MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR)
The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) taking place October 2 to 6, 2013, in Hollywood, CA, has integrated a new sidebar, Film Diaspora, into its 2013 programming slate. Film Diaspora will showcase independent films and filmmakers from the African Diaspora. The lineup will include 11 films — three features, six shorts, and two documentaries from 8 countries — Nigeria, Haiti, Cameroon, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and South Africa
FEATURES
FLOWER GIRL (Nigeria)
Writer: Jigi Bello, Director: Michelle Bello
MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR) (Madagascar)
Writer/Director: Haminiaina Ratovarivony
NINAH’S DOWRY (Cameroon)
Writer/Director: Victor Viyuoh
SHORTS
MIDNIGHT SCORPIAN (Burkina Faso)
Writer/Director: Tony Amara
NHAMO (South Africa)
Writer/Director: Eunice Chiwesha Goldstein
OGONDAH (Nigeria)
Writer/Director: Willis Ikedum
SUNNI MAN (New Zealand)
Writer/Director: Hamish Mortland
TOUCH (London)
Writer/Director: Shola Amoo
UNSPOKEN (Nigeria)
Writers: Edith Nwekenta and Ola Laniyan
DOCUMENTARIES
ADOPTED ID (Haiti)
Writer: Andrew Togobo Director: Sonia Godding
TOGOBO SODIQ (London)
Writer/Director: Adeyemi Michael