African and African Diaspora Studies

Film Series

Films are shown on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Lyons 301.  The film series is presented by the African and African Diaspora Studies Program and AADS core faculty member Régine Michelle Jean-Charles.

Click here for a poster of the 2008-2009 film series.

Fall 2008 Films

September 22nd:  Rosewood (1997)
  • Based on a true story of a Black Florida town burnt down in 1923
  • Director:  John Singleton
October 20th:  Sometimes in April (2005)
  • The story of two Hutu brothers during and after genocide and the different paths they take.
  • Director:  Raoul Peck
November 17th:  Bamako (2006)
  • The IMF and World Bank are put on trial in a courtyard in the capital of Mali.  Lawyers argue whether the institutions bear guilt for the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries.
  • Director:  Abderrahmane Sissako


Spring 2009 Films

January 26th:  The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
  • This film is an account of Rosa Parks' life and her historic act.
  • Director:  Julie Dash
February 16th:  Daughters of the Dust (1991)
  • This film is set in the 1920s and provides a historical account of the Gullah culture of the south.
  • Director:  Julie Dash
March 16th:  Le Malentendu Colonial (The Colonial Misunderstanding) (2004)
  • Examining European colonialism in Africa through the prism of Christian evangelism, this film focuses in particular on the role of German missionaries in the 1904 genocide of the Herero people.
  • Director:  Jean-Marie Teno
April 6th:  No!:  The Rape Documentary (2006)
  • "Riveting testimonials from Black women rape survivors...who defy victimization."
  • Director:  Aishah Shahidah Simmons