FRIDAY, JULY 15th, 2011
AFF will be in BOTH Queens & the Bronx!

African Film Festival, Inc. & Queens Museum of Art
Presents
PASSPORT FRIDAYS

FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK
(RAIN VENUE: Queens Museum of Art)

@
6:30 p.m.
(Africa United - Dir. Debs Gardner-Paterson)

LIVE PERFORMANCE: Dance by Ballet African International

FILM:
Africa United
Debs Gardner-Paterson, Rwanda/South Africa/UK, 2010, 90 min.

The extraordinary story of three Rwandan kids who walk 3000 miles to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. They set off through the endless horizons of Africa in pursuit of an unlikely dream. And as they walk they gather a ragamuffin team of broken and brilliant characters who help them negotiate a way through a series of glorious, dangerous, hilarious and often bizarre situations through seven countries.

For More Information, visit - http://www.queensmuseum.org/2011/07/15


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FRIDAY, JULY 15th, 2011

African Film Festival, Inc. & Bronx Museum of the Arts
Presents
BRONXAFRICA
JOYCE KILMER PARK
Grand Concourse to Walton Avenue,
Between East 161st Street & East 164th Street
(RAIN VENUE: Bronx Museum of the Arts)

@
7:00 p.m.
(All I Wanna Do - Dir. Michelle Medina)

LIVE PERFORMANCE: Iboru (Afro-Cuban, Yoruba, Rumba)

FILM:
All I Wanna Do
Michelle Medina, Morocco, 2010, 59 min.

All I Wanna Do follows the dreams of 48-year-old Simohamed who works as a parking guard and his 17-year-old son Ayoub, who acts in Hollywood films such as'Charlie Wilson's War'. When Ayoub's dreams of going to Hollywood are dashed he turns to music and forms a hip hop group with his father. The duo set out to meet their heroes, enter studios and radio stations for the first time in an adventure through the music industry of Casablanca.

Preceded by
Bongo Barbershop
Charlie Ahearn, USA, 2005, 8 min.

An East African MC, Balozi Dola, wanders into a Bronx barbershop on his pilgrimage to find "the real hip hop." Stubeling upon the pioneers of the New York hip hop scene, including Grandmaster Flash's original partner DJ Easy Mike, Balozi enters the scene rhyming with Grandmaster Caz. "Bongo" is the Swahili expression for "Brain" used in local hip hop slang.

For More Information, visit - http://www.bronxmuseum.org/events.php

THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
1040 GRAND CONCOURSE
AT 165TH STREET
BRONX, NEW YORK 10456
T: (718) 681-6000
F: (718) 681-6181

Location: Joyce Kilmer Park, Grand Concourse Bet E 161 St and E 164 St
Rain location: Bronx Museum

Admission: Free


For almost twenty years, African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. AFF's unique place in the international arts community is distinguished not only by leadership in festival management but by a comprehensive approach to the advocacy of African film and culture. AFF established the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) in 1993 with Film Society of Lincoln Center. The New York African Film Festival is presented annually at the Walter Reade Theater by African Film Festival, Inc. and Film Society of Lincoln Center, in association with Brooklyn Academy of Music. AFF also produces a series of local, national, and international programs throughout the year.

African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organization.