Screenings
AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE is a unique documentary learning experience. Look below for future screenings and lectures at a site near you.
UPCOMING LECTURES, SCREENINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
PAST SCREENINGS & LECTURES
State of the Field of Africana Studies Conference
University of Pennsylvania
Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum
5.00p.m October 17th, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
African Diaspora International Film Festival
Washington, D.C
6:00p.m, August 16th, 2013
BlackStar Film FestivalAugust 3rd, 2013
International House, Philadelphia
175th Aniversary of Emancipation
August 1st, 2013
National Television, Guyana
The 36th Annual Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market
June 29th 2013
Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
June 15th
African Diaspora International Film Festival
June 14th in Chicago, IL
August 16th in Washington, D.C
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
June 11th-13th
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The People’s Film Festival
June 2nd, 2013
Harlem, NY
Cinema at the Edge Film Festival
June 2nd, 3pm (PST)
Santa Monica, CA
April 15th, 2013
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
Seattle, WA
April 12th, 2013
Fordham University
“Race and the City: And Intergenerational Dialogue”
April 6th, 2013
Oakland International Film Festival
The Oakland Film Society
Feb. 23rd, 2013
Panel Discussion: “Legacy of W.E.B Du Bois”
W. E. B. Du Bois and the Wings of Atlanta 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference
Clark Atlanta University
JAN. 31st, 2013
San Diego Black Film Festival
Reading Cinemas Gaslamp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE won Best Documentary and Best Director at its premiere at the San Diego Black Film Festival.
Yale University
NOV. 7th 2012
“Film Sociology”
Using his forthcoming documentary AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE as a prime example, Dr. Zuberi discussed the use of film as a powerful medium for developing and sustaining critical Sociological conversation.
Columbia University
OCT. 24th, 2012
“Film Sociology”
Penn Museum
OCT. 20th, 2011
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi kicked off the Imagine Africa contemporary issues lecture series, discussing the challenges of making a documentary in Africa. This multimedia presentation explored the power of documentary film making and other forms of media in telling the story of the impact the world has had on Africa, and in turn, the impact Africa has had on the world. This program was co-sponsored by Penn’s Center for Africana Studies.
University of Maryland
SEPT. 23rd, 2011
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi discussed the challenges of making a documentary in Africa. This multimedia presentation explored the power of documentary film making and other forms of media in telling the story of the impact the world has had on Africa, and in turn, the impact Africa has had on the world.
African Independence 