The African Film Festival is in full swing this month in New York City. The festival runs throughout the entire month of May. No matter what your film interests are, you are sure to find something to fit your tastes. If you’re in the NYC area, you should check it out. Check out their statement below.
Displacement, emigration, and personal journeys rooted in economic and sociopolitical upheavals have shaped African cinema since its inception. The burgeoning mobility of African men and women across the globe is the inspiration for a myriad of films from a brave new generation of transnational creators. Celebrating the infinite possibilities of digital media and scrupulous reworking of Africa’s long cinematic legacy, their works appeal to an international audience while opening dialogue with other cinema traditions. Their breathtaking movies invite us to embark on a journey where imagination, shared dreams and possibilities direct our gaze to an ever-changing and complex future.
Commemorating the ‘International Decade of People of African Descent,’ we pay tribute to these African men and women and reflect on the ways they have broken through borders with films and narratives that form part of the global imagination in the 21st century. This year, for its 25th anniversary, African Film Festival, Inc. brings audiences the most thrilling and varied annual selection of African films with 50 narrative features and documentaries from 25 countries.
The 22nd edition of the New York African Film Festival places special emphasis on the achievements of the short format and digital technology, which have become a conduit for new stories, sounds and images by freeing their creators from budgetary and technical limitations. One of the jewels of the series, Stories of Our Lives from the Nairobi-based Nest collective, dramatizes LGBTQ life in Kenya in five brief tales, while Women in the Media and Afripedia hone in on the growing creativity of women and urban youth. In Africa, more than half of the population is under 25 years old. Blossoming art centers like Dakar are becoming meccas for fashion designers, hip-hop musicians, graffiti artists, bloggers, and dancers. (Continue Reading)
The schedule and ticket information for the African Film Festival is available here.
