The Traveling Series captures the best of the current Festival and is designed to bring the unique experience of watching African cinema to the broadest possible audience. The programming package may be tailored from the selection of feature films and shorts, and include promotional and educational material. Screenings are scheduled throughout the year by various cultural and educational institutions.
For more information about hosting the Traveling Series, email or call 212.352.1720.
SCHEDULE*
OCTOBER
Southern Hemisphere San Juan, PR
DECEMBER
York College, The City University of New York Queens, NY
JANUARY
Pacific Film Archives Berkeley, CA
University of Miami Miami, FL
FEBRUARY
Baltimore Museum of Arts Baltimore, MD
Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT
Wayne County Community College Detroit, MI
MARCH
Washington University St. Louis, MO
Smith College Northampton, MA
APRIL
African Diaspora Festival: Celebrating African Women Writers Champaign, IL
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
Maine African Film Festival Portland, Maine
The Providence Africana Film Festival Providence, RI
MAY
Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
*check back for updates and added venues
Feature Films
FROM A WHISPERWanuri Kahiu
Kenya
2008; 90min.
IN MY GENES
Lupita Nyong'o
Kenya
2009; 78min.
SEX, OKRA AND SALTED BUTTER / SEXE, GOMBO ET BEURRE SALÉ
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Chad/France
2008; 81min.
WRESTLING GROUNDS / L'APPEL DES ARÈNES
Cheikh N'Diaye
Senegal/Burkina Faso/France
2006; 105min.
Short Films
AREA BOYSOmelihu Nwanguma
Nigeria
2008; 25min.
BRONX PRINCESS
Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed
Ghana/USA
2008; 29min.
COMING OF AGE
Judy Kibinge
Kenya
2007; 12min.
MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA
Joan Frosch and Alla Kovgan
Various countries/USA
2007; 65min.
NORA
Alla Kovgan and David Hinton
USA/UK/Mozambique
2008; 35min.