Africa in NYC
23 May
I am a tad late with this, but not if you can get to the Africa Dance Festival in Brooklyn (hat tip Sean Jacobs).
The New York African Film Festival is currently underway. I spotted the Emerging Female Kenyan Directors and New Contemporary Works on the programme and wish this is a forum we could have right here in Nairobi. I am still trying to get copies of the Kenyan films nominated at Kenya’s first Oscars, the Kalasha Awards. The ubiquitous bootleg DVDs on the streets are a representation of Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood. Sigh.
Good news for my fellow afro-film buffs though, is that the organisers, the African Film Festival Inc. have affordable African films on sale, including the pioneering film of African cinema - Ousmane Sembène’s Borom Sarret.
In which case, I think it’s appropriate to end this post with a tribute to the undisputed godfather of African cinema, published 2 years ago, right after his death.
Tags: african film, kalasha film and tv awards, kenyan film, new york african film festival, ousmane sembene
thanks for posting this, reminds me that i need to check out the bazaar kesho.
@ kamau: karibu. enjoy!