2015 Statement
Loyal to its mission, the New York African Film Festival returns with the most thrilling and multifaceted annual selection of African films from the continent and the Diaspora to NYC …
Loyal to its mission, the New York African Film Festival returns with the most thrilling and multifaceted annual selection of African films from the continent and the Diaspora to NYC …
Above Photo: FESPACO Headquarters (Iquo B. Essien) After an October 2014 coup toppled the 27-year presidency of Blaise Compaoré, most thought the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) …
AFF’s leading lady, Mahen Bonetti, gave a charming interview for episode 6 of Indigo Tongues’ Women in Media Segment. She discussed her background and upbringing in Sierra Leone, as well …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Dirt for Dinner / Dreckfresser (2005); Valley of the Innocent / Tal der Ahnungslosen (2004); The Education of Auma Obama (2012). Filmography: Landing (1995); …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Weakness (2010). Filmography: Must be a God Fearing Chirsitan Girl (2007); Weakness (2009); New Year’s Eve (2013).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Winter of Discontent (2014, 2015). Filmography: Ithaki (2005); s (2008); Hawi (2010); Winter of Discontent (2012); El Ott (2014).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Wrestling Grounds / L’Appel des Arènes (2009). Filmography: Toumouranke (1993) Mousso (1996) Dipri la puissance du séké (1999) Myaé (2002) Wrestling Grounds / L’Appel …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Yellow Card (2002). Filmography: Yellow Card (2000); Shanda (2002).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: An Old Wife’s Tale (2003) Christmas with Granny (2003) Sincerely Yours / Wa ‘N Wina (2003, 2009); Waiting for Valdez (2005); Don’t F*** with …
In case you missed it, this past Monday, February 9th, AFF’s Founder and Director, Mahen Bonetti was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered. She and director Abderrahmane Sissako discussed Mr. …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: When The Stars Meet The Sea / Quand les étoiles rencontrent la mer (1998, 2014). Filmography: Tabataba (1988); When The Stars Meet The Sea …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005); Freedom Riders (2011).
The following short films were made in collaboration with students from diverse after-school programs, as part of AFF’s Young Adult Education Program (YAEP) filmmaking workshops. UNE NOUVELLE VIE (A NEW …
Last week, I attended a screening of Ava DuVernay’s Selma about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1965 voting rights marches of Alabama. Desperate for inspiration, fresh off my second rejection …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Aissa’s Story (2014) New York, I Love You (2016)
Shot in video, in the style of a news report, the film begins with the arrival of refugees in a UN camp. But very quickly, the camera becomes more fictional …
Location:, Manhattan SEPTEMBER Date: September 11, 2011 Film: Last Angel of History (Preceded by:Pumzi (Air)) Date: September 18, 2011 Film: Aristotle’s Plot (Preceded by: I Bring You Frankincense) Date: September 25, 2011 Film: Welcome II the Terrordome (Preceded by: Meokgo and …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (20014).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Fire in Babylon (2012). Filmography: Rave Against the Machine (2002); Blue Blood (2006); Fire in Babylon (2010); Everything or Nothing (2012).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: On Line Rendez-Vous (2006). Filmography: Yango (1995); Garba (1999); Mouka (2001); Source d’histoire (2003); On Line Rendez-Vous (2004).
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Come Back, Africa (2000; 2012). Filmography: On The Bowery (1957); Come Back, Africa (1959); Oysters ‘R’ in Season (1966); How Do You Like Them …
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2006)
Films Shown in AFF, Inc. Programs: Les Maitres Fous [The Mad Masters] (1998).