2020 New African Film Festival Trailer
AFI, afrikafé and Africa World Now Project present the 16th annual New African Film Festival, from March 5 through 19 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, in Downtown Silver Spring. This year's festival features 39 films from 25 countries — 40% directed by women and 12 are North American or U.S. premieres — bringing the best in contemporary African cinema to the Washington, DC, area.
The program opens on March 5, with acclaimed Ethiopian historical drama ENCHAINED, featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Moges Tafesse. Other highlights include Burkinabé film DESRANCES, featuring Haitian American superstar Jimmy Jean-Louis; MY FRIEND FELA, an award-winning documentary about Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti; and Urbanworld Jury Prize winner THE GHOST AND THE HOUSE OF TRUTH, produced by Nollywood mogul Ego Boyo. The festival closes with a new restoration of Tunisian director Férid Boughedir's landmark survey of African cinema, CAMÉRA D'AFRIQUE, which first screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival; and returning for its fifth year on Saturday March 7, the African Marketplace, where attendees can shop local vendors selling African home goods, clothing, jewelry, books, and art.
Explore the diversity of new filmmaking from Africa at the 2020 New African Film Festival. Tickets and full schedule: AFI.com/Silver.
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