Leonard Cortana writes about global development of Afro Diasporic film festivals for Jeune Afrique.
“In the context of the pandemics, the significant global development of Afro Diasporic film festivals highlights their role as sites of celebration for African and Afro Diasporic cultures and the fight for racial justice. Whether they will be virtual or social distanced in person screenings, these events will not take the current context as a limit but rather as a frame to heal and organize resistance through the acknowledgement of past and future battles,” he says.
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