AfroMundo Festival: No Other Land
Join AfroMundo for a FREE screening of this year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary, “No Other Land.” Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four directors. “Over the course of five years, Basel Adra films his Palestinian community of Massager Yatta being destroyed and its populace incarcerated, all as he builds an alliance with an Israeli […]
DAHOMEY
DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive documentary, delving into far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination, and restitution. From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), the film is set in November 2021, examining 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of […]
AfroMundo Festival: Screening of Documentary Short “Silence Sam”
This 18-minute documentary short was directed by young activists in reaction to a documentary that was done about them without their consent. View their story told through their own art! A panel discussion will follow, featuring activists and leaders for change. Reservations required. Details coming soon.
Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess documentary
Don’t miss the documentary Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess, exploring the Jamaican Maroons’ struggle for freedom, led by the indomitable 18th century military genius, Nanny of the Maroons. Nanny is Jamaica’s sole female National Hero, and one of the most justly celebrated heroines in the resistance history of the New World. Presented as part […]
AfroMundo Social Justice Series: Liz Olivia Fernandez
Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of segments of two short documentaries featuring Cuban journalist and activist Liz Olivia Fernandez. Fernandez will be present, and will give a talk before the community discussion. Register HERE. UpLift Chronicles article on the film series HERE.
CANCELLED AfroMundo Social Justice Series: American Revolutionary
CANCELLED: Replaced by https://nmblc.org/events/afromundo-social-justice-series-fernandez/ Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of American Revolutionary, a film about the evolution of 98-year-old Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs. 7:00 pm film screening, with panel and community discussion immediately following. “What does it mean to be an American revolutionary today? Grace Lee Boggs […]
AfroMundo Social Justice Series: Lead Me Home
Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of Lead Me Home, a documentary about homelessness in America. 7:00 pm film screening, with panel and community discussion immediately following. “More than 500,000 people experience homelessness every night in America. Lead Me Home is a documentary short that tells a few of these […]
AfroMundo Social Justice Series: Maestra
Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of MAESTRA, a 33-minute film about the incredible Cuban Literacy Campaign, narrated by Alice Walker. 7:00 pm Film Screening, Panel Discussion to immediately follow. “In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country’s National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read […]