Mastodawn

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.
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fulanigirl 5d ago

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
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fulanigirl 5d ago

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
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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/

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