African Film Festival, Inc.

African Film Festival, Inc. AFF is dedicated to advancing an enhanced understanding of African culture through the moving image. Founded in 1990, African Film Festival, Inc.

(AFF) is dedicated to advancing an enhanced understanding of African culture through the moving image. It offers diverse platforms for the wide distribution of African media through its flagship annual film festival and complementary year-round programming.

is almost over but we’re making one final stop in Harlem !✨🎞️Join us for our FREE outdoor finale screening at St. Nich...
05/28/2026

is almost over but we’re making one final stop in Harlem !✨

🎞️Join us for our FREE outdoor finale screening at St. Nicholas Park, featuring standout short films from across Africa and the diaspora. Close out the festival with an evening of community, cinema, and stories under the stars celebrating joy, memory, resilience, and connection.
Featuring ‘Rachid’ by Rachida El Garani, ‘Run Like We’ by Rhys Aaron Lewis, ‘Le Grand Calao’ by Zoé Cauwet, ‘Soko Sonko’ by Ekwa Msangi, and ‘My Jebba Story’ by Kagho Idhebor.

🗓️ Saturday, May 30 | 6:30PM
📍 St. Nicholas Park, Harlem
🎟️ Free with RSVP | Link in bio

Please note: In the event of rain, the screening will move indoors to Café Melo. Register via Eventbrite for updates!

Join us tomorrow for our final shorts program at BAM ✨🎞️ ‘Awakening’ brings together visionary short films exploring hop...
05/27/2026

Join us tomorrow for our final shorts program at BAM ✨

🎞️ ‘Awakening’ brings together visionary short films exploring hope, transformation, memory, and new possibilities across Africa and the diaspora.
Featuring ‘Fantas’ by Halima Elkhatabi, ‘Hope’ by Jamal Ademola, ‘Memories of Us’ by Sonia Bekam, ‘The Dream’ by Tyler Woodruff, ‘White Agbada’ by Lande Yoosuf, ‘Concrete Moves’ by Fagamou Fama Ndiaye, ‘Sunset Valentine’ by Rémi Sogadji, ‘Iku Aka’ by Tiffany Lotanna Onyejekwe, ‘Overcomer’ by Olawale Adetula, and ‘The Star’ by Kevin Mavakala.

🎤 Followed by a post-screening Q&A with directors , .bekam, , and

🌟Presented in collaboration with
🗓️ Thursday, May 28 | 8:00PM
📍 BAM Rose Cinemas
🎟️ Tickets in bio

Join us at for the New York premiere of the newly restored ‘María Antonia’ ✨🎞️ Directed by Sergio Giral and set in 195...
05/25/2026

Join us at for the New York premiere of the newly restored ‘María Antonia’ ✨

🎞️ Directed by Sergio Giral and set in 1950s Afro-Cuban Havana, this landmark film follows María Antonia—a fiercely independent woman whose desires, choices, and tangled love life set in motion a tragic story of passion and fate. A vivid portrait of rebellion, identity, and a changing world, this restoration brings an essential work of Cuban cinema back to the big screen.

🎬 Followed by a Q&A with writer Armando Dorrego!
🗓️ Tuesday, May 26 | 8:30PM
📍 BAM Rose Cinemas
🎟️ Tickets in bio

📸 A few moments from the sold-out opening night of at 🌟Celebrating the premiere of “A Tribe Called Love” by Mohamed A...
05/25/2026

📸 A few moments from the sold-out opening night of at

🌟Celebrating the premiere of “A Tribe Called Love” by Mohamed Ahmed alongside the cast and crew of the film!

🎥 It’s the final week of - you still have time to catch a film at BAM through Thursday!

Another highlight of at ✨ Join us this Sunday for the New York premiere of ‘Cotton Queen’ by Suzannah Mirghani ()! 🎞️...
05/21/2026

Another highlight of at ✨ Join us this Sunday for the New York premiere of ‘Cotton Queen’ by Suzannah Mirghani ()!

🎞️ Set in a cotton-farming village in Sudan, this visually striking feature follows Nafisa, a teenager raised on stories of resistance who finds herself at the center of a struggle over land, tradition, and the future of her community. As change arrives at her doorstep, she begins to awaken to her own power.

