african diaspora film festival

Jamaican Music More than Marley in Movie

Made in Jamaica is the kind of film that will make you want to dance and sway to the music.

A fusion of documentary and music video, the film will play Thursday night as part of the Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival. Beyond the soulful reggae music of Bob Marley, this film aims to highlight the struggles and the triumphs of Jamaica’s most notorious artists.

By Jacklyn Katz | Feb 25 10:10 pm ET

Filmmaker Exposes Poverty, but Gives Vague Solutions

“We are going toward a major explosion,” Philippe Diaz warns, “unless we change something drastically.”

In a phone interview about his film The End of Poverty?, currently playing at the Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival, writer-director Diaz was adamant that unchecked poverty plagues not only the developing world, but will also eventually crush the economies of developed nations. Diaz’s film takes a sweeping historical perspective to substantiate this claim, explaining poverty’s roots, current implications, and future effects.

By Victoria Fox | Feb 24 10:09 pm ET

African Diaspora Films Reunite at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Rose Cinema

Usual stereotypes of African Americans in film can be seen in many Hollywood pictures, but they are absent at the Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival presented by BAMcinématek starting Friday and running through next week.

During this week-long series, BAM Rose Cinemas is showcasing 13 films that were lauded by critics and audiences alike. Displaying black filmmaking feats from five continents, the ADFF was launched in 1993 by ArtMattan Productions, an independent film distribution company.

By Nneka McGuire | Feb 20 03:04 am ET

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