*Historical and recent migrations have resulted in the merging of cultures and shared experiences. With its Migration Stories Film Series, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) presents a rich palette of migration stories from around the world.
From Barbadians finding their roots in Panama to Cubans finding their roots in Sierra Leone; with films like “Bound: African Versus African-Americans” and “Borders.” ADIFF celebrates shared experiences from May 31 to June 2 at Columbia University, Teachers College in New York.
Highlighting the program is the US Premiere presentation of “Panama Dreams,” which transports the viewer on filmmaker Alison Saunders’ modern-day search for descendants of an ancestor who left Barbados in the early 1900s to build the Panama Canal, one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
Other fascinating stories of cultural transportation are “They Are We,” the story of a remarkable reunion, 170 or more years after a family was driven apart by the ravages of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.“Bound: African Versus African Americans (AVAA)” is a hard-hitting documentary that addresses the unfortunate tension that exists between Africans and African Americans.
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“Otomo” tells the true story of a West African asylum seeker who physically assaulted an intolerant subway ticket-taker; fled, and became the target of a city-wide manhunt in Stuttgart, Germany. “Tazzeka” is a feel good comedy drama that is an ode to good food and friendship.
Also in the series are two documentaries “Black is More Than a Color,” and “The Valley of the Black Descendants,” that follows a group of descendants of enslaved men and women brought from Africa who are organizing the first African census in the history of Chile.
Migration Stories will open on May 31 with a FREE screening of “Borders,” by Mostefa Djadjam. For more info on schedule and tickets, go to: https://nyadiff.org
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