IN CINEMA
31st New York African Film Festival: Convergence Of Time
THE HOMES WE CARRY +
OASIS
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Sunday, May 19th at 1:30 PM
THE HOMES WE CARRY
Brenda Akele Jorde, 2022, Germany/Mozambique/South Africa, 90m
English, German, Portuguese, Zulu with English subtitles
THE HOMES WE CARRY is the portrait of a family torn between Germany, Mozambique, and South Africa. At the center is Sarah, an Afro-German mother, who wants her daughter to have the relationships she lacked as a child.
Preceded by:
OASIS
Bazi Gete, 2024, Israel, 18m
North America Premiere
On her 34th birthday, Ronit, a solitary Ethiopian woman, spends the night with a stranger—a younger, injured trucker who, like her, carries the weight of loneliness.
Post-screening discussion TBA!
African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) celebrates the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) from May 8 to May 30, 2024. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has been at the forefront of showcasing African and diaspora filmmakers’ unique storytelling through the moving image. This year’s theme, Convergence of Time, explores the intersection of historical and contemporary roles played by individuals representing Africa and its diaspora in art. With over 50 films from more than 25 countries, the festival invites audiences to delve into the convergence of archival and modern experimentalism, transcending both space and time.
