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13th Annual New York African Film Festival
| when: | Wed 4.26 - Mon 5.29 |
| where: | Various locations |
| price: | $5-10 |
| links: | Event Info |
Taye Diggs may steal the New York African Film Festival's spotlight with his turn in Zola Maseko's 2004 journalist-in-peril drama Drum, but all eyes are on even fresher fare from Africa, including Mark Dornford-May's Golden Bear Award winner U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, an adaptation of Bizet's opera. This year's theme, Africa in Transition Today, explores contemporary African issues like the effects of war, personal tales of displacement, the HIV/AIDS plague, and the search for reconciliation. Other highlights include the first-ever section spotlighting filmmakers from the Maghreb and a program of short films from South Africa that explores issues of sexuality and gender. (SP)






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