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African Diaspora International Film Festival

November 30, 2024 - December 15, 2024
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Various Locations

The 32nd Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival in New York (ADIFF NY 2024) presents an impressive lineup, featuring icons such as Miriam Makeba, Denzel Washington, Raoul Peck, Sergio Giral, Ian Gabriel, Lázaro Ramos, Rolf de Heer, Maryse Condé, Billy Woodberry, and many more. 

With an eclectic selection of 65 films from 32 countries—half of which are US and NY premieres—ADIFF NY 2024 is set to captivate audiences across the tri-state area and beyond.

Screenings will take place at TEACHERS COLLEGE, THE FORUM  at Columbia University, LEONARD NIMOY THALIA THEATRE, and CINEMA VILLAGE  from November 29 to December 15, 2024.

PROGRAMS
Historically, ADIFF curates programs around different themes that place a high level of reflection at the forefront, using films as a backdrop. This year's programs include:

•    School Program: Highlights of the program: "The Great Debaters" and "The Wall Street Boy".

•    Senior Program: "Music Pictures: New Orleans"

•    Parisian Tales: Highlight of the program: Screening of The "Parisienne Uncovered" followed by a conversation with filmmaker and activist Rokhaya Diallo.

•    An Evening With Billy Woodberry: Billy Woodberry, one of the key figures of the LA Rebellion, will travel from  Lisbon to screen and discuss two of his films, "Bless Their Little Hearts" and "Mario", his latest film on the life of the  African leader Mario de Andrade.

•    Caribbean Leaders: Spotlight on Errol Barrow (Barbados), Frantz Fanon (Martinique), Walter Rodney (British  Guiana) and conversation with Arlen Harris, director of "Walter Rodney, What They Don’t Want You to Know"

•    Festival Roundtables:
-    "History and Legacy of Racial Relations in Latin America" will focus on the historical factors that continue  to shape discourse and attitudes toward Latino people of African descent.
-    "South Africa: 1994   2024, A Conversation" will take a deeper look at the current state of affairs in South Africa, 30 years after the end of apartheid.

•    ADIFF Mini Virtual Festival: Twelve ADIFF films available virtually, most of them worldwide.

Event Contact Information
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(212) 864-1760