may 19th-21st, 2017
At Maysles Cinema
The African Who Wanted to Fly
Friday, May 19th, 7:00pm
(NY Premiere) Samantha Biffot, Belgium/France/Gabon/China, 2016, 70 min.
Followed by L’Échappée (NY Premiere) Jonathan Mason & Hamid Saïdji, Algeria, 2016, 20 min.
Allen Report: Retracing Transnational African Methodism
Saturday, May 20th, 2:00pm
(NY Premiere) Alanna Lockward, Dominican Republic, 2016, 76 min.
Naija Beta
Saturday, May 20th, 4:30pm
(NY Premiere) Arthur Musah, USA/Nigeria, 2016, 50 min.
Followed by Inheriting a Legacy (NY Premiere) Carmen Román, Peru, 2016, 12 min.
Kolwezi on Air
Saturday, May 20th, 6:30pm
Idriss Gabel, DR Congo/Belgium, 2016, 72 min.
Captain Thomas Sankara
Saturday, May 20th, 8:30pm
(NY Premiere) Christophe Cupelin, Switzerland, 2015, 90 min.
African Rhythmus
Sunday, May 21st, 2:00pm
(NY Premiere) Archival Footage, Senegal and Former USSR, 1966, 50 min.
Preceded by The First World Festival of Negro Arts. William Greaves, USA, 1968, 40 min.
So Far Away From Vietnam
Sunday, May 21st, 5:00pm
(NY Premiere) Laurence Gavron, France, 2016, 60 min.
Followed by Ousmane Sow (NY Premiere) Beatrice Soule, France, 1999, 26 min.
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised
Sunday, May 21st, 7:30pm
Rama Thiaw, Senegal, 2016, 110 min.
