* Summer is here and June ADIFF ’s Films in the Classroom rogram to be held at Teachers College, Columbia University from June 24 to 26 will close the season.
The theme this month is Moments in the History of Black People. Films from Senegal, Cuba, Honduras, the United States and Rwanda will be showcased in this end of the season series.
The stories portrayed are all part of historic moments of different nature. A slave rebellion, a meeting of griots, a collaboration between people with the common goal of bringing health services to a community, the genocide of a human group are all important moments in the History of black folks depicted in this film series.
The Jamaican History Program
is comprised of two films about two important leaders in the history of the island: Paul Boggle, the leader of the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865 and Leonard Percival Howell, the founder of the Rasta Movement. Both films speak to the quest for freedom and independence of that country.
Youssou N’Dour: Return to Goree
is a classic film that shows a meeting of minds that is embodied in the griots appearing in the film including musician Youssou N’Dour, writer Amiri Baraka, and Goree Island curator Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye. Through the film and its music, you can sense the common goal of understanding and sharing the legacy of a human experience rooted in the horrendous experience of slavery.
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi
reveals the largely unknown and pivotal role played by Black landowner in the deep South…
Three films will be presented in the Cuban Connection Program. Plácido tells us the story of a Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés, an Afro-Cuban poet who attempted a conspiracy against the Spanish colonial empire.
Honduran Garifuna and Cubans work together in the building of a health care facility in Revolutionary Medicine and They Are We brings together Afro-Cubans and Africa in Sierra Leone in a meeting of historic proportions.
The genocide in Rwanda shocked the world. A film like 100 Days is more than the story of the genocide, it is the story of one of the darkest moments in the history of Humanity.
Zózimo Bulbul made Aboliçao to mark the celebrations of 100 years of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, a moment of incredible resonance in Latin America. However, Mr. Bulbul looked at that moment with a critical eye and the population of African descent is at the center of the story. Aboliçao is still relevant as we look at the recent events in Brazil.
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property the tradition of the slave narrative. On the back cover of the DVD we can read:
”Nat Turner’s slave rebellion is a watershed event in America’s long history of slavery and racial conflict.”
The film reviews the various interpretations of the Nat Turner story and offers an exciting way to prepare for the upcoming release of the highly anticipated 2016 period drama about Nat Turner The Birth of a Nation by Nate Parker which made history at Sundance this year by selling at a record price.
For more information about the Moments in the History of Black People Film Series film series, to receive the complete line up, screeners and high resolution images please contact Diarah N’Daw-Spech at (212) 864-1760/ fax (212) 316-6020 or e-mail [email protected]. Festival web site: www.nyadiff.org.
About the African Diaspora International Film Festival ~ ADIFF
Described by film critic Armond White as “a festival that symbolizes diaspora as more than just anthropology,” ADIFF has managed to increase the presence of independent Afrocentric films from all over the world in the general American specialty movie scene by launching films such as The Tracker by Rolf de Heer (Australia),
Kirikou and the Sorceress by Michel Ocelot (France), Gospel Hill by Giancarlo Esposito (USA), Darrat/Dry Season by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad),The First Rasta by Helene Lee (France/Jamaica), The Story of Lovers Rock by Menelik Shabazz (UK) Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story by Yousry Nasrallah (Egypt), and The Pirogue by Moussa Touré among others.
Attracting a wider cross-section of cinephiles and audiences of African-American, Caribbean, African, Latino and European ethnic backgrounds that share a common interest for good stories about the human experience of people of color, ADIFF is now a national and international event with festivals held in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, and Paris, France.
The African Diaspora International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization.
Moments in the History of Black People Film Series
Friday, June 24 @ 6:30PM – Free Screening!
Jamaican History: Catch a Fire & The First Rasta!
“Catch a Fire” tells the story of Deacon Paul Bogle, often described as a 19th century Malcom X
The First Rasta describes the story of the creation of the Rasta Movement.
Saturday, June 25 @ 1PM
Youssou N’Dour: Return to Goree
A musical road movie, Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour’s historical journey tracing the trail left by slaves and the jazz music they created.
Saturday, June 25 @ 3PM
NY Premiere!
Dirt And Deeds In Mississippi uncovers the largely unknown but pivotal role played by Black landowning families in the deep South who controlled over a million acres.
The Cuban Connection Program
Saturday, June 25 @ 5PM
Placido: The Blood of the Poet (Cuba)!
PLACIDO portraits the dramatic story of Gabriel “Placido” de la Concepcio Valdes, a mulatto Cuban poet accused of leading a conspiracy against the Spanish colonial government.
Saturday, June 25 @ 7PM
Revolutionary Medicine & They Are We!
Revolutionary Medicine tells the story of how a hospital’s alternative health model developed with the help of Cuban doctors in a Garifuna community on Honduras’ Northern Coast
They Are We! reveals how a community of Afro-Cubans in the remote Cuban village of Perico becomes acquainted with their ancestors in Sierra Leone and vice-versa.
Sunday, June, 26 @ 1:30PM
100 Days!
Set in the breathtaking natural beauty of the Rwanda countryside, this first-ever fiction film made about the Rwanda civil war tells a powerful story of genocide and human survival with compassion and integrity.
Sunday, June 26 @ 3:30PM
Moments in The History of Black Peopleadiff, adiff ADIFF Presents: Abolição!
Abolicao (Abolition) is a startling look at the racial situation of Black Brazilians in contemporary Brazil. The director asks the following question to Black Brazilians from diverse walks of life — “What does the abolition of slavery mean to you?”
Sunday, June, 26 @ 6:30PM
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property!
Nat Turner’s slave rebellion is a watershed event in America’s long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property tells the stories of that rebellion.
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street – 263 Macy
Train 1 to 116th Street
Free street parking Saturday and Sunday
Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26, 2016
Schedule
Friday, June 24
6:30PM Jamaican History Program: Catch a Fire & The First Rasta
Saturday, June 25
1pm Youssou N’Dour: Return to Goree
3pm Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi – NY Premiere
The Cuban Connection Program
5pm Placido, The Blood of the Poet
7pm Revolutionary Medicine & They Are We
Sunday, June 26
1:30pm 100 Days
3:30pm Abolicao
6:30pm Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Opening Program Friday, June 24 Free
Saturday and Sunday screenings: $12/$10
Weekend Pass: $35
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