Screenings will be held virtually at NYADIFF.orgSeveral films that made the cut go back into history:• Opening Night film, St. Louis Blues by Allen Resiner, is the 1958 classic film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy and featuring Nat 'King' Cole, Eartha Kitt, Pearl Bailey and Juano Hernandez. is a captivating film about the clash of cultures and customs. Among other stories is that of the 1999 assassination of Prime Minister Jaime Hurtado, the first Black to hold that office.For more information about the Best ADIFF 2020, to receive the complete line up, screeners and high resolution images please contact Diarah N’Daw-Spech at (212) 864-1760/ fax (212) 316-6020 or e-mail pr@nyadiff.org. Festival web site: www.nyadiff.org The African Diaspora International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization.BEST OF ADIFF 2020 FACT SHEETWHAT: Best of the 28th Annual African Diaspora International Film FestivalWHERE: Going 100% online nationwide for the first timeWHEN: From January 15 to 18, 2021TICKETS: $7. Festival pass $6014 FILMS - 15 COUNTRIES / REGIONS:Barbados, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Haiti, Mali, Morocco, Puerto Rico, South Africa, USA.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2021 20:14 UTC