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SUMMARY:Diaspora Film Festival (Lunchtime) Screening
DESCRIPTION:Since 2004, the Stone Center’s annual Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film has been showcasing films from all corners of the African diaspora including several films making their North Carolina and US premieres at the festival. Diaspora Film Festival screenings are marked by lively post-screening Q&A, in-depth commentary, critique, and contextualization with filmmakers, scholars and attendees.\nOver the years, the festival has forged lasting partnerships and collaboration with various campus and community co-sponsors. These include the African Studies Center, the African, African-American and Diaspora Studies Department (AAADS), the Women and Gender Studies Department, The History Department, the Center for the Study of the American South (CSAS), the Alliance (Carolina Latinx, American Indian, and Asian-American Centers), Ngozi Design Collective, the Hayti Heritage Center, the Rogers-Eubanks Community Center, Palace International and Providence 1898, among others.\nThe 2025 edition of Diaspora Film Festival will feature about two dozen films of all genres selected from more than a hundred submissions from around the world. A special screening on November 20th, in collaboration with the American Indian Center, features LUMBEELAND, a short film exploring drug culture’s impact on a Native American community.\nScreenings on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 | 12:05PM are as follows:\nJE NE SUIS PAS ELLE, JE SUIS L’AUTRE (Featured image above)\nDirs: Céline BERNABÉ, Kevin MACEDOT | Short | Guadeloupe | 28 MIN\nA woman artist, struggling with a mental illness following her mother’s death, tries to overcome society’s judgment and the obstacles caused by her health condition, to regain custody of her daughter.\n“AFTER THOUGHTS”\nDir: Cortez Mack | Short | USA | 10 MIN\nAn inspirational story about PTSD awareness\nHEAT OF THE BORDER \nDir: Robert Rafael dos Santos | Documentary | 19 MIN\nThis film addresses the difficulties faced by two immigrant families in Foz do Iguaçu, a city known for its rich linguistic and cultural diversity. Through stories, the film follows the challenges of these families. Even in a multicultural city like Foz do Iguaçu, bridges to true integration can be difficult to build.\nCRUZANDO EL DARIÉN\nDir.: Xochil Pamela Vergara | Documentary | Panama (2025) | 20 MIN\nAll screenings are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise stated, all screenings will take place on site in the Stone Center’s Hitchcock Multipurpose Room (150 South Rd, Chapel Hill, Room 111). \nRSVP now: https://heellife.unc.edu/event/11602431\n
URL:https://stonecenter.unc.edu/events/diaspora-film-festival-lunchtime-screening/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Room
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