Since 1993, the New York African Film Festival has been the most effective means of placing Africa in the heart and imagination of a broadly defined public.

The cinema cultivates an immediate experience of Africa that can only be compared to actual travel. Aside from promoting the visual and cultural appeal of the continent to international audiences, African cinema is one of the world’s most inspired art forms. The oral traditions, unique pacing and non-linear style of African story-telling defy genres, challenge norms of subjectivity and civilize the meaning media hype. The African Film Festival, a non-profit organization, is proud to take the lead in bringing African cinema to screens around the world.

This program was organized for the Film Society of Lincoln Center by Richard Pena, for the Brooklyn Museum of Art by Melissa Rachleff, and by the staff of the African Film Festival, lnc. – Mahen Bonetti, Don Webster, Maureen Slattery and Sharan Sklar. Thanks are due to Tunde Giwa, Hilary Ney, M.C. Stephens, Guetty Felin, Nicole Kekeh, Mamadou Niang, Manthia Diawara, Luca Bonetti, Kevin Dugan, Amy Empson, Linda Fiske, Lubangi Muniania, Kakouna Kerina, Devora Avikzer-Foravi, Warrington Hudlin, William C. MacKay, and French Cultural Services,