Friday, 23 November 2007

AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK

The program for the 15th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival, which will take place in New York on November 23-December 9, 2007, has a special "Portugal and Africa Program," which includes old and new films about Lusophone African topics. The program lists many other interesting films, including some from Brazil.


_Cape Verde, My Love_ (2007, NY premiere), fiction - A film that takes a critical look at the lives of women in Cape Verde. Ana Ramos Lisboa, the director, will also participate on panels on Dec. 7 and 8..

_Escape from Luanda_ (2007, US premiere), documentary - profiles three students at the Music School in Luanda, culminating with their end of year concert.

_Nelio's Story_ (1997), fiction - the story of an orphan boy whose magical powers make him the leader of homeless boys in Maputo, based on Henning Mankell story.

_A River / Um Rio_ (2005, US premiere), fiction - based on a Mia Couto novel, about members of an extended family who gather to bury their patriarch, each person representing different aspects of recent Mozambican history.

_Tatana_ (2005), short fiction (12 minutes) - a grandmother appears after her death to help her grandson accept fate and death.

_Skin / Pele_ (2005, US premiere), fiction - set in 1970s Lisbon, about a mixed race young woman sorting out her identity.

For further information about venues and dates, as well as longer summaries of the film stories, see
http://www.nyadff.org/.


(By Kathleen Sheldon - H-Net)
The program for the 15th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival, which will take place in New York on November 23-December 9, 2007, has a special "Portugal and Africa Program," which includes old and new films about Lusophone African topics. The program lists many other interesting films, including some from Brazil.


_Cape Verde, My Love_ (2007, NY premiere), fiction - A film that takes a critical look at the lives of women in Cape Verde. Ana Ramos Lisboa, the director, will also participate on panels on Dec. 7 and 8..

_Escape from Luanda_ (2007, US premiere), documentary - profiles three students at the Music School in Luanda, culminating with their end of year concert.

_Nelio's Story_ (1997), fiction - the story of an orphan boy whose magical powers make him the leader of homeless boys in Maputo, based on Henning Mankell story.

_A River / Um Rio_ (2005, US premiere), fiction - based on a Mia Couto novel, about members of an extended family who gather to bury their patriarch, each person representing different aspects of recent Mozambican history.

_Tatana_ (2005), short fiction (12 minutes) - a grandmother appears after her death to help her grandson accept fate and death.

_Skin / Pele_ (2005, US premiere), fiction - set in 1970s Lisbon, about a mixed race young woman sorting out her identity.

For further information about venues and dates, as well as longer summaries of the film stories, see
http://www.nyadff.org/.


(By Kathleen Sheldon - H-Net)

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