Ever since San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) opened up nearly 2 years ago, the institution, under the leadership of exective director V. Denise Bradley, has been producing impressive exhibitions that explore the myraid cultures of the African diaspora. Additionally, MoAD has been continuously collaborating with Bay Area organizations and institutions and producing well-rounded community oriented events.
This May MoAD and the San Francisco International Arts Festival will team up and present the San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) Film Series. Curated by Ave Montague, director of the San Francisco Black Film Festival, the line up of movies spans an array of the best films from the Continent to the Americas. Some of the titles include last year's Academy Award winner Tsotsi, a screen adaptation of the novel by Athol Fugard, that tells the story of a young man who after his mother dies of HIV-related complications, flees his home in Johannesburg because of an abusive father, only to be caught up in a whirlwind of complicated events--including involuntary kidnapping of a 3-month-old child.
Another film is La Rebelle (The Rebel), which is set in Haiti and retells the story of a young girl who rebels against her father when she finds him with a new woman in his life. Her campaign includes drinking, drugs, and promiscuity, but ends on a surprising note.
