"Miss Thang" accepted into NY African Diaspora Film Festival!

"Miss Thang" has been accepted into the New
York African Diaspora Film Festival! The festival takes
place from
November 23rd through December 9th in Manhattan, NYC. We
should know
the exact screening date & time by next week. This is a
really cool
festival that shows Black films from all over the world.
Their
website is http://nyadff.com


Check out the photos from the Chicago premiere on our
myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/missthangmovie


>>>ALSO

AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL COURSE
October 26 to December 9, 2007 (2 credits) The Course is
Open to the
General Public on a Non Credit Basis

Instructor: Reinaldo Barroso-Spech

The African Diaspora Film Festival celebrates the richness
and
diversity of the Black experience through the presentation
of over 90
films. Filmmakers, actors, producers, writers, and
educators of
diverse ethnic groups, nationalities, and backgrounds
highlight and
discuss the multifaceted lives of people of African descent
from North
and Sub Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, North and South
America, and
Europe.

• Discover the Caribbean through films with a diverse
selection of
films from Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and
Tobago, Cuba,
Puerto Rico and more.

• Share valuable moments with the Festival's guests in
residence to
discuss their craft, style, and vision, offering a
meaningful
interaction between the featured artists and the audience.
This year,
discover the world of Black Portuguese Cinema and meet
filmmakers from
Portugal, Mozambique, and other Portuguese speaking
countries who
focused their work on Africa and its Diaspora during ADFF
2007's
special "Focus on Black Portuguese Cinema" program.

• Broaden your horizons as educators and lifelong
learners, and learn
how to enhance your interaction and communication with your
students
and community, using film as a creative and innovative
teaching tool.

• Understand the different perspectives of Black culture
through the
best of the most recent films presented at other renowned
film
festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Montreal and Toronto.

• Interact with independent women filmmakers, who have
faced the
challenges of the film industry and succeeded to make a
film. Also,
participate and vote for this year Festival's "Best Film
Directed by
Women of Color Award." REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

You may also register in person at

The Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation
Teachers College, Columbia University
Box 132, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027-6670
Phone: (212) 678-3987 Fax: (212) 678-8417
Email: CEOI_mail@exchange.tc.columbia.edu

Please call for more information or visit us online.
1.800.209.1245 |
www.tc.edu/continuingeducation | www.NYADFF.org