New York African Film Festival To Feature ‘Over The Bridge’, ‘Dilli Dark’, Short Film EP’d By Spike Lee And More
deadline.comFilm at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. have revealed the slate for the 31stNew York African Film Festival, a lineup that includes more than 50 films hailing from over 25 countries.
The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the Bridge, director Tolu Ajayi’s narrative feature set in Lagos, Nigeria.
The closing-night slot goes to Dilli Dark, directed by Dibakar Das Roy, a narrative feature about a Nigerian MBA student in Delhi, India.
Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson stars in the role of Michael Okeke. “The whole intent behind it is to not just talk about Africans in Delhi,” Roy told Outlook India. “The intent is to talk about anyone who feels like an outsider in society today, that could be in India, America, or any other place.
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