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31st NYAFF (2024) · Festival Trailer
About the NYAFF
Since 1993
African Film Festival, Inc.’s flagship program, the annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), is curated around timely themes and is presented in collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center, Maysles Cinema, and BAM. The festival, which runs for three weeks in the spring, showcases over fifty classic and contemporary films, including rarely-seen archival films. Screenings are followed by discussions with filmmakers and/or cultural experts, as well as performances and public talks. Learn More
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31st NYAFF · May 8 to Jun 1, 2024
"Convergence of Time"
30th NYAFF · May 10 to Jun 1, 2023
"Freeforms"
29th NYAFF · May 12 to Jun 2, 2022
"Visions of Freedom"
28th NYAFF · Feb 4 to Mar 4, 2021
"Notes from Home: Recurring Dreams & Women's Voices"
27th NYAFF · Dec 2 to Dec 9, 2020
"Streaming Rivers: The Past into the Present"
26th NYAFF · May 23 to Jun 9, 2019
"Beyond Borders: Storytelling Across Time"
25th NYAFF · May 16 to Jun 10, 2018
"25 Years of the New York African Film Festival"
24th NYAFF · May 3 to May 29, 2017
"The Peoples' Revolution"
23rd NYAFF · May 1 to May 30, 2016
"Modern Days, Ancient Nights: 50 Years of African Filmmaking"
22nd NYAFF · May 1 to May 25, 2015
"International Decade of People of African Descent"
21st NYAFF · May 7 to May 26, 2014
"Revolution and Liberation in the Digital Age"
20th NYAFF · Apr 3 to May 6, 2013
"Looking Back, Looking Forward: 20 Years of the New York African Film Festival"
19th NYAFF · Apr 5 to May 28, 2012
"21st Century: The Homecoming"
18th NYAFF · Apr 7 to May 31, 2011
"International Year for People of African Descent"
17th NYAFF · Apr 7 to May 31, 2010
"Independent Africa"
16th NYAFF · Apr 8 to May 25, 2009
"Africa in Transition"
15th NYAFF · Apr 9 to May 26, 2008
"Cinema and History: Africa and the Future"
14th NYAFF · Apr 4 to May 28, 2007
"Celebrating 50 Years of Independence and Cinema"
13th NYAFF · Apr 20 to May 29, 2006
"Africa in Transition—Today!"
12th NYAFF · Apr 20 to May 29, 2005
"A Peek Behind the Camera"
11th NYAFF · Apr 3 to Apr 25, 2004
"Ten Years of South African Democracy"
10th NYAFF · Apr 5 to Apr 19, 2003
"10th Anniversary of the New York African Film Festival"
8th NYAFF · Apr 5 to Apr 14, 2002
"Africa in the World"
7th NYAFF · Apr 20 to Apr 29, 2001
"Video Awudjo!"
6th NYAFF · May 19 to Jun 11, 2000
"African Women in the Media—from Griot to Filmmaker"
5th NYAFF · Apr 30 to May 9, 1999
"Portuguese-speaking Africa: Resistance on Film"
4th NYAFF · Apr 15 to May 9, 1998
"New Technologies and the Future of African Cinema"
3rd NYAFF · Apr 12 to Jun 2, 1996
"African Popular Culture and Film"
2nd NYAFF · Apr 8 to Apr 24, 1994
"Modern Days, Ancient Nights"
1st NYAFF · Apr 2 to May 23, 1993
"Modern Days, Ancient Nights: Thirty Years of African Filmmaking"