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Join the New College of Florida Black History Month Committee for the annual African Diaspora Film Festival. The festival uses film to educate about the history, life, and culture of different populations in the Black/African Diaspora. This year's festival will focus on Black Europe and feature four films and three talks with Filmmakers Medhin Paolos and Samba Gadjigo and Novelist Stephen S. Thompson. All events are free and open to the public. Support for this program was provided by a grant from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Office of the Provost at New College of Florida. This festival is part of the Initiative on Diversity and Equity in Academics (IDEA) at New College of Florida.

 

Start Date

February 9, 2021, 5:00 pm

End Date

March 4, 2021, 9:00 pm

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Asmarina @ Virtual Theater

Asmarina @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times February 9, 2021, 5:15 pm EST

Culture(s): African

Genre(s): Documentaries , Historical , Social Justice

Online Live Screenings

Asmarina

Voices and images of a postcolonial heritage

Asmarina is a documentary film about the Habesha (Eritrean and Ethiopian) community in Italy, that bridges the present life of this community to the historical legacies of Italian colonialism in the Horn of Africa.

The film is the result of a meticulous collective research project that tells a more complete story of the colonial relationship between Italy and Eritrea/Ethiopia, bringing to light the postcoloniality of Habesha diaspora in Italy that has been little scrutinized up to now: the everyday life stories of those who have lived in Italy for years, those who were born in Italy and the day-to-day experiences of the refugees who have just arrived.

The Habesha community has been present in Italy for over half a century and has been actively integrated into the social and cultural life of Italy.

The goal of the film is to bring attention to the collective memories of this community, piecing together peoples’ stories: their immigrant and transnational experiences, their memories of colonialism, their multiple and intersectional identities, as well as their hopes and dreams.

Duration: 00:02:20 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: February 9, 2021, 10:00 pm to February 15, 2021, 12:00 am EST

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Screening of Sembene! 2015. (89 min.)

Screening of Sembene! 2015. (89 min.)

access_time Viewing Times February 24, 2021, 5:10 pm EST
Online Live Screenings

In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE! tells the unbelievable true story of the father of African cinema, the self- taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a 50-year battle to return African stories to Africans. SEMBENE! is told through the experiences of the man who knew him best, colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo, using rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials. A true-life epic, SEMBENE! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, becoming a hero to millions. After a startling fall from grace, can Sembene reinvent himself once more?

Duration: 01:29:26 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: February 24, 2021, 10:00 pm to March 3, 2021, 9:00 pm EST

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Black Girl @ Virtual Theater

Black Girl @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 1, 2021, 5:10 pm EST
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A Senegalese woman named Diouana migrates to France to work as a maid for a rich white French couple with the expectation of improving her economic prospects, but instead is treated like a slave. This film was Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène’s first full-length film.

Duration: 00:59:27 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: March 1, 2021, 10:00 pm to March 8, 2021, 9:00 pm EST

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Sembene @ Virtual Theater

Sembene @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 3, 2021, 5:10 pm EST
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In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE! tells the unbelievable true story of the father of African cinema, the self- taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a 50-year battle to return African stories to Africans. SEMBENE! is told through the experiences of the man who knew him best, colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo, using rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials. A true-life epic, SEMBENE! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, becoming a hero to millions. After a startling fall from grace, can Sembene reinvent himself once more?

Duration: 01:29:26 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: March 3, 2021, 9:30 pm to March 10, 2021, 9:00 pm EST

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