COLOR OF THE OCEAN
In Color of the Ocean, director Maggie Peren offers a story in which the itinerary of two refugees arriving on the shores of the Canary Islands collides with those of an altruistic tourist and a Canary Island cop. The experience they share will change the course of their lives.
Sunday September 11 - Jackman Hall - AGO - 4:00pm
Monday September 12 - Scotiabank Theatre 4 - 2:45pm
Friday September 16 - AMC 3 - 9:00pm
DARK GIRLS
In this emotional and heartfelt documentary, directors Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry set out to examine why skin-colour bias persists among people of African descent, and how it affects the lives of women on the receiving end.
Wednesday September 14 - Ryerson Theatre - 9:15pm
Friday September 16 - Scotiabank Theatre 1 - 6:30pm
Sunday September 18 - AMC 10 - 4:00pm
THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA
Branwen Okpako's The Education of Auma Obama is a captivating and intimate portrait of the U.S. president's older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity.
Friday September 9 - AMC 6 - 2:15pm
Saturday September 10 - AMC 10 - 9:45am
Sunday September 18 - AMC 7 - 10:15am
I'M CAROLYN PARKER: THE GOOD, THE MAD, AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Starting a few months after Hurricane Katrina, Jonathan Demme follows a strong matriarch from the Lower Ninth Ward named Carolyn Parker as she struggles to rebuild her home over several years.
Tuesday September 13 - TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 - 9:30pm
Thursday September 15 - Scotiabank Theatre 4 - 3:00pm
Sunday September 18 - AMC 6 - 7:30pm
LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR
Gracious and bold musical about a boy finding his true self, his family and his place in the world; set in the voguing and underground ball-culture of Los Angeles.
Wednesday September 14 - Scotiabank Theatre 1 - 9:00pm
Thursday September 15 - AMC 6 - 2:30pm
Sunday September 18 - Scotiabank Theatre 1 - 8:45pm
LUCKY
Lucky, an AIDS orphan is forced to leave his native village to live with his uncle in Durban. He learns about life the hard way, but forges an unlikely bond with an elderly Indian neighbour in spite of racial prejudice and language barriers. Together they go on a journey to find him a new life and family.
Sunday September 11 - AMC 3 - 3:30pm
Monday September 12 - AMC 4 - 8:15pm
Saturday September 17 - Scotiabank Theatre 4 - 1:00pm
MAN ON GROUND
A bold and exacting portrayal of rising xenophobia in South Africa, Omotoso casts the story of a young Nigerian man living in the African refugee tenements of Johannesburg who disappears against the background of animosity against immigrants flaring into violent rioting. In the span of a single night, his brother, on a short visit from London, tries to elucidate the mystery.
Monday September 12 - AMC 9 - 6:30pm
Tuesday September 13 - AMC 9 - 3:00pm
Saturday September 17 - Isabel Bader Theatre - 9:30pm
PARIAH
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks family and friendships in a search for sexual expression.
Monday September 12 - TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 - 7:30pm
Wednesday September 14 - AMC 3 - 5:45pm
RANDOM
Kaleidoscopic, monologue-driven portrait of a Black British woman on the day her younger brother is killed in random act of violence.
Friday September 16 - TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 - 10:00pm
Saturday September 17 - Jackman Hall - AGO - 1:00pm
VIOLET AND DAISY
Oscar®-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher's visually adventurous directorial debut is a brutal fable about a pair of teenage assassins, played by Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel, who believe they've landed a straightforward assignment but soon find themselves thrown off their game when their latest target isn't who they expected.
Thursday September 15 - Visa Screening Room (Elgin) - 6:00pm
Friday September 16 - Ryerson Theatre - 9:00pm
Sunday September 18 - Scotiabank Theatre 1 - 9:00am
Here is FULL LIST of the African & Diaspora related films:
Films & Directors
BUTTER
Jim Field Smith
CHEVELLE
Kevin Jerome Everson
COLOUR OF THE OCEAN
Maggie Peren
DARK GIRLS
Bill Duke / D. Channsin Berry
DOUBLES WITH SLIGHT PEPPER
Ian Harnarine
THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA
Brawen Okpako
HOTEL SWOONI
Kaat Beels
I’M CAROLYN PARKER
Jonathan Demme
THE INVADER
Nicolas Provost
LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR
Sheldon Larry
LUCKY
Avie Luthra
MACHINE GUN PREACHER
Marc Forster
MAN ON GROUND
Akin Omotoso
PARIAH
Dee Rees
RANDOM
Debbie Tucker Green
SHAME
Steve McQueen
UNDEFEATED
TJ Martin / Dan Lindsay
THE CARDBOARD VILLAGE
Ermanno Olmi
VIOLET AND DAISY
Geoffrey Fletcher
WINNIE (Jennifer Hudson / Terrence Howard)
Darrell Roodt
4AM
Janine Fung
For synopsis, dates and times for these films, go to the TIFF website at:
http://tiff.net/thefestival/filmprogramming#a
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