FILM PRODUCTION

“Some Bright Morning: The Art of Melvin Edwards,” a documentary by Lydie Diakhaté

The film reveals how the African American sculptor Melvin Edwards, nowadays a worldwide recognized artist, has established along 5 decades his own artistic language.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Synopsis Born in the South of the US in the late 30’s, during the segregation, nowadays the sculptor Melvin Edwards is a worldwide recognized artist. As black internationalist, pan-Africanist, and… Continue reading “Some Bright Morning: The Art of Melvin Edwards,” a documentary by Lydie Diakhaté

EVENTS

Real Life Documentary Festival 2008

REAL-LIFE DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL: A PAN-AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS 3rd Edition: May 31st to June 6th 2008, in Accra and Kumasi We are one of a few festivals that provide a forum for documentary films and filmmakers who focus on African and African-diasporic themes. Our objective is to stimulate Africans to document their own histories… Continue reading Real Life Documentary Festival 2008

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Real Life Documentary Festival 2007

Real Life Documentary Festival: A pan-African Festival of Documentary Films Following a highly successful first annual Real Life Documentary Film Festival in Accra in Ghana in May 2006, to which several filmmakers and organizations gave their support, the organizers of the festival hereby propose an other event scheduled for June 2nd--8th 2007. We intend to strengthen… Continue reading Real Life Documentary Festival 2007