African Reinventions: Reused Materials in Popular Culture September 25–December 17, 2010 Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery, first floor Plastic bags, aluminum cans, wire, and scraps of wood, cloth, metal, and plastic are given second lives throughout sub-Saharan Africa when they are transformed into a variety of utilitarian and decorative items…. Read more »
Events
2nd Annual Men and Women of Color Leadership Conference
2010 Conference Theme: “Pluralism, Antagonism & Civil Engagement: Developing Leaders in 21st Century America.” Click here for an updated agenda. Date: November 12 – 13, 2010 Location: Godfrey Graduate and Executive Education Center Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington, IN Conference Registration Deadline: October 25th, 2010
Haitian Awareness Month
Screening of “The Road to Fondwa” and Q+A with co-director Justin Brandon Tuesday, September 14, 7:30-9pm at Boxcar Books, 408 E 6th St View the film trailer at http://fondwa.org/about/ RSVP and FMI: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113079255416353 Emeline Michel and her band perform Haitian roots music at the 17th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Friday, September 17 and Saturday,… Read more »
Indiana University Coffeehouse Nights: Bernard Woma
On Thursday, September 16th, at 7pm Ghanaian drummer and xylophonist Bernard Woma will perform at the Indiana University Art Museum for the final installment of the Coffeehouse Nights series. IUAM offers music and other diversions to make for an enjoyable evening. Enjoy coffee samples and sweet treats compliments of Bloomingfoods and Angles in the museum’s… Read more »
Mississippi River 9th Ward Film and Arts Festival: October 1-10
Founded in 2007 by Senegalese filmmaker and New Orleans resident Joseph Gai Ramaka and Eileen Julien, a native New Orleanian and professor of French, comparative literature, and African diaspora studies at Indiana University, the New Orleans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival Project (NOAFEST) exposes the New Orleans public to new ideas and other worlds through… Read more »
4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Film Festival: Oct 7-9, 2010
The 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival is an annual juried, competition and showcase, October 7-9, 2010 for independent filmmakers from all over the world. Its mission is to enable the emerging and established filmmaking community and audiences to experience the power of African American and African Diaspora cinema, and promote cultural diversity through… Read more »
International Black Film Festival of Nashville, September 29th-October 3rd, 2010
Nashville, Tennessee may be known more for its music scene, but you can certainly get a film fix as well at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville. The IBFF of Nashville strives to insure culturally accurate depictions in film with special emphasis on providing a forum for unheard, unseen and unknown viewpoints, and to… Read more »
African Diaspora Summer Film Series: August 20th-29th
5th Annual ADFF Summer Film Series – Films by and about Women August 20th-29th The African Diaspora Summer Film Series is celebrating its 5th anniversary at The Riverside Theater this year and it is quickly becoming an important event among the ones under the African Diaspora Film Festival umbrella in New York City. The Riverside… Read more »
International Black Film Festival: Sept 22 – Oct 3, 2010
The Fabienne Colas Foundation, which created the Montreal International Black Film Festival (formerly known as the Montreal Haitian Film Festival), the event Haïti en Folie and the Quebec Film Festival in Haiti, is pleased and proud to announce the 6th Montreal International Black Film Festival, slated to run from September 22 to October 3, 2010…. Read more »
Who the hell is Juliette? / ¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
¿Quién diablos es Juliette?, directed by Carlos Marcovich will be screened Tuesday, August 24th at 7pm at the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. Director Carlos Marcovich met Mexican model Fabiola Quiroz during the shooting of a music video in Cuba where he selected Yuliet Ortega to play her younger sister. Both Quiroz and Ortega have… Read more »