Year-Round Community Engagement

About

AFF brings African films directly to New York neighborhoods with limited cultural resources, taking African cinema out of the art house and into the community. These screenings reach many who may be unable to attend our annual Festival due to cost or location.

Community-based program partners have included cultural institutions and city agencies, such as Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Staten Island Arts, Aaron Davis Hall, City College, and the CityParks Foundation, The Trust for Governors Island, Queens Museum, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Columbia University Institute of African Studies, among others. Along with our partners, we bring free film screenings, music and dance, workshops, panels and art shows to the public.

Events

Thu, Nov 14 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

"Know Your Place," by Zia Mohajerjasbi at The Africa Center, New York

Wed, Oct 30 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

"Omen (Augure)," by Baloji at The Africa Center, New York

Wed, Oct 2 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

"You Will Die at 20," by Amjad Abu Alala at The Africa Center, New York

Wed, Feb 28 at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

"Things Fall Apart," by Hans Jürgen Pohland at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York

Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:50 PM

"Xala," by Ousmane Sembène at Film Forum, New York

Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Let’s Talk About Water & Mayors Make Movies Celebrate NY Water Week at Florence Gould Hall, French Institute Alliance Française, New York

Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

"Elder’s Corner," by Adesiji Awoyinka (+ Q&A with the director and musician, Taiwo Lijadu) at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York