IMartinique iba maphakathi ne-African Diaspora International Film Festival

The I-African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) izogubha iminyaka yayo engama-27 kusukela ngomhla ka-Nov. 29 kuya kuDis. 15 ngokulandisa okungaphezulu kuka-60 ubude namadokhumentari azokwethulwa eKolishi Lothisha lase-Columbia University, Cinema Village, MIST Harlem kanye naseMnyuziyamu Yesithombe Esinyakazayo.

Uzakwethu omkhulu kanye nomxhasi osemthethweni, i-Martinique Tourism Authority/CMT USA nayo isekela ukubukwa kwe-Gala kwe-“Jocelyne, mi tchè mwen | UJocelyne Béroard, Enhliziyweni|” phakathi nomkhosi, ozoba ngeSonto, Disemba 1st, 2019 e-Teacher College, Columbia University, 6pm.

Le dokhumentari yomculo ikhuluma ngempilo nomsebenzi ka-Jocelyne Béroard, ohamba phambili weqembu lase-Kassav noyedwa ongumculi wesifazane wase-Martinique; iqondiswe ngumenzi wefilimu uMaharaki, naye wase-Isle of Flowers. UJocelyne Béroard ungomunye wezithonjana ezinhle kakhulu zaseCaribbean nasemiphakathini yase-Afrika. Ngaphandle kokusungula inhlangano entsha yomculo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Zouk, waba nesandla kakhulu ekusabalaliseni ithonya layo e-Caribbean nasesigcawini somculo womhlaba. UNksz Béroard ungumculi wokuqala wase-Caribbean ukuzuza irekhodi Legolide. Abathandi bamafilimu e-“Jocelyne, mi tchè mwen” bazomenywa edilini le-cocktail nezibiliboco zesiCreole ezixhaswe uRhum Clément futhi zoba ngaphambi kombukiso ngo-5pm.

Phakathi kwabadidiyeli bamafilimu abangu-8 kule festiveli, uMaharaki, ophinde abe ngumdwebi, uqale umsebenzi wakhe ngamafilimu amafushane ahlomule ngezindondo. Ngemuva kokuqondisa umculi u-Indrani kwividiyo yomculo ethi, To The Other Side, ubelokhu ecelwa ukuthi ayosebenza phesheya kwezilwandle, okuholele ekutheni aqondise izihlabani zomculo ezifana noRihanna noShontelle. Ukubuya kwakhe ekufakeni amafilimu, i-VIVRE ebilindelwe ngabomvu, yaqedwa ngo-2013; yenze ukukhetha okusemthethweni kwamafestivali amafilimu angaphezu kuka-50 futhi yawina imiklomelo eyi-11 ezinyangeni eziyi-9.

U-Jocelyne Béroard no-Maharaki basenkampanini enhle. I-Martinique inhlabathi evundile kumaciko, ababhali abadumile abafana noJeanne Nardal, uFrantz Fanon, uPatrick Chamoiseau noma u-Edouard Glissant, kanye nabadidiyeli abaphayona nabaqondisi bamafilimu abafana no-Euzhan Palcy amafilimu akhe awina imiklomelo ahlanganisa i-Sugar Cane Alley ne-A Dry White Season. Mhlawumbe ophawuleka kakhulu yindodana yomdabu edumile u-Aimé Césaire, imbongi ehlonishwa umhlaba wonke, isazi sefilosofi, usopolitiki owasungula inhlangano eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-negritude.