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A New Color

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A New Color

Directed by Marlene “Mo” Morris
African American artist, educator, and activist Edythe Boone has been changing the world one mural at a time…
Slate One

A Taste Of Our Land

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A Taste Of Our Land

Directed by Yuhi Amuli
Set in an unnamed African country, A Taste of Our Land is a film about greed told against…
Slate Two

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is an epic film made by and about the Inuit peoples of the Canadian…

Back Of The Moon – ADIFF 2020 Centerpiece

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Back Of The Moon – ADIFF 2020 Centerpiece

Directed by Angus Gibson
1958, Sophiatown. On the eve of his home being demolished by aparheid police, notorious gangster Badman decides that…
Slate Three

BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez

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BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez

Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
This film offers unprecedented access to the life, work and mesmerizing performances of renowned poet and activist Sonia…

Barrow: Freedom Fighter

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Barrow: Freedom Fighter

Directed by Marcia Weekes
Narrated by former United States Attorney General Eric Holder whose father is from Barbados, the Errol Barrow docudrama,…
Slate Two

Conscience Point

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Conscience Point

Directed by Treva Wurmfield
Exploring the roots of American inequity, greed and pollution, Conscience Point contrasts the values of those for whom…
Slate Three

Dark City Beneath The Beat

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Dark City Beneath The Beat

Directed by TT the Artist
Dark City Beneath The Beat is an audiovisual experience that defines the soundscape of Baltimore city.

Dọlápọ̀ is Fine

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Dọlápọ̀ is Fine

Directed by Ethosheia Hylton
Soon to leave her very British boarding school, Dọlápọ̀ is pressured to conceal her natural hair, and to…

Filling The Gap

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Filling The Gap

Directed by Tyrone Young
Conceived as an effort to alter the way African-American children see themselves and their ancestors, this docu-drama highlights…

Finding Sally – ADIFF 2020 Winner

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Finding Sally – ADIFF 2020 Winner

Directed by Tamara Dawit
A personal investigation into the mysterious life of the director's Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat-turned-communist-rebel who disappeared after…
Slate Two

Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker

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Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker

Directed by Joanne Grant
Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker reveals the instrumental role that Ella Baker, a friend and advisor to…
Slate Two

Good Thanks, You?

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Good Thanks, You?

Directed by Molly Manning Walker
In the aftermath of an attack, Amy is left voiceless, trapped in a whirlwind of incompetence. She must…
Slate Three

Gramercy – GALA SCREENING

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Gramercy – GALA SCREENING

Directed by Jamil McGinnis, Pat Heywood
Shaq, a young man grappling with depression, returns to his New Jersey hometown, where his exploration of grief…
Slate One

Intruder In The Dust

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Intruder In The Dust

Directed by Clarence Brown
In 1940’s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice…
Slate Three

Jump!

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Jump!

Directed by Shari Petti
“Jump!” follows the three-month journey of the JumpTT programme which used parkour and physical theatre as an aesthetic…
Francophone Cinema

Kirikou and the Sorceress

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Kirikou and the Sorceress

Directed by Michel Ocelot
This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born in an African village in which Karaba…
Francophone Cinema, Slate Two

Kuessipan

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Kuessipan

Directed by Myriam Verreault
Adapted from Naomi Fontaine's acclaimed novel, Kuessipan is Myriam Verreault's first narrative feature.
Francophone Cinema

Lil’ Buck: Real Swan – ADIFF 2020 Closing Night Film

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Lil’ Buck: Real Swan – ADIFF 2020 Closing Night Film

Directed by Louis Wallecan
Bringing his experience in the ballet world with him, Lil Buck heads back to South Memphis to teach…
Slate Three

Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba

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Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba

Directed by Mika Kaurismaki
Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always…
Slate Three

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band

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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band

Directed by Carol Bash
She was ahead of her time, a genius. During an era when Jazz was the nation's popular music,…
Slate Two

