Our Media Center takes you inside Film at Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
A litany for past suns labeled rituals / A star lit any and all possible futures: Part I (Anaglyphs)
By Jordan Raup
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April 18, 2024
For her 3rd solo presentation at Film at Lincoln Center, Nigerian-American artist Zainab Aliyu probes the archival silence surrounding Black experiences amidst generations of migration and forced displacement, illuminating the power dynamics inherent in shaping collective memory.
Shorts Program 3: Vessels of Fortitude
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
This program of short films includes Dika Ofoma’s A Quiet Monday, Morad Mostafa’s I Promise You Paradise, Umar Turaki’s Bege (Yearning), Max Fouchee’s Cape Town Royalty Program, Dolapo Marinho’s Wèrè, and Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda’s Where My Memory Began.
Shorts Program 2: Perpetual Connections
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
This program of short films includes Derrick Woodyard’s Love Taps, Devin Powell’s The Last Joint, Antoine Paley’s Jeanne, Ahmed Samir’s Mirah, Ashley L. Canfield’s Papi, Kitoko Diva’s Addis, My Father, and Chiemeka Offor’s Black Dreams.
Shorts Program 1: Eternal Souls, Transient Bodies
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
This short film program includes Christian Nyampeta’s Sometimes It Was Beautiful, Maja Costa’s Mångata, Shawn Antoine II’s For Those That Lived There, Rehanna Ngom’s The Prophecy, Diego de Jesus’s The Last Bash, and Imran Hamdulay’s The Wait.
Under the Hanging Tree
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
When a German farmer is found hanging from a tree, a hard-boiled police officer is pulled into an investigation that uncovers Namibia’s colonial history and genocide of the Herero people.
Time Spent with Cats Is Never Wasted
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
A small-town artist must fight his community as they demand a share of the fortune his creation promises to deliver.
This Is Lagos
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
Aspiring rapper Stevo joins Kojack’s gang for quick cash, but a heist gone awry leaves him with the loot. Now, he must navigate the dangers of his criminal past while pursuing his music dreams.
Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense gives voice to the growing trend of Afro-descendants moving back to the continent of Africa to live. Set in Tanzania, and told through a teacher’s eyes, this documentary showcases the life and empowering legacy of the founding father of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, and the recent presidency of Dr. John Pombe Magufuli.
The Rhythm and The Blues
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
A tale of passion, struggle, and the enduring power of music in an ever-changing world, The Rhythm and The Blues is the true-life story of legendary bluesman Eddie Taylor and his fight against obscurity, industry corruption, and cultural appropriation. Preceded by Siji Awoyinka’s Funmi!
MK: Mandela’s Secret Army
By Rebecca Slaman
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April 11, 2024
The story of uMkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, is told through the experiences of several generations in this documentary, an intergenerational reflection on the all-consuming call to take up arms for South Africa’s liberation. Preceded by Ngozi Onwurah’s Neighborhood Alert.