THE PIROGUE, DIRECTED BY MOUSSA TOURÉSenegal, a West African nation on the Atlantic Ocean, was home to Africa’s greatest movie-maker, Ousmane Sembene. Today, Moussa Touré follows in the master’s footsteps with this drama of 30 men (and one woman, a stowaway) who set out on an illegal 7-day voyage to Spain – making the perilous trip in a pirogue – a boat resembling a vastly oversized dinghy. While sharing a common desire to build a better future, these men hail from different ethnic and…See More

MUSIC & SOUL FILM SERIES Fri, April 27 to Sun, April 29, 2012THE MUSIC & SOUL FILM SERIES presents a selection of fictions and documentaries in which music gets into you at many different levels.The always entertaining 100% Arabica is a film that, in a comedic way, deals with religious extremism, political and religious corruption. The music of two of the greatest rai musicians, Khaled and Cheb Mami, is at the core of that story.Round Midnight by Bertrand Tavernier offers a story of…See More

MUSIC & SOUL FILM SERIES Fri, April 27 to Sun, April 29, 2012THE MUSIC & SOUL FILM SERIES presents a selection of fictions and documentaries in which music gets into you at many different levels.The always entertaining 100% Arabica is a film that, in a comedic way, deals with religious extremism, political and religious corruption. The music of two of the greatest rai musicians, Khaled and Cheb Mami, is at the core of that story.Round Midnight by Bertrand Tavernier offers a story of…See More

Si vous voulez voir un film en Français de la diversité, venez à Teachers College, Columbia University le samedi 29 aout a 14h. Nous avons un film qui s'appelle "La Nuit du Destin" a propos d'un retraité musulman vivant à Paris qui est le témoin d'un meurtre. Le policier charge de l'enquête (Philippe Volter) découvre un Paris qu'il ne connaissait pas... Bon pour la détente et bon pour le français. Plus d'info a http://www.NYADFF.org.

Si vous voulez voir un film en Français de la diversité, venez à Teachers College, Columbia University le samedi 29 aout a 14h. Nous avons un film qui s'appelle "La Nuit du Destin" a propos d'un retraité musulman vivant à Paris qui est le témoin d'un meurtre. Le policier charge de l'enquête (Philippe Volter) découvre un Paris qu'il ne connaissait pas... Bon pour la détente et bon pour le français. Plus d'info a http://www.NYADFF.org.