DECEMBER 7 @ 2pm
Watch PARISIAN TALES at the African Diaspora International Film Festival on December 7. This includes:
2PM - “Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Lights”
“Paris Noir - African Americans in the City of Lights” is the most comprehensive and compelling documentary on the remarkable migration of pioneering African Americans who sought freedom from America’s strife and found acceptance and great achievement abroad. Beginning with World War 1 soldiers, the film weaves together the contributions and influence of writers, musicians, intellectuals, entertainers and artists in Paris of the 1920s to 1950s. (from alexanderstreet.com)
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3:30PM - “Night of Destiny”
Sixty five years old Abdelkader Silimani, an Algerian Muslim living in France, after inadvertently witnessing a murder, narrowly escapes from the murderers by hiding out in a mosque. The black leather dressed masked murderers, with their firearms in hand, do not hesitate to enter the mosque full of praying men looking for the eyewitness. They leave empty handed but determined not to give up their search.
Detective Leclerc is assigned to the case. As he searches for the eyewitness who stays mute with fear, the detective slowly discovers the Northern Paris Muslim community and its traditions. For the first time, the French detective is exposed to the contradictions and challenges minority communities face as they struggle to live in a new culture with a different set of values and religious beliefs.
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6PM - “The Parisienne Uncovered” with a Q&A with Rokhaya Diallo after the screenings
Around the world the typical Parisian woman is seen as being white, tall, slim, elegant, bike-riding a bike cigarette smoker. Yet Paris is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. Rokhaya Diallo dismantles the cliché by showing Parisian women of today in all their diversity.
Q&A after the screening with Filmmaker and Activist Rokhaya Diallo
We are honored to welcome back Rokhaya Diallo, an acclaimed French journalist, author, and filmmaker, to present her thought-provoking documentary “La Parisienne démystifiée” (The Parisienne Uncovered). A powerful voice in contemporary French media, Diallo is renowned for her incisive work on race, culture, and feminism. Her film challenges long-held stereotypes about Parisian women, offering a nuanced exploration of identity in the French capital. With her unique perspective as a Black woman in France, Diallo brings fresh insights to discussions on diversity and representation in global cities. Join us for this special screening and engage with Diallo’s compelling vision of modern Paris.
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