IN CINEMA
Saturday, May 31st at 7PM
The New York African Film Festival
SADRACK + SHORTS
SADRACK
Narcisse Wandji, 2023, 94 min.
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Bayo, 70, and his son Franck in Yaoundé navigate Bayo's increasing memory loss. Franck hires Rachel, a student facing health issues, to help. Despite initial challenges, Rachel forms a special bond with Bayo. As they navigate Bayo's condition, Franck comes to terms with the diagnosis, and Rachel finds support in their bond.
OSUN-OSOGBO SACRED GROVE, NIGERIA
Sosena Solomon, 2023, 12 min.
The Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove is a vibrant center of Yorùbá spirituality and creative expression in southwestern Nigeria that welcomes thousands of worshipers and visitors each year. In this documentary, striking cinematography brings you among the shrines and sculptures produced during the New Sacred Art movement of the 1960s that form a living cultural monument. Meet the artists responsible for transferring their traditions to a new generation dedicated to preserving the site’s artistic heritage.
ECHOES OF THE LAKE
Nico Muñoz, 2024, 3 min.
In a small community on the shores of Lake Poopó, fourteen families of the Uru ethnic group embody the consequences of an extractive world that demands more resources to support an ever-expanding way of life.
+ Join us for NYAFF’s closing night at Maysles with a screening of SADRACK by Narcisse Wandji + short films!
Tickets: FREE or with donation
