{"id":2647,"date":"2012-04-13T23:41:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T23:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2012-04-13T23:44:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T23:44:06","slug":"ny-african-film-festival-delivers-impressive-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/13\/ny-african-film-festival-delivers-impressive-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"New York African FIlm Festival Delivers Impressive Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><strong>The New York African Film Festival<\/strong>, the lovechild of <strong>Film Society of Lincoln Center<\/strong> (FSLC) and <strong>African Film Festival<\/strong>, Inc (AFF) is back to celebrate another year of the best the Diaspora has to offer in filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/2012\/04\/13\/ny-african-film-festival-delivers-impressive-lineup\/image002-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2651\" title=\"image002\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/image0022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/image0022.jpg 410w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/image0022-300x51.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/2012\/04\/13\/ny-african-film-festival-delivers-impressive-lineup\/image002-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2649\"><!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 19th New York African Film Festival<\/strong> features a range of inspirational masterpieces that are a healthy and balanced mix of drama, documentary and comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the major highlights include <strong>Mama Africa<\/strong>, a moving retrospective about the delightfully monochromatic life of famed South African musician, <strong>Miriam Makeba<\/strong>, who passed away suddenly after collapsing on stage during a concert in Italy almost four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Another must see feature is <strong>Relentless,<\/strong> a multi-cultural vehicle directed by <strong>Andy Amadi Okoroafor<\/strong>. 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