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EDUCATING OBAMA'S SISTER
Ghafla! News
Kevin Oyugi
3/22/2012 (approximate)
Excerpt:
"The Lincoln Film Centre and the African Film Festival have joined hands to present the 19th edition of the New York Film Festival (NYAFF).
Presented under the theme “21st Century: The Homecoming,” this year’s festival will explore the modern notion of home and homeland, from the legacy of music legend Miriam Makeba—subject of the Opening Night Film Mama Africa—to Diasporic visions like the New York-set Restless City.
A special segment will give a unique look into the life of President Obama through a film on his half-sister, The Education of Auma Obama.
This year's festival will also mark the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) and the 50th anniversary of independence for Algeria, Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Uganda.
NYAFF will run from April 11th through to 17th at Film Society of Lincoln Center, and throughout April and May at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, Columbia University’s Institute of African Studies, Maysles Cinema Institute and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek."
View the complete article at:
http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news/media/i...-obamas-sister
Ghafla! News
Kevin Oyugi
3/22/2012 (approximate)
Excerpt:
"The Lincoln Film Centre and the African Film Festival have joined hands to present the 19th edition of the New York Film Festival (NYAFF).
Presented under the theme “21st Century: The Homecoming,” this year’s festival will explore the modern notion of home and homeland, from the legacy of music legend Miriam Makeba—subject of the Opening Night Film Mama Africa—to Diasporic visions like the New York-set Restless City.
A special segment will give a unique look into the life of President Obama through a film on his half-sister, The Education of Auma Obama.
This year's festival will also mark the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) and the 50th anniversary of independence for Algeria, Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Uganda.
NYAFF will run from April 11th through to 17th at Film Society of Lincoln Center, and throughout April and May at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, Columbia University’s Institute of African Studies, Maysles Cinema Institute and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek."
View the complete article at:
http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news/media/i...-obamas-sister