“Bamako Sigi-kan“ (2002, 76 min) Un film documentaire réalisé par Manthia Diawara Synopsis « Lorsque je pense à Bamako, je me revois avec mes amis, dans les années soixante à soixante dix, sur les photos en noir et blanc de Malick Sidibé. Nous étions alors plein d’espoir parce que nous étions les héritiers du mouvement des… Continue reading “Bamako Sigi-kan“ (2002, 76 min)
Author: Lydie Diakhaté
Film Producer & Director, Curator for Art Programs, and Art critic
Lydie Diakhaté is a Film Producer and Curator for art exhibitions and cultural programs. She produces and disseminates African and African Diaspora films and other arts. Co-founder of the Real Life Documentary Festival in Accra from 2006 to 2011, she has worked with prestigious partners from Europe, Africa and the US.
THE WORLD OF FREDERIC BRULY BOUABRE
The World of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré and his Object teaching Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, self-taught encyclopaedist and blacksmith of words, lives and works in Abidjan. He was born in 1923 in Zéprégühe, Ivory Coast. While working as a civil servant in the French colonial regime in Senegal, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré had a divine revelation. On… Continue reading THE WORLD OF FREDERIC BRULY BOUABRE
STARS OF ETHIOPIA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR
March 1 – May 1, 2011 Location: Kimmel Center, NYU Windows Gallery Space LaGuardia Place and West 3rd street New York, NY 10012 An exhibition organized by The Institute of African American Affairs at NYU Curated by Lydie Diakhaté An outdoor series of 13 large-scale portraits from Ethiopia displayed at the Kimmel Center Windows Gallery… Continue reading STARS OF ETHIOPIA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR
Photo exhibition on the 2nd Algiers PANAF
Algiers_Exhibit_Postcard-NYU-IAAA-PFD copy 2 Algiers PANAF: 1969-2009 “Push our continent ahead.” Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria In 1969, the Pan African Cultural Festival (PANAF) took place in Algiers in a political situation marked by the liberation fight led by many African countries against colonialism. This 1st festival commemorated the great decade of independence movements in Africa. In… Continue reading Photo exhibition on the 2nd Algiers PANAF
Alien Scripts, Drawings by Walter Mosley
Alien Script Drawings by Walter Mosley June – July, 2013 An exhibition curated by Lydie Diakhaté An outdoor series of 18 large-scale drawings from Walter Mosley’s sketchbooks displayed at the NYU/Kimmel Center Windows Gallery at LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street, New York City. An exhibition curated by Lydie Diakhaté and organized by the Institute… Continue reading Alien Scripts, Drawings by Walter Mosley
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