Best Of ADIFF 2024

This year, watch the highlights from the African Diaspora International Film Festival 2024, including the "Legacy: The Decolonized History of South Africa", Tara Moore's directorial debut that won the "Best Female Director Color" award at last year's festival! The festival at a glance: January 17 7pm Death of a Whistleblower Investigative reporter Luyanda Masinda uncovers a deadly government cover-up in this high-stakes political thriller about espionage and real-life journalist assassinations. January 18 1pm Walter Rodney: What They Don’t Want You to Know A 72-minute documentary exploring a murder, Cold War conspiracies, Black Power, and the lasting impact of empire and colonialism on today’s policing and surveillance. 3pm The Wall Street Boy, Kimpkemboi With his life in jeopardy and jail almost a certainty, one question remains, how could a farm boy bring down the global financial system and how far is the international world order willing to go to silence his story? 5:15pm Breaking Boundaries This film follows Nastasya Generalova, the only Black girl on Team USA’s rhythmic gymnastics team, as she navigates identity, her bond with her Russian mother, and the pressures of Olympic qualification. 7:30pm The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos Jawu, a humble market seller in Lagos’ floating slum, takes a corrupt politician’s hidden cash to build a better life, unknowingly stepping into a larger battle for her community’s future. January 19 1pm Mother Suriname – Mama Sranan A woman reflects on her life through song and narration, with archival footage honoring Surinamese women like the filmmaker’s grandmother. 2:30pm Power Alley Seventeen-year-old volleyball player Sofia faces an unwanted pregnancy and a dangerous battle against a fundamentalist group as she seeks an illegal abortion. 4:30pm Ernest Cole: Lost and Found The discovery of over 60,000 lost film negatives by photographer Ernest Cole unravels the mystery of his missing work and reintroduces his powerful images to a new generation. 6:30pm Legacy: The Decolonized History of South Africa This is a documentary that wears its heart on its sleeve to serve up one of the most detailed and perspective-shifting depictions of the scope and scale of Apartheid as an ideology and tool of social control.

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