13714: Minsky: 4 Haitian Films + Lumumba, Film Festival in NYC in Dec. (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: "tminsky@ix.netcom.com" <tminsky@ix.netcom.com>

African Diaspora Film Festival in NYC is showing 4  contemporary
Haitian films and also Lumumba.
Anthology of Film Archives, 32 Second Ave./2nd St.

Dec. 5 at 8:30 is programed as: A Special Night: A Night in Haiti.
(Admission $20 for that night). 2  Haitian films.

http://www.nyadff.org lists the complete festival schedule.


**Lumumba  Sun, Dec. 1 at 3:00pm
France/Belgium/Haiti/Germany, 2001, 115mins, drama,
French with English subtitles, directed by Raoul Peck.

Patrice Lumumba lasted only two months in office. However,
his short-lived government marked the life of many men
and women all over the world. Lead actor Eriq Ebouney
will be on hand to answer questions about the film.
****

**Of Men and Gods (Des Hommes et des Dieux)
Sun, Dec. 1 at 5:25pm and Wed, Dec. 4 at 1:45pm.
Part of the Gay Theme Films and Religion programs.

Q&A after the screenings. Shown with Stambali.
Haiti, 2002, 52mins, documentary,
Creole with English subtitles,
directed by Anne Lescot and Laurence Magloire.

Shot in Haiti, "Of Men and Gods" illustrates how in a
very intolerant society, gay men find tolerance and peace
in the practice of Voodoo.
*****

**La Viche Thu, Dec. 5 at 8:30pm
Part of the Haitian Night.  Q&A after the screening.
Shown with “Royal Bonbon.

Haiti, 2002, 28mins, documentary, Creole with English subtitles,
directed by Jean-Rene Rinvil US premiere

In 2002, Haiti relies heavily on the currency sent by Haitian
living abroad to maintain its national economy. This and many
other facts about today’s Haiti are presented in this informative
documentary.

**Royal Bonbon, Dec. 5  8:30PM Part of Haitian Night

France/Canada/Haiti, 2002, 85mins,tragi-comedy, French with Creole
with English subtitles directed by Charles Najman, US premiere

The past grandeur of Haiti, one of the first black republics, is
recreated here through the mad delusions of a man who believes
himself to be Henri “Roi” Christophe, former slave and liberator
of the island. This spirit-filled, burlesque tragic-comedy merges
facts and fantasy, memory and myth, to unearth the mystical roots of
modern-day Haiti.
**   ***

***Looking for Life  Wed, Dec. 11 at 8:30pm
Haiti/Germany; 1999; 60 min; documentary in Creole and French
with English subtitles, Claudette Coulanges, dir.

Through the daily life of two hard working Haitian women, the film
demonstrates the extent to which the
importation of North American goods has brought about the collapse of
Haitian regional production and
ruined Haiti’s economy.




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