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This is GREAT news for New Yorkers! Both films will be making their New York premieres; in fact, I believe La Pirogue will be making its USA premiere.  But this should excite a lot of you… I hope. Both films have received lots of coverage on this site; I saw part of the 3-hour epic [...]

Continue Reading Yes! ‘Toussaint Louverture,’ & ‘La Pirogue’ Are Centerpiece & Gala Screenings For ADIFF 2012

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I attended the festival for the very first time this year, and was overwhelmed by the number of films screened; truly one of the largest black film festivals in the world, in terms of volume alone. It was also where films from the likes of comedies like Think Like A Man, to historical dramas like Toussaint L’Ouverture, [...]

Continue Reading Deadline Imminent For Pan African Film Festival Call For Submissions (Last Call)

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His latest work, the rom-com titled Phone Swap, still playing in Nigeria (per his Twitter feed), director Kunle Afolayan is already on to the next one – an international collaboration (the first for Afolayan) titled Dead Alive.  In the interview below, Afolayan breaks the news about this new project, adding that it’ll be something totally different [...]

Continue Reading Nigerian Director Kunle Afolayan Prepping ‘Dead Alive’

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I saw the film last year, and also reviewed it on SA, and it’s recommended for you folks up north; so give it a look when it makes its Canadian premiere in less than a month. Call it a history lesson, but an entertaining one, a fusion documentary, which includes dance, live performances, archive footage [...]

Continue Reading ‘The Story of Lover’s Rock To Open CaribbeanTales Toronto Showcase (Canadian Premiere)

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Directed by Neema Barnette, the second film in Pastor TD Jakes‘ Woman Thou Art Loosed! series sub-titled On The Seventh Day, stars Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie, and Pam Grier. On the 7th, which premiered at the Pan African Film Festival early this year, will released on DVD/VOD September 4. The film had a [...]

Continue Reading TD Jakes’ ‘Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day’ On DVD/VOD September 4

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Africa in the Picture Film Festival has once again been rejected their anual allowance by the Art Counsil of the City of Amsterdam. The art counsil concluded that African and diaspora cinema has no actual relevance, has no quality and is not very fruitful. Another reason they give is that other big festivals in Amsterdam already [...]

Continue Reading Art Council Of Amsterdam Concludes That African & Diaspora Cinema Has No Actual Relevance

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A film I first alerted you all to back in May of 2011, here’s a recap… Released in Paris in April 2011, with no word at the time on whether it’ll travel (though it screened in Martinique as well), is Mariette Monpierre’s Le bonheur d’Elza (which I believe translates to English as Elza’s Happiness, although, you French speakers out there can correct me if [...]

Continue Reading NYAFF 2012 Preview

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Thanks to a comment left by SA follower ScreenNation, I was reminded of  emerging British filmmaker Destiny Ekaragha and after some quick research, discovered her acclaimed short film Tight Jeans is now available online. The film, which screened at the 2008 Times BFI London Short Film Festival and the 2009 Pan African Film Festival among [...]

Continue Reading Watch Now: Destiny Ekaragha’s Award-Winning Comedic Short "Tight Jeans"

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In our exclusive interview with writer/director/producer Rob Underhill, an interview which will be posted on the site very soon, Underhill stated that a film biopic based on the Narrative of The Life of Henry Box Brown is currently in the works. Underhill helmed the arthouse film DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmet Till; that film, [...]

Continue Reading Henry ‘Box’ Brown (Virginia Slave Who Escaped To Freedom In A Box) Film Biopic Currently In The Works

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The 2012 Pan African Film Festival came to a close this evening; the last screening was the eagerly anticipated French TV film/miniseries Toussaint L’Ouverture, which was ultimately the festival’s big winner.  L’Ouverture and Jimmy Jean-Louis were awarded top honors for Best Narrative Feature and Best Actor, respectively. Other notable winners in select categories include Better [...]

Continue Reading Pan African Film Fest ’12 Winners: "Toussaint L’Ouverture," Jimmy Jean-Louis Receive Top Honors + Full List

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