Mr. Weekend

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Mr. Weekend

Directed by McKenzie Woodward
Mr. Weekend is a neo-noir set in Black Los Angeles centered around a middling bookie and how his…
Slate Three

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask

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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask

Directed by Frederick Lewis
Documentary on the life and legacy of the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer.
Slate Three

Pink Opaque

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Pink Opaque

Directed by Derrick Perry
While struggling to finish his thesis documentary required to graduate, Travis Wolfe reconnects with his estranged uncle and…
Slate Three

River City Drumbeat

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River City Drumbeat

Directed by Anne Flatté, Marlon Johnson
Edward "Nardie" White devoted his life to leading the African-American drum corps he co-founded with Zambia Nkrumah in…
Slate One

Sergeant Rutledge

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Sergeant Rutledge

Directed by John Ford
Lieutenant Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge (Woody Strode), a black cavalry soldier,…
Slate One

Something of Value

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Something of Value

Directed by Richard Brooks
In Kenya, Peter (Rock Hudson), the son of a white settler, forms a tight friendship with Kimani (Sidney…

St. Louis Blues – ADIFF 2020 Opening Night Film

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St. Louis Blues – ADIFF 2020 Opening Night Film

Directed by Allen Resiner
Will Handy (Nat 'King' Cole) grows up in Memphis with his preacher father (Juano Hernandez) and his Aunt…

STRIKE FOR FREEDOM – FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN SCOTLAND

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STRIKE FOR FREEDOM – FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN SCOTLAND

Directed by Parisa Urquhart
Strike for Freedom chronicles new efforts to memorialize Frederick Douglass’s abolitionist work in Scotland. In the 19th-century, Edinburgh…
Slate Two

Sweet Country

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Sweet Country

Directed by Warwick Thornton
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial…
Slate Three

Take Out Girl – GALA SCREENING

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Take Out Girl – GALA SCREENING

Directed by Hisonni Johnson
Tera Wong delivers Chinese food for her mother's struggling restaurant located in a territory referred to as the…
Slate One

The Last Mambo

Film

The Last Mambo

Directed by Rita Hargrave
The Last Mambo is an optimistic documentary that showcases Bay Area Afro-Latin music as a potent social force...
Slate Two

The Letter

Film

The Letter

Directed by Christopher King, Maia Lekow
Filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is an intimate family portrait that ascends into…
Slate One

The Passing On

Film

The Passing On

Directed by Nathan Clarke
James Bryant, a renowned embalmer, hopes a promising mortuary student will overlook his feelings of rejection within the…
Slate One

The Pawnbroker

Film

The Pawnbroker

Directed by Sidney Lumet
A Jewish pawnbroker (Rod Steiger), victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man - including…

The Souls Of Black Girls

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The Souls Of Black Girls

Directed by Daphne Valerius
The Souls of Black Girls is an award-winning provocative news documentary that raises the question of whether or…
Slate Three

The Story of Lovers Rock

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The Story of Lovers Rock

Directed by Menelik Shabaz
Lovers Rock developed into a successful sound with national UK hits and was influential to British bands (Police,…
Slate Two

The Tracker

Film

The Tracker

Directed by Rolf de Heer
The year is 1922 and The Tracker (David Gulpilil, Walkabout, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The…
Slate Three

Time and Judgement

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Time and Judgement

Directed by Menelik Shabazz
Time and Judgement is an overview of the African Liberation Movement that spans a period of 400 hundred…
Slate Two

Warrior Women

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Warrior Women

Directed by Christina D. King, Elizabeth A. Castle
Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one such AIM leader who shaped a kindred group…
Slate Two

White Lies

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White Lies

Directed by Dana Rotberg
Based on a novel by Whale Rider writer Witi Ihimaera, White Lies - New Zealand's entry in the…
Slate One

Women In Blue

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Women In Blue

Directed by Deirdre Fishel
Filmed between 2017 - 2020, this documentary follows the stories of the women police officers in Minneapolis who…