fulanigirlMar 15

The New African Film Festival is now playing at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD May 13-16th. It opened with Nigeria's selection for foreign Oscar, MY FATHER'S SHADOW and it was a powerful opening. The festival presents 26 contemporary African films from 18 different countries, including a doc on Kwame Nkrume's official photographer (EYES ON GHANA).
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This evening's viewing: Zero, a Senagalese film by Jean Luc Herbulot. Caught his previous African film, Saloum, at the #Edinburgh Film Festival a couple of years ago, so interested to watch this.

Review will follow on @PhilEdwards 's Live For Films in due course

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