The Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival

www.NYADFF.org

Cuba, An African Odyssey (2007) 118min
Sat, Feb 23 at 2pm
Wed, Feb 27 at 4:30pm

Directed by Jihan el Tahri, France

“This enthralling documentary describes the intensive Cuban support for African liberation movements. Beginning with Che Guevara’s mission into the Congo after the assassination of Lumumba and Cuba’s support of Amílcar Cabral’s decolonization movement in Guinea-Bissau, the film traces the pivotal role played by Cuba’s international policy in helping independence struggles on the Africa continent.” In French, English, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish with English subtitles.

No Time To Die (2006) 95min
Sat, Feb 23 at 4:30pm
Mon, Feb 25 at 4:30pm

Directed by King Ampaw, Ghana/Germany

“In this beguiling, comical love story by renowned Ghanaian filmmaker Ampaw, a hearse driver will do anything to win a lady's affections—from offering to convoy dead bodies of her relations to showering her with gifts of grasscutter meat and driving out to Kokrobite Beach to see her. However, the suitor faces very stiff opposition from his father-in-law to be, who vows that his daughter will not marry a hearse driver.”

A Winter Tale (2007) 100min
Sat, Feb 23 at 6:50pm*
Mon, Feb 25 at 6:50pm*
*Q&A with filmmakers

Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon, Canada

“Set against the backdrop of a multicultural community’s unrealized hopes and dreams, A Winter Tale is bitter and tragic, yet funny and hopeful. The film tells a uniquely Canadian story featuring the city of Toronto as a central character, while also revealing the universal story of Black men looking to assert their humanity.”

Made in Jamaica (2006) 110min
Sat, Feb 23 at 9:30pm
Tue, Feb 26 at 9:30pm

Directed by Jerome Laperrousaz, Jamaica/France/US

“This thrilling musical documentary presents an overview of the reggae music movement from past and present. Touching on issues including ghetto violence; the history of slavery and colonization; the legacy of Bob Marley; the Rasta movement; and sex, women, and their role in reggae, Made in Jamaica explores the multifaceted reality of reggae music. Features interviews and performances with artists Capleton, Elephant Man, Bunny Wailer, Toots & the Maytals, Bounty Killer, Gregory Isaacs, Tanya Stephens, Beres Hammond, and more.”

Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007) 77min
Sun, Feb 24 at 2pm
Thu, Feb 28 at 4:30pm

Directed by Siatta Scott Johnson and Daniel Junge, US

“After nearly two decades of civil war, Liberia is a nation ready for change. Follow Liberia’s newly elected president
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first freely elected female head of state in Africa, and other extraordinary women she placed in leadership positions, as they strive to improve the daily life of their people, renegotiate the debt, face internal corruption, and multiple other social, economic and political crises during their first year in office.” In French with English subtitles.

African Americans in Exile Program 97min
Sun, Feb 24 at 6:50pm
Wed, Feb 27 at 7pm
Black as Ink (1997) 52min France

Directed by Jacques Goldstein and Blaise N’Djehoya

“This thought-provoking film details the migration of African-American writers to France at the end of WWII— writers such as Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Chester Himes, and Gordon Parks.” In English and French with English subtitles. Youssou N’Dour: Return to Gorée (2006) 108min
Sun, Feb 24 at 9:15pm
Tue, Feb 26 at 6:50pm
Thu, Feb 28 at 9:15pm

Directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Senegal/Luxembourg/Switzerland

“Youssou N’Dour, the internationally renowned Senegalese singer, gives a Jazz concert on the island of Gorée in honor of those who started their journey in life as slaves in the New World and created, against all odds, one of the most important and celebrated musical expressions in the world.” In English and French with English subtitles.

BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY
718.636.4100
www.BAM.org

Tickets: $11 for adults, $7.50 for students