From Ouaga to NYC: Capturing the Pan-African Spirit
New York African Film Festival 2019
May 30 - June 4, 2019
For four decades, filmmaker Mohamed two photographic essays, featuring selections of photographs from their collection, explore issues of cultural identity within an international vocabulary of contemporary media art practice, chronicling the intersection of Africa and her diaspora, charting personal memory across landscapes of history and heritage.
These free screenings will play on loop from 1-8:30pm on May 31 – June 3 at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater. On June 4, it will play from 1-4pm.
For four decades, filmmaker Mohamed Challouf and cultural advocate Kojo Ade have captured African and African diaspora cultural celebrations. These two photographic essays, featuring selections of photographs from their collection, explore issues of cultural identity within an international vocabulary of contemporary media art practice, chronicling the intersection of Africa and her diaspora, charting personal memory across landscapes of history and heritage.
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