The New York African Film Festival
/Saturday, May 16th, 4:00pm
The New York African Film Festival (NYAFF)
Portrait of a Lone Farmer
Jide Tome Akinleminu, Denmark, Germany, 2013, 75 min
Portrait of a Lone Farmer is a feature documentary about a Danish-Nigerian family torn apart by geography. When Jide, for the first time in five years, visits his father’s poultry farm, we see through his camera the unfolding of a story about family, love, and legacy. It is a quiet and stunning portrait of a broken family trying to heal.
Q&A with director Jide Tome Akinleminu to follow screening.
BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1596888
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/83983028
Saturday, May 16th, 5:30pm
The New York African Film Festival (NYAFF)
Flying Stars
Ngardy Conteh George & Allan Tong, Canada, 2014, 50 min
During Sierra Leone’s civil war, rebels amputated countless limbs. Most of the victims are orphans, outcasts in a society that refuses to face its past. For some of them, only the amputee soccer league offers a chance at a better life.The Flying Stars documents the daily challenges facing young men broken by life, trying to overcome a cruel fate.
Q&A with director Ngardy Conteh George to follow screening.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5M72s6vs_s
Ghosts of Amistad
Tony Buba, USA, 2014, 57 min
Ghosts of Amistad follows a group of historians and a film crew to Sierra Leone, as they attempt to interview elders about surviving local memory of the Amistad case.
Q&A with filmmakers following screening.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlNzRLM3YA
BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1596897
Saturday, May 16th, 8:00pm
The New York African Film Festival (NYAFF)
Maybe Dreams Can Come True
Electra Weston, France, Germany, USA, 2014,100 min
In this contemporary mix of narrative, experimental and documentary filmmaking, Chocolat is torn between nurturing her love relationship in the USA and maintaining a booming entertainment career in Europe. Looking for answers to her deepest questions, she uses a small video camera to explore and question her life by interviewing her friends abroad.
Q&A with director Electra Weston to follow screening.
BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1596905
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/58760210
