BIFS
Afro-Italians in Films
Celebrate
THE FILMAKERS
PAST DATES
January 31
Italian Cultural Institute at 6.30 PM
"Blaxploitalian"
Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu in attendance
February 11
Roxie Theatre at 4.15 PM
"Autumn Beat"
Q&A with director Antonio Distefano in attendance
February 21
Italian Cultural Institute at 6.30 PM
"La Mia Milano"
"Idris"
"Guess who I'm bringing to dinner"
"The Moor"
"I will not forget you"
CHICAGO
February 18
Facets Cinema at 5 PM
"Idris"
"Autumn Beat"
Q&A with director Antonio Distefano in attendance
Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu in attendance
February 19
Facets Cinema
"The Moor"
"Blaxploitalian"
"I am Fatou"
" Va' Pensiero - Walking Stories"
February 17th at 5:00pm
“Idris”
"Autumn Beat"
Q&A with director Antonio Distefano in attendance
February 18th at 2:00 PM
“I am Fatou”
“Va Pensiero, Walking Stories”
“I will not forget you”
“Blaxpoitalian”
The first celebration of Afro-Italian talents in film, showcasing new features and shorts and illuminating the historical, social, and cultural aspects of Black life in Italy through film, offering the opportunity to see a diverse representation of Italy
Curated by producer-director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, this retrospective of Italian of African descent filmmakers deals with questions of colonialism, diversity, global black diaspora, gender, race, and identity that are best answered by those who live Italy’s integration day to day
