New York African Film Festival Celebrates 24th Successful Film Festival
New York, New York: After a successful completion of its 24th festival, the staff of New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) led by AFF Director, Mahen Bonetti has expressed appreciation to everyone who made the 24th New York African Film Festival a wonderful success. The festival has been reported as an “amazing, enlightening, and heart-warming experience” from screenings and discussions to other festival related events. NYAFF thanks its collaborators, sponsors, friends and audiences who support and help to spread the word about AFF! Appreciation also goes to Festival co-presenter the Film Society of Lincoln Center, as well as Brooklyn Academy of Music/BAMcinématek and Maysles Cinema, and all filmmakers and artists who have shared their work with AFF.
This year’s festival showcased some of the most cutting edge cinema coming from the African continent and the African Diaspora today, along with classic and archival films that reminded us all of the past and present struggles for justice that Africa shares with other regions around the world. See festival pictures below by Colby Blount, Sean Diserio, Backstage Photography, and J Michell Hill.
For more on NYAFF or to make a donation to help support AFF’s upcoming outdoor summer programs including the 10th anniversary of their annual Family Day Celebration on Governor’s Island, visit the NYAFF website.
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- AFF Director Mahen Bonetti and FSLC Executive Director Lesli Klainberg Photo Colby Bloun
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- Senegal Spotlight Shorts Program. Photo Sean DiSerio
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- Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta Director, Ousmane William Mbaye, Jazz Pianist, Randy Weston and Filmmaker, Rico Speight Photo Backstage Photography
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- Opening Night Audience. Photo Colby Blount
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- Kalushi Actress, Pearl Thusi. Photo Colby Blount
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- Beautiful guest at BAM DanceAfrica. Photo J Michelle Hill
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- Dimitra Kritikou and Mai Lan Ndoye of Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie at Film Society of Lincoln Center. Photo Colby Blount
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- Filmmakers Férid Boughedir and Jessica Beshir, with Jessica’s sister at Film Society of Lincoln Center. Photo Colby Blount
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- Najia Beta and Herencia de Un Peublo audience at Maysles Cinema. Photo J Michelle Hill
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- Audience at BAM FilmAfrica. Photo J Michelle Hill
