The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) presents an eclectic mix of urban, classic, independent and foreign films that depict the richness and diversity of the life experience of people of African descent and Indigenous people all over the world.

After the successful run of the African Diaspora International Film Festival Summer Film Series in August at the Riverside Theater and the African Diaspora International Film Festival in Paris, France, ADIFF is back to New York City for its flag event of the year..


EDITO 2011
Welcome to ADIFF 2011!
Welcome to the world of the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF). In our reality, people of diverse origins, nationalities, orientations and backgrounds come together to celebrate the world of images and ideas that depict the human experience of people of
color all over the world.
The international Black communities-whether in Europe, Latin America or Africa - continue to play a disproportionately marginal role in the art of cinema. Further, many creative and visionary films lay languid, collecting dust without the light of a screening due to the lack of distribution structures or movie theaters in the hands of more sensitive programmers.
Stereotypical images, myths and persistent bad taste characterize many of the films that pass for "good movies" in the name of a
"numbers" game that determines whose world will get to be shown and whose won't.
By placing the spotlight on innovative films that otherwise would be ignored, ADIFF has created a privileged platform for many of these films. The list of titles that have found a distribution deal thanks to their participation in the festival is long and still growing.
We thank filmmakers, ADIFF's old and new family of cinephiles, the theaters, ADIFF's former and current staff and all those who, against all odds, have helped us for the last nineteen years in our mission to enhance the cultural DNA of New York City and beyond.

We thank you all and wish you a wonderful ADIFF 2011!

Reinaldo B. Spech
Diarah N'Daw-Spech
ADFF Directors


ADIFF 2011 SCREENINGS
AT THALIA THEATRE


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Opening Night: An Evening with Menelik Shabazz - Burning an Illusion & Lovers Rock by Menelik Shabazz (UK) @ 6PM


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
* Machete Maidens Unleashed by Mark Hartley (Australia) @ 2PM
* The Storm that Swept Mexico by Raymond Telles (Mexico) @ 4PM
* Fish Above Sea Level by Hazim Bitar (Jordan) & Zebou by Zipporah by Nyaruri (Kenya/Uganda) @ 6:30PM
* One People by Pim de la Parra (Surinane/Netherlands) @ 8:30PM


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
* Scientists Under Attack - Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money by Bertram Verhaag (Germany) @ 2PM
* Here I am by Beck Cole (Australia) @ 4PM
* Africa, Blood and Beauty by Sergey Yastrzhembskiy (Russia/France) @ 6PM - Q&A after the screening
* Chico & Rita by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba (Spain/Cuba) @ 8:30PM


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
* Let's Make Money by Erwin Wagenhofer (Austria) @ 7PM
* Samson & Delilah by Warwick Thornton (Australia) @ 9:30PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
* David is Dying by Stephen Lloyd Jackson (UK) & Bump by Rodney Lee (USA) @ 4:30PM - Q&A after the screening
* GALA Screening - Buried Secrets by Raja Amari (Tunisia) @ 7PM @ 7PM - Q&A after the screening
* Machete Maidens Unleashed by Mark Hartley (Australia) @ 9:30PM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
* African Legacy Program: Black Mozart in Cuba by Steve and Stephanie James (Guadeloupe/Cuba) and Solidarity in Saya by Maya Jensen (USA/Bolivia) @ 2PM - Q&A After the screenings
* Tagnawittude by Rahma Benhamou El Madani (France/Morocco/Algeria) @ 4PM - Q&A After the screening
* TaxiPhone by Mohammed Soudani (Switzerland/Algeria) @ 4PM - Q&A After the screening
* Mother Country by Maria Breaux (USA), 5 Afternoons & A Creation Story by Mckie Rick, (USA) @ 8:30PM - Q&A After the screenings

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11
* Buried Secrets by Raja Amari (Tunisia) @ 6PM
* My Grandpa the Bank Robber by Ineke Houtman (Netherlands) @ 8:30PM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
* Parradox by In-Soo Radstake (Netherlands) @ 6PM
* One People by Pim de la Parra (Surinane/Netherlands) @ 8:30PM


ADIFF SCREENINGS AT THE QUAD
Wed, Nov. 30 - Tue, Dec. 6

Tickets are now available for the four films that will screen daily at the Quad Cinema during the festival:

AN AFRICAN ELECTION
by Jarreth Merz (Ghana/Switzerland) @ 1PM & 7:25PM

SCHEHERAZADE, TELL ME A STORY by Yousry Nasrallah (Egypt) @ 2:50PM

THE FIRST RASTA
by Helene Lee (Jamaica/France) @ 5:25PM

THE STORY OF LOVERS ROCK by Menelik Shabazz (UK) @ 9:40PM

AFRICAN DIASPORA DVDS
Now available on DVD films presented during the African Diaspora Film Festival that highlight the richness and diversity of the Global Black Experience.
Get great discounts online at WWW.AFRICANDIASPORADVD.COM