FRI, JAN 10
7PM ALI’S COMEBACK: THE UNTOLD STORY (USA)
A fascinating documentary that recounts the unsung saga that broke the boxing’s blacklist status of Muhammad Ali, the champion who said “no” to war and racism.
SAT, JAN 11
2PM PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR: BEYOND THE MASK (USA)
Doc. on the life and legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer.
4PM DHALINYARO / YOUTH (Djibouti)
A wonderful and sensitive chronicle of girls youth in Africa.
6PM 2 WEEKS IN LAGOS (Nigeria)
A turbulent and thrilling journey into the lives of Ejikeme and Lola which captures the excitement, vibrancy, and complexity of everyday life in Lagos, a dynamic city where anything is possible in 2 Weeks.
8:30PM MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBA (South Africa)
World-famous South African singer Miriam Makeba spent half a century traveling the world spreading her political message to fight racism, poverty and promote justice and peace.
SUN, JAN 12
2PM SINS OF THE FLESH (Egypt)
“Outstanding both as neo-film noir and as penetrating examination of class relations in Egypt that help explain the continuation of capitalist oligarchic rule.” ~ Louis Proyect – Counterpunch.org
4:30PM MADE IN BANGLADESH (Bangladesh)
A young woman working under very poor conditions in a factory in Bangladesh who decides to fight to set up a union despite threats from management and disapproval of her husband. World premiere, TIFF 2019.
6:30PM MARIGHELLA (Brazil)
Currently censored in Brazil, Marighella is a new Brazilian action drama set in 1969 based on the life of Afro-Brazilian politician and guerrilla fighter Carlos Marighella. Facing a violent military dictatorship and with little support from a timid opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella organizes a resistance movement. World premiere out of competition in Berlinale 2019.
Venue details: Teachers College,Columbia University, 525 W 120th St., New York, 10027, USA
on Friday January 10, 2020 at 7:00 pm (ends Sunday January 12, 2020 at 9:55 pm)
http://nyadiff.org/best-of-2019/
