The Figurine (Araromire) by Kunle Afolayan The Figurine is a “multicultural look at the essence of tradition, friendship, betrayal, and love, transcending the ancient and the modern-day. Two buddies and a girl, all down on their luck, find their lives changed after one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine. According to …
Après l’océan Screens at the New York African Film Festival on April 9th, 2010
In a Spanish port, Shad sells crack and Otho drives a cab without a license. Both dream of one day returning to their Ivory Coast homeland as triumphant benefactors and heroes. But a police raid separates their fates. Otho, deported, returns empty-handed. Shad runs from the authorities, and, in England, Shad comes across Tango, a …
Women’s International Film & Arts Festival – Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy
Told through the lives of five compelling Haitian women, Poto Mitan gives an inside perspective on globalization, Haiti’s current crisis, and the resilient women challenging this system. Location & Date: Sat. April 3, 5:30pm, Lou Rawls Theater at Florida Memorial Univ. Purchase your ticket and head down to Florida for a good time at the …
Women’s International Film & Arts Festival 2010 – Jamaica For Sale
“The Caribbean is the region most economically dependent on tourism and Jamaica is the 4th most indebted country in the world. Tourism is Jamaica’s Sacred Cow, heavily promoted since 1891 as the way to modernization and prosperity it has tragically failed in its promises. Jamaica For Sale counters the dominant view that tourism is the …
Women’s International Film & Arts Festival – Fire Burn Babylon Carribean Film
We don’t know about you all but we are beyond excitedabout the upcoming Women’s International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) and you of course will be hearing a lot about WIF leading up to March 26th, 2010 when it begins! First up with the WIFF buzz on Ladybrillemag.com is ‘Fire Burn Babylon,’ one of the 60films that will …
Women’s International Film & Arts Festival- Artists of the Bahamas on Carribean Film Night
Another rather interesting film that will be shown at the Women’s International Film & Arts Festival 2010 (WIFF) is ‘Artists of the Bahamas.’ “Introduced by legendary actor, Sidney Poitier, ARTISTS OF THE BAHAMAS explores the lives & artistic works of the seminal visual artists in the Bahamian Islands. They display their process by painting, sculpting …