Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film (Fall 2021) The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is the Stone Center’s annual series spotlighting films from all corners of the African diaspora. Many of the screenings are North Carolina premieres and the festival features commentary and appearances by filmmakers and local scholars. This year’s edition will consist primarily of […]
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The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is the Stone Center’s annual series spotlighting film from all corners of the African Diaspora. Many of our screenings over the year have been North Carolina premieres and most feature commentary and appearances by the directors and local scholars as well was post-film discussions. In light of […]
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2019 Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film Collective Memory(ies): Our Diaspora The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is the Stone Center’s annual series spotlighting film from all corners of the African diaspora. Many screenings are North Carolina premieres and feature commentary and appearances by the directors and local scholars. This year’s edition will include community screenings at the Varsity Theater and in Durham at NC […]
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The Stone Center’s Annual Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film kicks off on September 23 with a special screening of filmmaker S. Torriano Berry’s The Kusini Concept, along with a screening of Countdown at Kusini, one of the most important productions in Black film history. Rarely seen sinceColumbia pictures shelved it in 1976 and […]
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Check us out on Vimeo! Did you miss a “can’t-miss” Stone Center event or lecture? Don’t worry– you can view video from Stone Center lectures, programs and special events on our Vimeo page. Vimeo is a platform used to upload video content and share it on the internet—via your Vimeo page. You can access the […]
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Please join us for opening night of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent film. The festival includes premiere screenings from across the diaspora. All screenings are FREE and OPEN to the public. BODY AND SOUL: AN AMERICAN BRIDGE Dir.: Robert Philipson| 2017| USA| 58 min Out of all the cross-cultural encounters that have resulted […]
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The Stone Center and the Hayti Heritage Center, in collaboration with Array Films, will host a FREE special sneak preview of the film, The House on Coco Road, ahead of its July release. A discussion will following immediately after screening. Please join us on Thursday, June 22 at 7pm at the Hayti Heritage Center in […]
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