematic exploration of history, culture and art.
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Films
Last Angel of History
John Akomfrah
/ UK and Ghana / 1995
/ 45mins
This film displays, in sci-fi drama/documentary fashion, an Afro-futurism and black unpopular culture. A computer hacker enters a Faustian pact in which he trades his soul for secrets of his future.
Pumzi / Air
Wanuri Kahiu
/ Kenya and South Africa / 2009
/ 33mins
Pumzi / Air is set in the East African region, 35 years after World War III, in a world with no water and toxic soil. The story is told through the eyes of Asha, a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community.
Aristotle’s Plot
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
/ Cameroon / 1996
/ 72mins
Two people, Cinema and Cineaste, fight over which kind of films African audiences should see, Hollywood action or serious indigenous films.
Saint Louis Blues / Un Transport en Commun
Dyana Gaye
/ Senegal and France / 2009
/ 48mins
This sweet musical takes us on a cross-country trip through Senegal, from Dakar to Saint Louis in a battered taxi, as passengers sing their stories.
I Bring You Frankincense
Ngozi Onwurah
/ UK / 1997
/ 33mins
Sunshine Brown is a young mixed-race boy, who is raised by a white hippie mother, growing up in an all-white English community in the early 1970's. He's not sure why, but he feels he doesn't quite fit in.
Meokgo and the Stick Fighter
Teboho Mahlatsi
/ South Africa and Lesotho / 2006
/ 19mins
A haunting tale spiced with magical realism, Meokogo & the Stick Fighter is the story of Kgotso, a recluse stickfighter who lives a solitary life high up in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho.
Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro
Marcel Camus
/ Brazil / 1958
/ 106mins
Black Orpheus is the retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek legend set in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival.
Festival in the Desert: The Tent Sessions
Sean Barlow & Banning Eyre
/ Mali and USA / 2003
/ 42mins
An intimate performance documentary about the 2003 festival featuring Ali Farka Touré, Tartit, Robert Plant and Justin Adams, a host of exquisite musicians playing astounding music.
Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
Llewellyn Smith
/ USA / 2006
/ 57mins
The 20th century anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits re-defined black history and black people, making it possible for a people formerly despised as “Negroes” to pride themselves as African-Americans.
Welcome II the Terrordome
Ngozi Onwurah
/ UK / 1995
/ 90mins
In the Terrordome, racial tensions between blacks and whites explode in the wake of a child's death.
Battle for the Hearts and Minds
Shani Peters
/ USA / 2006
/ 10mins
Battle for the Hearts and Minds depicts a battle of words between historical black legends W.E.B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey.
