Sunday, May 18, 2014, 4:00 PM
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
African Film Festival Inc., Doc Watchers’ Inc, and Maysles Cinema Present:
Four Days of African Docs and Verite Fiction
Curated by Hellura Lyle
Curse of an Addict
Lovinsa Kavuma, 2013, 25 min, Tanzania
Seif is a young Muslim heroin addict who believes he is cursed. In a battle to be free, he seeks help from a Sheik who conducts an exorcism and summons the curse.
A Lot Like You
Eliaichi Kimaro, 2011, 80 min
Eliaichi Kimaro is a mixed-race, first-generation American with a Tanzanian father and Korean mother. When her retired father moves back to Tanzania, Eliaichi begins a project that examines the intricate fabric of her multiracial identity.
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