Fwd: FOR THE CAUSE: Free ADIFF Sneak Preview Screening This Friday!

FOR THE CAUSE - ADIFF Free Sneak Preview Screening, This Friday! ADIFF SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING  For the Cause + Q&A with director Katherine Nero Fri, Oct. 31 @ 6PM  THE CHAPEL TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 525 W. 120TH ST Room 263-Macy New York, NY 10027 FREE TICKETS HERE Mirai Scott, a Chicago civil rights attorney, is contacted by her estranged father, Rolly Spencer, a former Black Panther who went underground 30 years earlier to escape an attempted murder charge.  Mirai refuses to take Rolly’s case, but her curiosity about her parents’ relationship is aroused when her otherwise frank-speaking mother, Fredi Scott, refuses to talk about what happened between her and Mirai’s father during their days in the Party.  Mirai’s efforts to win Rolly’s freedom uncovers painful and dangerous secrets from her parents’ past through which she learns the true meaning of family and love.Directed by Katherine Nero, 2013, 85min, United States, drama, English.       WATCH TRAILER HERE   Share Tweet Forward ADIFF NY 2014 CENTERPIECE Between Friends NY Premiere TICKETS HERE   Launching of the SOUTH AFRICA: 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY program presented in collaboration with the South African Department of Arts and Culture, the NFVF and the Kwazulu-Natal Film Commission.   VIP RECEPTION: Tue, Dec. 2  @ 6PM – Riverside Theater CENTERPIECE SCREENING: Tue, Dec. 2  @ 7:30PM – Riverside Theater   Keynote speaker: Dr. Molefi Kete Asante Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University, founder of the PhD program in African-American Studies, and President of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies. Between Friends  After 7 years, college friends reunite at an up-market game lodge in South Africa. Long buried secrets shared by old friends are eventually exposed, causing tensions to arise in current relationships. A stylish, funny tale of the new South Africa. Stars Thapelo Mokoena, Lihle Dhlomo, Mandisa Nduna, Dunisani Mbebe, Amanda Du Pont, Siyabonga Twala and Morne Du toit. Directed by Zuko Nodada, 2014, 93 min, South Africa, Romantic comedy, English, Zulu with English subt. Q&A after the screening.   CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER   Share Tweet Forward ADIFF 2014 OPENING NIGHT: Friday, November 28, 2014 SUPREMACY 7:30PM @ Symphony Space Joe Anderson (Across the Universe) and Danny Glover star in Supremacy, a racially charged psychological thriller. Supremacy follows a high-ranking white supremacist (Anderson) who murders a cop and hides out with his accomplice by taking a black family hostage. Glover plays the patriarch of the house, an ex-con who must rely on his wits and understanding of the supremacist’s racist mind to keep his family safe. Supremacy, which made its world premiere in June 2014 at the LA Film Festival, also stars Dawn Olivieri, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Robin Bobeau, and Anson Mount. Based on real events, Supremacy is a shocking, complex, real-life horror story. (Deadline.com) (USA, 2014, 97 min, Deon Taylor, dir., Drama)  LA Film Festival (2014) - Supremacy Trailer - Anson Mount, Danny Glover HD 36 ratings 5,574 views BUY TICKETS HERE             GET 15% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FESTIVAL PASS UNTIL 10/30 Click here to get your pass today!   DO YOU WANT TO COME TO NEW YORK TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL? Reserve your room at the Festival Hotel today! Visit TheHotelNewton.com When at the home page, click the reservation tab at the top and put in promo code ADIFF2014 to get the festival rate.  The code will be live until 10/27   Purchase RETURN TO GOREE on DVD for $5 only. Please note: 10% of the film is in French without English subtitles. DVD includes film Return to Goree, Youssou N'Dour Concert on Goree Island and two documentaries about Sotigui Kouyate. PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE   ARTMATTAN FILMS ON REELHOUSE!   Watch great films online! ARTMATTAN FILMS ON FANDOR!   Watch great films online! ARTMATTAN FILMS ON AMAZON!   Watch great films online! PURCHASE ADIFF FILMS ON DVD! If you cannot come to the Festival, the Festival can come to you! Enjoy with family and friends some of the best films from the African Diaspora International Film Festival on DVD!! DVDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE @ www.AfricanDiasporaDVD.com Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2014 African Diaspora Film Festival, All rights reserved. You have expressed an interest in the African Diaspora International Film Festival Our mailing address is: African Diaspora Film Festival 535 Cathedral Parkway- St14B New York, Ny 10025 Add us to your address book