NYAFF30: Maaté, Africa’s Mom + Uptown Oasis

Sunday, May 21 at 2:30PM

Tickets: $15 General Admission/$7 Reduced Price 

Maaté, Africa’s Mom (US Premiere)

Christian Dehugo, 2022, Guinea, Burkina Faso, France, 84m

French and Dioula. with English subtitles

The Ivorian-Guinean artist Maaté Keita, a member of the famous trio "Les Go de Koteba," which was formed in the early 1990s in the Ivory Coast, shares the ups and downs of the journey that led her to become a West African cultural icon. This film follows her ongoing efforts to use dance, theater, and music as a form of protest and free expression. Taking viewers on an emotional journey across several nations, we learn about the powerful influence of African music, dance, and customs.

Preceded by:

Uptown Oasis

Ian Phillips, 2022, USA, 7m

In 2004, Abdi Abajabal came to the United States from Ethiopia. In 2012, he decided to start a health juice shop in Harlem with only five hundred dollars to his name. Ten years later, he is still going.

Q&A with Christian Dehugo, Maaté Keita and Ian Phillips