Friday, October 22nd
7:30PM

NEW YORK: SECRET AFRICAN CITY
Dir. Mark Kidel, 1989, 60 min.

In this rarely screened film, renowned scholar Robert Farris Thompson takes viewers on a cultural tour of New York, revealing the city’s deep African roots. He traces the salsa music of Spanish Harlem back to Congo, observes Haitian Fete Ghede, Yoruba ceremonies, Capoeira, Santeria, and hip hop, offering a time-capsule portrait of a lesser seen side of New York during its golden era.

+ Panel discussion moderated by Lubangi Muniania