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Home >> Blogs >> Editor's blog >> The 2024 New African Film Festival celebrates its 20th year with 26 films from 16 countries running March 15–28
The 2024 New African Film Festival celebrates its 20th year with 26 films from 16 countries running March 15–28
Presented by AFI and Africa World Now Project.
See them all and save with the NAFF All-Access Pass!
Get tickets and All-Access Festival Passes now.
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Opening Night
GOODBYE JULIA
2024 Oscar® Selection, Sudan
Fri, March 15, 7:15 p.m.
Also showing Tue, March 19 |
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Closing Night
AFRICAN GIANTS
Q&A with filmmaker Omar S. Kamara
Thurs, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
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OVER THE BRIDGE
(Nigeria)
Q&A with filmmaker Tosin Otudeko
Sat, March 16, 7:10 p.m. |
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MONEY, FREEDOM, A STORY OF THE CFA FRANC (Senegal)
Q&A with filmmaker Katy Lena Ndiaye
Sat, March 23, 4:15 p.m. |
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Centerpiece Selection
MADU (Nigeria)
Q&A with filmmaker Matt Ogens on March 24
Sun, March 24, 3:00 p.m.
Tue, March 26, 7:00 p.m. |
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Not sure what to watch? Let our programmers guide you through this year's lineup with their picks! Check out their latest post on AFI Silver's newly launched Letterboxd HQ.
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Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. |
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George Pelecanos Presents: Western Classics
Through April 28 |
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COLORADO TERRITORY
75th Anniversary
Sat, March 16, 5:00 p.m. with
introduction by George Pelecanos
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Joel McCrea is the longtime outlaw whose hope to make one more score and then retire peacefully to the country goes awry. Virginia Mayo is the dancehall girl he initially mistrusts, only to discover, in the end, that she was in fact his most trusted friend.
Also showing Tue (no intro) |
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Fabulous '50s
Through May 2 |
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I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI
Fri, March 15, 12:10 p.m. & Sun, March 17, 6:40 p.m. |
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Frank Lovejoy plays a Pittsburgh steelworker who goes undercover for the FBI and joins the local Communist party, where he works his way up the chain of command in this infamous and lurid Red Scare cash-in.
Also showing Mon
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A FACE IN THE CROWD
Fri, March 15, 2:00 p.m. & Sun, March 17, 1:45 p.m. |
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In this acid satire of the packaging of politicians, a guitar-plucking ne'er-do-well (Andy Griffith) rockets from an Arkansas jail to TV stardom, with the help of a journalist-turned-publicist (Patricia Neal).
Also showing Mon & Wed |
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THE HITCH-HIKER
Sat, March 16, 1:25 p.m.
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Two American pals (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) head down Mexico way for some fishing and R&R. There, they run afoul of the hitchhiker-from-hell (William Talman): a psychopathic serial killer who toys with their lives.
Also showing Tue & Wed |
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THE BIGAMIST
Sat, March 16, 3:00 p.m.
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A couple (Joan Fontaine and Edmond O’Brien) want to adopt a child. But when a social worker (Edmund Gwenn) checks the husband's background, he learns there's a second wife (Ida Lupino).
Also showing Tue & Thurs |
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2023: A Second Look
Through April 20 |
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ASTEROID CITY
Fri, March 15, 7:00 p.m.
Sat, March 16, 11:05 a.m.
Sun, March 17, 11:05 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. |
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Wes Anderson's latest feature, set in the fictional American desert town of Asteroid City circa 1955, follows the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention that is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Also showing Wed & Thurs |
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Sat, March 16, 9:30 p.m.
Sun, March 17, 11:00 a.m. |
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Brooklyn's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) is catapulted across the Multiverse where he encounters a team of Spider-People and is charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence.
Also showing Tue & Thurs |
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Columbia Pictures Centennial:
Part One
Through May 2 |
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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Fri, March 15, 4:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
Sat, March 16, 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. |
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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller brought their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that earned them the Oscar® for Best Animated Feature in 2018. The film introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Also showing Mon & Wed |
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Special Engagement
CALL ME DANCER
Sat, March 23, 3:30 p.m. |
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Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour's documentary follows Manish Chauhan, a street dancer from Mumbai, who becomes determined to make it as a professional dancer when he encounters the brilliant but curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli ballet master, Yehuda Maor.
Q&A with director/producer Leslie Shampaine, executive producer John King and subject Manish Chauhan |
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Special Engagement
HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE
March 23 & March 25–28 |
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This debut feature by independent film icon Robert Townsend is an ingenious satirical landmark that takes riotous aim at the typecasting of Black actors in 1980s Hollywood. Townsend's megawatt charisma propels this hilarious tale of a struggling actor attempting to break into an industry where the only roles available to Black performers seem to be hustlers, butlers and slaves. |
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2023: A Second Look
RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ
Sat, March 30, 3:45 p.m. |
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Beyoncé's 2022 album "Renaissance," an ode to the Black and queer pioneers of disco and house music, became the artist's seventh consecutive album to debut at number one, winning four Grammys and sparking a tour that packed stadiums. In this lavish concert film, the star chronicles both the breathtaking spectacle of the "Renaissance" concerts themselves and the behind-the-scenes work that went into making them a reality. |
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Sembène 100
March 31–April 29 |
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Six films are included in this retrospective of Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), the Senegalese cinematic revolutionary whose career-long project to illuminate the lives of the marginalized made him Africa's most influential and widely acclaimed director. |
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If you're not currently a member of the Silver Cinema Club, you're missing out on a variety of membership perks. Unlock discounts on movie tickets, concessions, festival passes and more by joining at the 2-Star level or above! |
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FREE to Silver Cinema Club Members: |
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George A. Romero's Independent Cinema
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
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Introduction by author Tom Fallows, whose book "George A. Romero's Independent Cinema: Horror, Industry, Economics" will be available for sale and signing.
Thurs, April 4, 7:10 p.m.
FREE to Silver Cinema Club members |
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George A. Romero's Independent Cinema
April 4–May 1 |
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Welcome to the Bong Hive: A Bong Joon Ho Retrospective
April 5–May 2 |
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WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
Opening April 5 |
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When the residents of a 1920s English seaside town begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose (Jessie Buckley) is charged with the crime. But is she the culprit? |
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Giuseppe Tornatore, director of the beloved CINEMA PARADISO, turns his camera on his longtime collaborator Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) in a moving and comprehensive profile of the indefatigable composer. |
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