IN CINEMA
31st New York African Film Festival: Convergence Of Time
LE TAXI, LE CINÉMA ET MOI +
INTERCEPTION: JAYNE KENNEDY, AMERICAN SPORTSCASTER
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Saturday, May 18th at 6PM
LE TAXI, LE CINÉMA ET MOI
Zampaligre Salam, 2023, Burkina Faso, 69 min.
French with English subtitles
New York Premiere
How did Drissa Touré, a Burkinabé filmmaker equally renowned in his home country and internationally, come to be reduced today to living in financial insecurity, silence and surrounded by total indifference?
Preceded by:
INTERCEPTION: JAYNE KENNEDY, AMERICAN SPORTSCASTER
Safiya Songhai, 2023, U.S., 15 min.
When a bronze-skin bombshell rocks the world of Sunday Morning Football, millions tune in... but few know the tumultuous story of Jayne Kennedy, the first Black woman to boldly run interception on the racial lines of American sportscasting.
Post-screening discussion TBA!
African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) celebrates the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) from May 8 to May 30, 2024. Since its inception in 1993, the festival has been at the forefront of showcasing African and diaspora filmmakers’ unique storytelling through the moving image. This year’s theme, Convergence of Time, explores the intersection of historical and contemporary roles played by individuals representing Africa and its diaspora in art. With over 50 films from more than 25 countries, the festival invites audiences to delve into the convergence of archival and modern experimentalism, transcending both space and time.
