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New Orléans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival Open Your Eyes !   Communities worldwide face enormous problems, ethnic and racial violence, poverty, educational and economic inequality, sexual abuse, health pandemics, and our ability to respond to these crises has fallen short. For the third cycle of Cinema Première, the New Orléans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival will host American director Louise Hogarth and present her acclaimed documentary, Angels in the Dust (2007), winner of the Emerging Picture / Full Frame Audience Award and the... [Lire la suite]

Thursday August 7 At The Prytania 5339 Prytania, New Orleans, LA 70115 http://www.theprytania.com/ Opening Director Dr. Jean Montès Featuring Johnaye Kendrick, Vocals. Amy Thiaville, Violin 1. Kate Withrow, Violin 2. Richard Woehrle, Viola. Sarah Montès, Cello. Allen Nisbet, Bass. Jean Montès, Congas Molto is a chamber orchestra of eclectic professional and semi-professional musicians committed to bringing audiences into the experience of making quality and one-of-a-kind live performances. Embracing a... [Lire la suite]

New Orléans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival June 2008 It is with great pleasure that we announce the creation of the New Orléans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival, its Cinema Premiere, and Audio-Visual Workshop We’re Back! Given the renown of the City of New Orleans as a site of artistic creativity and its historic ties to Africa and communities of African descent worldwide, the New Orléans Afrikan Film and Art Festival seeks to enhance these bonds by showcasing and exploring the productions of black artists throughout the... [Lire la suite]