Youssou Ndour: ‘I Bring What I Love’ at FilmFest DC
FilmFest DC is holding an International Film Festival that will highlight film gems from around the world. The festival, taking place from April 16 – 26, 2009, will be held in Washington DC at various locations. One of the African films to be featured will be Youssou N’dour’s movie, ‘I Bring What I Love’.
At the beginning of this decade, Youssou N’Dour, the “golden-voiced” Senegalese singer-songwriter conceived an album that would express his vision of Islam. Directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, this revealing documentary details the making of Youssou N’Dour’s gorgeous 2004 CD “Egypt” and the reaction to it. » Read more…
Idris Elba Will Be A Loser
Idris Elba seems to be able to rack up all kinds of roles. From a man who is fighting to get his kids back in Tyler Perry’s ‘Daddy’s Little Girls‘, to an executive who is fighting to save his family from an obsessed temp in Obessed, or the thug in The Wire, American Gangster, and RocknRolla, he has proven that he is versatile and a major box-office draw.
African Films at Howard Community College
Howard Community College is slated to showcase a series of great African films from March 30 to April 3, 2009. The African Film Festival is free to the public and will be shown at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College.
Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Perfect Picture
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, a film writer/director/producer is emerging as the biggest force to reckon with in terms of quality Ghanaian movies. She has already produced two amazing movies that have enjoyed critical and commercial success across Africa, Europe and North America. She stunned movie buffs with the amazing picture and story quality of ‘Life and Living It’, and confirmed her grasp on the industry with the much-talked drama, ‘Scorned’, a movie about a woman fighting to keep her sanity in a marriage of abuse. The lead actress in that movie, Lydia Forson has been nominated for the most promising actor award in the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
Live and Become (Va, Vis et Deviens)
Distributor: Menemsha films Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Screenwriter(s): Alain-Michel Blanc, Radu Mihaileanu
Cast: Sirak M. Sabahat, Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Abebe, Raymonde Abecassis, Mimi Abonesh Kebede, Roni Hadar, Rami Danon, Moshe Agazai
In Amharic, Hebrew and French with subtitles.
Running time: 140 minutes
An Interview with Edward Osei-Gyimah
Jamati: Let me first say thank you Edward for allowing Jamati to do this interview with you. Can you let the readers know a little bit about yourself — Where you’re from, your occupation, things like that? » Read more…
The African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) Nominations for 2009
The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), an offshoot of the African Film Academy, are scheduled to take place on April 4, 2009. These awards have pulled together a phenomenal list of talented directors, actors, and films from around Africa, that have made, or are going to make a tremendous impact on the continent and in the diaspora. You can visit their website to learn more, or visit the award section of the website here. Here is the list of the nominations:
A Powerful Noise
A Powerful Noise: The Strength of many women!
Based on the life’s of three phenomenal women, “A Powerful Noise” is one of the most profound, life-changing, eye-opening films that I have seen in a long time. There are powerful scenes woven into a great movie. Take Hanh, an HIV-positive widow from Vietnam who finds courage to turn the tragedy of losing her husband and daughter to AIDS into strength to educate her community about the disease. » Read more…
Nollywood’s Rita Dominic to Dine With Malawi Fans
Renowned Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, will in May this year dine and wine with her Malawian fans following the launch of the Multichoice Malawi- Africa Magic promotion that is being run jointly by South African airways, Malawi’s Sunbird Hotel Group, and Malawi’s biggest news paper group, Nation Publications Limited (NPL).
‘Blacks Without Borders’ now on Showtime
We told you about a movie that showed how African-Americans have taken the step to move down to South Africa and start a new life. They have been successful and have created a lucrative business AND lifestyle for themselves.
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