🎬 Followed by a post-screening conversation with director Suzannah Mirghani, actor Rodney Sharkey, and musician Alsarah, moderated by Sarra Idris

🌟 Presented in partnership with

🗓️ Sunday, May 24 | 7:00PM
📍 BAM Rose Cinemas
🎟️ Tickets in bio

Don’t miss our first shorts program at this Saturday: ‘Out of Bounds’ ✨🎞️ Spanning Egypt, South Africa, Uganda, Cameroo...
05/21/2026

Don’t miss our first shorts program at this Saturday: ‘Out of Bounds’ ✨

🎞️ Spanning Egypt, South Africa, Uganda, Cameroon, The Gambia, and beyond, this evocative collection of short films explores the weight of choice, autonomy, and the consequences of crossing boundaries through intimate and striking cinematic voices.

🎥 Featuring ‘We Had Fun’ by Linda Lô, ‘The Sky is Falling’ by Mostafa Gerbeii (), ‘Melusi’ by Ntokozo Lwazi Mlaba, ‘Last Taxi to Kawempe’ by Walta Gabriel Busulwa () , ‘The Kankurang’ by Ciesay (), ‘Sous le Soleil du Kwat’ by Christine Dikonguè (), and ‘How To Hide It’ by Ramla Ali () and Richard A. Moore.

🎤 Followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Walta Gabriel Busulwa!

🗓️ Saturday, May 23 | 9:15PM
📍 Brooklyn Academy of Music | 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
🎟️ Tickets in bio

🗣️ This Friday, heads to Brooklyn for our opening night at 
🎞️ Join us for the NY Premiere of ‘A Tribe Called Love’ b...
05/19/2026

🗣️ This Friday, heads to Brooklyn for our opening night at

🎞️ Join us for the NY Premiere of ‘A Tribe Called Love’ by Mohamed Ahmed, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story about Farah and Halima, two teens whose love is tested by cultural divides, distance, and time. When they reunite years later in Toronto, they must decide if love can survive the cycles that once tore them apart.

Blending the pop energy of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ with the neighbourhood intimacy and tension of ‘Do the Right Thing’, this Audience Choice Award winner at the 2025 Reelworld Film Festival is a vibrant exploration of love, identity, and belonging!

🎬 Followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Mohamed Ahmed, producer Andy Marshall & cast in attendance!

🗓️ Friday, May 22 | 6:30PM
📍 Brooklyn Academy of Music | 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
🎟️ Tickets in bio

Some moments from our incredible weekend at Maysles Cinema ✨The festival continues this week at with more premieres, sh...
05/19/2026

Some moments from our incredible weekend at Maysles Cinema ✨

The festival continues this week at with more premieres, shorts programs, filmmaker Q&As, and bold contemporary cinema from across the continent and beyond. See you in Brooklyn! 🎬

Tonight, join us for the closing night feature of at with Amílcar by Miguel Eek ✨🎞️ This powerful documentary traces ...
05/17/2026

Tonight, join us for the closing night feature of at with Amílcar by Miguel Eek ✨

🎞️ This powerful documentary traces the life and legacy of revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral, whose vision for liberation helped inspire anti-colonial movements across Africa and beyond. Through rare archives and reflections on his enduring influence, Amílcar honors one of the most important political thinkers of the 20th century.

Co-presented by

🗓️ Tonight | 8:30PM
📍 Maysles Cinema, Harlem
🎟️ Tickets in bio

Tomorrow, heads to Harlem for our opening night at ✨🎞️ Join us for the U.S. premiere of ‘La Traversée (The Crossing)’...
05/14/2026

Tomorrow, heads to Harlem for our opening night at ✨

🎞️ Join us for the U.S. premiere of ‘La Traversée (The Crossing)’ by Irène Tassembedo, a powerful story of migration, redemption, and the dreams that shape — and sometimes haunt — the search for a better future.

🎞️ Opening night also features Camille Varenne’s ‘Wolobougou’, a moving portrait of a maternity clinic in Burkina Faso led by midwife and activist Honorine Soma.

🎬 Followed by a post-screening Q&A with directors Irène Tassembedo and Camille Varenne ()

🗓️ Friday, May 15 | 5:30PM
📍 Maysles Cinema, Harlem
🎟️ Tickets in bio

What a week at ✨From powerful premieres and packed screenings to unforgettable conversations with filmmakers, the Film ...
05/14/2026

What a week at ✨

From powerful premieres and packed screenings to unforgettable conversations with filmmakers, the Film at Lincoln Center chapter of brought together stories, communities, and audiences from across Africa and the diaspora!

Thank you to all the artists, filmmakers, moderators, partners, volunteers, and movie lovers who joined us over the past week 🤎

But we’re not done yet…

🗣️ continues May 15–17 at in Harlem with more screenings, Q&As, shorts programs, and special events featuring bold new voices and visionary cinema from across the continent and diaspora!

🎟️ Tickets in bio
📍 Maysles Cinema | Harlem

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