Join Jollof Films, in partnership with The People’s Forum, for a three-day (August 8, 9, and 10) film festival.
Our unwavering dedication to commemorate the pioneers of African filmmakers is the ethos of this festival. Part of this festival is also exploring the work of the present generation to inform our notion on the future of African filmmaking. Please RSVP for events using THIS LINK.
AUGUST 8, 4:30-9 PM – Jollof Films presents “GUELWAAR” Festival Opening
A Catholic and a Muslim die the same day. Islamic villagers claim the body of the Muslim and bury him. But they got the Catholic’s body. He was a dissident, probably because he argued against accepting foreigners. Based on a true story, a drama about African religion and African pride.
A film directed by Ousmane Sembene/ Senegal /1992 / 114mins / Drama / Religion / Wolof / French
AUGUST 9, 1-2 PM – Jollof Films presents “Selection of Shorts”
A selection of short films from rising cinematographers based in New York. Come discover new talents and enjoy beautiful films.
‘BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BY SHARAYNA ASHANTI AARE BY TAOHEED LOST FOUND BY SHENAIA STRAWBERRY SUMMERS BY FATOU FALL 300 HOURS BY JABARI, ROBERT, AND NICOLAS PAIN RELIEF BY MAZEN
AUGUST 9, 2:30-4 PM – Jollof Films presents “After The Long Rains”
Ten-year-old Aisha is given a school assignment to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. She soon realizes that everyone is taking over their parents’ businesses and professions, but she has bigger dreams: She wants to go to Europe and become an actress. Her plan is to become a fisher so that she can sail to Europe, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. Despite all this, she meets a fisherman and alcoholic named Hassan, who promises to teach her how to fish.
AUGUST 9, 5-7 PM – Jollof Films presents “Djeli, Conte d’aujourd’hui”
In one of the rare films from Ivory Coast, director and writer Fadika Kramo-Lancine has focused on a common problem facing many African countries, the clash between tradition and its unwritten codes of conduct and the modern world with its own accepted modes of behaviour. Two people from the same village (and therefore, same tribe) meet while they are attending college and fall in love.
A film directed by Fadika Kramo-Lanciné / Ivory Coast / 1981 / 88min / Drama
AUGUST 10, 1:30-3:30 PM – Jollof Films presents “Mortu Nega”
A film directed by Flora Gomes / Guinea Bissau / 1988 / 92min / Drama
AUGUST 10, 5-7 PM – Jollof Films presents “YEELEN”
A landmark in African cinema, Souleymane Cissé’s film is set in the Malian empire of the 13th century and depicts the quest of a young son across the West African landscape to confront his father, a tyrannical magician. Although the film’s mythic narrative and arresting visual style lend it universal appeal, Yeelen’s use of Bambara, Fulani, and Dogon languages and its representation of power struggles across generations have been interpreted as a commentary on Malian politics of the postcolonial era.
A film directed by Souleymane Cissé / Mali / 1987 / 101min / Fantasy / Bambara
