Mastodawn

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFedi #Filmfest #AfricanFilm

Well I'm back in the US just in time to remind folks in the DC-MD-VA area that Filmfest DC starts today. They've included 2 films: DIYA and HAPPY BIRTHDAY that ran in our recent #NAFF. DIYA is under TRUST NO ONE category and Happy Birthday under ARABIA NIGHTS. If you're a foreign film fan, this festival is a solid one. https://filmfestdc.org/

fulanigirl Mar 27

There were so many great films at #NAFF. Of the 28 offered I managed to see 22! If you are in the NYC area Film at Lincoln Center's African Film Fest is May 6-12th. Toronto Intl Film Fest #TIFF also shows some African films (Sept). There's also the Toronto Black Film Fest and next years Pan African Film Fest in Los Angeles (Feb). Check around. You might be able to catch some where you are.
#NAFF #BlackMastodn #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter #AFI

fulanigirl Mar 27

It's been a while since I posted #MusicFromTheMotherland but there were some great soundtracks in the various films at the festival. Last night I saw COTTON QUEEN about a Sudanese woman and her fight to preserve natural cotton versus GMA seed, among other issues. Artist Amira Kheir is featured on the soundtrack. Here's a taste of her music. https://youtu.be/ofOxEtEzIyw
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter #NAFF #AFI

Amira Kheir - Amwaj (Waves) Official Video

YouTube

fulanigirl Mar 19

Last night at #NAFF we saw So. Africa's entry for Oscar Foreign film called THE HEART IS A MUSCLE. It's a story of 3 father/son groupings whose lives collide over the course of growing up. Can the privileged son of a violent father break from that violence for the benefit of his own son and to help the a man who suffered at his hands when he was younger. Also saw an art film on five residents of KHARTOUM and how they are surviving the conflict in Sudan.
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #AFI #NAFF

fulanigirl Mar 18

WHEN NIGERIA HAPPENS also includes a story of the dilemma younger people face when caring for an elderly parent is involved. Here a group of twenty somethings dancers dream of making it as internet influencers. The harsh reality of the need for $ to care for a parent with dementia produces some tragic consequences as the troupe learns reality doesn't always yield to your dreams. This story could have taken place in any poor community any where. 2/3
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #AFI #NAFF

fulanigirl Mar 18

Here's an idea of what's been playing at #NAFF. The Moroccan selection for the Oscars is CALLE MALAGA - a film about the descendants of Spaniards who fled to Morocco when Franco ran Spain. The main character is an 80 year old women born and raised in Tangiers. Her daughter shows up out of the blue and demands the mother move to Madrid as the daughter is selling the mom's flat! It's a story of resilience and the fight for dignity among the elderly. 1/3
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #AFI #NAFF

fulanigirl Mar 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).
https://silver.afi.com/naff/

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #NAFF #AfricanFilm #DMV #BlackTwitter