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The 14th New York African Film Festival
April 4 - 12, 2007


Admission: $11 general public; $7 members & students; $7 seniors weekday matinee screenings only. Please note: there is a $1.25 service charge per ticket ordered online and cash only transactions at the box office.

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Africa Unite
Stephanie Black, Ethiopia/US, 2007
Preview screening of a work-in-progress.

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*Sat Apr 7: 7:45
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Bling: A Planet Rock
Raquel Cepeda, Sierra Leone/US, 2007; 90m.

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Thu Apr 12: 7:15

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Clouds Over Conakry
Cheick Fantamady Camara, Guinea, 2007; 115m.
screening with
Africans Demand Liberation
Archival Newsreel, Ghana/Guinea, 1958; 2m

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*Thu Apr 5: 7:15
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Wed Apr 11: 9:15

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The Colonial Misunderstanding
Jean-Marie Teno, Cameroon, 2004; 78m.
screening with
Focus on Africa
Archival Newsreel, Central African Nations/ Cameroon, 1960; 3m

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Wed Apr 4: 2:50
*Sun Apr 8: 1:30

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Death of Two Sons
Micah Schaffer, USA/Guinea, 2006; 64m.
screening with
Ousmane
Dyana Gaye, Senegal/France, 2006; 15m.

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*Fri Apr 6: 3
*Apr 11: 7:15


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Ethiopia: Then and Now:
program includes:
Ethiopian Campaign
Archival Newsreel, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1941; 21m.
The Father
Ermias Woldeamlak, Ethiopia, 2000; 30m.
Menged
Daniel Taye Workou, Ethiopia, 2006; 21m.

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*Sat Apr 7: 10:30
Wed Apr 11: 3:30


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Fanta Régina Nacro:
program includes:
Un Certain Matin
Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, 1991; 13m.
Puknini
Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, 1995; 30m.
Konaté’s Gift
Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, 1998; 27m.
Bintou
Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso/USA/ France, 2000; 26m.

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*Fri Apr 6: 5:30
Mon Apr 9: 2


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Ghana’s Political Experiments:
program includes:
African Footsteps
John Akomfrah, Ghana/UK, 1995; 25m
CPP Welcome Freed Leader
Archival Newsreel, Gold Coast (Ghana), 1951; 46m
Ghana Celebrates
Archival Newsreel, Ghana, 1957; 1m
Testament
John Akomfrah, Ghana/UK, 1988; 80m

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*Wed Apr 4: 9
Tue Apr 10: 1



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Hope in the Time of Crisis:
Co-presented with Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
program includes:
The Forgotten Man
Osvalde Lewat-Hallade, Cameroon, 2004; 58m.
UK: London: Mr. Louw’s Views on UN Congo Intervention
Archival Newsreel, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960; 1m
The Congo––What Now?
Archival Newsreel, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961; 1m
A Love During the War
Osvalde Lewat-Hallade, Congo/Cameroon, 2005; 63m.

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*Sun Apr 8: 3:30
*Tue Apr 10: 3:10


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Kongi's Harvest
Ossie Davis, Nigeria/USA, 1970; 85m
screening with
Interview with Ossie Davis on Kongi’s Harvest
City Cinematheque, USA, 2002; 30m

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*Wed Apr 4: 6:30
Thu Apr 5: 3


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Max and Mona
Teddy Mattera, South Africa, 2004; 99m.
screening with
Africans Get Authority
Archival Newsreel, South Africa, 1959; 1m

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*Sat Apr 7: 5:30
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*Thu Apr 12: 9:30


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Movement (R)evolution Africa
Joan Frosch and Alla Kovgan, Various countries/USA, 2007; 65m.
screening with
African Rhythmus
Archival Newsreel, Senegal/USSR, 1966, 50m.

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*Sun Apr 8: 6:15
Thu Apr 12: 1


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The Narrow Path
Tunde Kelani, Nigeria, 2005; 90m
screening with
Queen in Sierra Leone
Archival Newsreel, Sierra Leone, 1961; 3m

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*Thu Apr 5: 10:00
Wed Apr 11: 1:30


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The Night of Truth
La Nuit de la vérité
Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, 2004; 100m.
screening with
Summit Meeting
Archival Newsreel, Uganda, 1967; 2m

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*Fri Apr 6: 7:45
Thu Apr 12: 3:30


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Paris selon Moussa
Cheik Doukouré, Guinea/France, 2003; 96m.

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*Fri Apr 6: 10
Wed Apr 11: 5:15

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Rostov-Luanda
Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali/France 1997; 58m.
screening with
Viva Frelimo
Archival Footage, USSR, 1981; 30m.

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Wed Apr 4: 1
*Sat Apr 7: 1


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Teranga Blues
Moussa Sene Absa, Senegal, 2007; 95m

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Fri Apr 6: 1
Mon Apr 9: 8:30


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Women in the Diaspora:
program includes:
Redefinition
Leslie To, Burkina Faso/USA, 2006; 4m. Silent
Lyttelton in Kenya
Archival Newsreel, Kenya, 1952; 1m
Kenya Gains Independence
Archival Newsreel, Kenya, 1963; 2m
Via New York
Kagendo Murungi, Kenya/USA, 1995; 10m
Africans and African-Americans
Wairimu Kiambuthi, Kenya/USA, 2006; 60m (parts I and II)

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*Wed Apr 4: 4:30
*Sun Apr 8: 9


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Women of Zimbabwe:
program includes:
Governor Stands Firm
Archival Newsreel, Kenya, 1965; 3m
Spell My Name / Peretera Maneta
Tawanda Gunda Mupengo, Zimbabwe, 2005; 24m.
At the Water / Pamvura
Women Filmmakers of the Zimbabwe Production Skills Workshop, Zimbabwe, 2005; 14m.
Growing Stronger
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwe, 2005; 30m.
Mother’s Day / Kare Kare Zvako
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwe, 2004; 30m.

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Thu Apr 5: 1
*Sat Apr 7: 2:50


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Young Rebels:
program includes:
Tanganyika Independence
Archival Newsreel, Tanganyika (Tanzania), 1961; 3m
The Train
Brahim Fritah, Morocco/France, 2005; 18m.
Mama Put
Seke Somolu, Nigeria, 2006; 30m
Meokgo & The Stick Fighter
Teboho Mahlatsi, South Africa/Lesotho, 2006; 19m.

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Thu Apr 5: 5:15
Thu Apr 12: 5:45

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