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GEMS OF ADIFF Film Series
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY
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GEMS OF ADIFF Film Series
GEMS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
A film series of critically acclaimed films
presented in ADIFF over the last 20 years


Fri, June 29 to Sun, July 1, 2012
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street - Tel: 212-864-1760
e-mail: info@NAYDIFF.org

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) is a film festival of depth and range. Join us to (re)discover films that had their US or New York premiere in ADIFF and recieved great reviews in Variety. Some of them have enjoyed a successful career in the USA while others disappeared after touring the festival circuit.



FILM SERIES DETAILED PROGRAM

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 @ 6PM
OTOMO
Award winning actors Isaac de Bankole (Chocolat, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samourai, Manderlay) and Eva Mattess (Enemy at the Gates) star in this powerful film portraying institutionalized racism and police brutality and provides a convincing look at the everyday world of refugees, who are continuously surrounded by tension and insecurity.
"A shocking portrayal of rampant racism." - Variety
FREE SCREENING.


FRIDAY, JUNE 29 @ 8PM
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL
This award-winning, powerful documentary which received its world premiere during the 10th ADIFF in 2002 at the Schomburg Center, recounts how the murder of this young man was a catalist for the Civil Rights Mouvement in the USA. "A powerful account of a hate crime in mid-century segregated Mississippi." - Variety



SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ 2PM

NO TIME TO DIE
"Ghanaian helmer King Ampaw's beguiling English-speaking comedy, about the romantic travails of a lovestruck hearse driver, effortlessly shuttles between city and bush, from genre to fable and back again." - Variety



SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ 4PM

SIA, THE DREAM OF THE PYTHON
"A delightful, pointed fable of religious and political extremism that's extra-relevant at present [Sia, the Dream of the Python is a] Smart, briskly paced mix of costume exotica and punchy thematic universalism. - Variety



SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ 6PM

FISH ABOVE SEA LEVEL
"Tyro Jordanian writer-director Hazim Bitar's laid-back minimalist approach works to surprising dramatic effect in "Fish Above Sea Level," a character-driven two-hander about the grandson of a white loan shark and the grandson of his black victim thrown together by the economic downturn." - Variety


SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ 8PM

DANCING FOREVER
"Based on Marie Do's autobiographical novel, ["Dancing Forever"] neatly balances the two dominant factors in its heroine's destiny: her mixed-race heritage and her passion for dance. "Dancing Forever's" consistently upbeat tone matches its heroine's indomitable spirit. Featuring fully fleshed-out, juicily ambivalent characters coping with complexities of racism in 1960s France, and a wealth of colorful, well-executed terpsichorean material performed by a talented, real-life ballerina lead, pic satisfies on a number of levels." - Variety


SUNDAY, JULY 1@ 2PM
DESAMORES
"Spiffy Puerto Rican noir with a black private eye as hero, based on the novel "Desamores" by political writer Wilfredo Mattos-Cintron, brings some nice ironic class tensions back into the genre. The story hovers over the uglier aspects of the beautiful people as the cynical detective walks a thin line between a corrupt plutocracy and a psychopathic criminal underclass on the streets of San Juan. " - Variety


SUNDAY, JULY 1 @ 4PM

SCHEHERAZADE, TELL ME A STORY
"Though treating women's oppression as a political issue isn't exactly new, the clarity with which it's spelled out in "Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story" is both bold and brave. Together with scribe Waheed Hamed, helmer Yousry Nasrallah presents women's sexuality as an expression of self-determination, making clear the parallels with an ever-degenerating political system." - Variety



SUNDAY, JULY 1 @ 6:30PM

CURACAO
"With razor-sharp irony, Dutch documakers Sander Snoep and Sarah Vos limn a damning portrait of the legacy of colonialism in "Curacao." The slyly acerbic pic juxtaposes letters from 18th- and 19th-century magistrates and ship captains, matter-of-factly enumerating everyday horrors of the slave trade, with scenes of contemporary Hollanders wining and dining in gated communities; meanwhile, the faces of marginalized blacks silently confront the camera. A well-crafted study in cultural cluelessness." - Variety


WHAT: GEMS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNTIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

WHEN: June 29 - July 1, 2012

WHERE:
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street - Room 263 Macy
Train 1 to 116th Street
FREE PARKING on weekends
Photo ID required to enter the building

Ticket price:

* Free on 6/29 @6PM
* $11, $9 for seniors and students per show on 6/29 @ 8PM, 6/30 and 7/1
* Day Pass: $20
* Weekend Pass: $30

Tel: (212) 864-1760

Buy $30 Weekend Pass or $20 Day Pass Online HERE


DVDs of films from Africa and the African Diaspora will be on sale at the venue. $15 per DVD; $25 for 2 DVDs; $35 for three DVDs and $10 for each additional DVD.

Thanks to Sponsors:
The GEMS OF ADIFF Film Series is made possible thanks to the support of the following institutions and individuals: ArtMattan Productions; the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, Teachers College, Columbia University; the New York City Council in the Arts; WBAI; Afrikanspot, The Harlem Brewing Company and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Location

Teachers College, Columbia University (View)
525 West 120th Street - Room 263 Macy
New York, NY 10027
United States

Categories

Film > Festivals
Film > Movies
Film

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: African Diaspora International Film Festival
On BPT Since: Oct 09, 2011
 
Diarah N'Daw-Spech
NYADIFF.org


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