04/08/2024
New York Forum of Amazigh Film:
"Memory and Resilience"
Friday April 19 2024
10 am- 12 pm
612 Schermerhorn Hall, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, NY
Join us on for a screaning of three short films followed Q&A with Guest Speaker Izza Genini and Professor Madeleine Dobie as part of the 9th Edition of the New York Forum of Amazigh Film.
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK0f_0eeHLu-cGJOiSQbtavqCdUUzeyeoeSkqy98RYAaugIg/viewform
About the Films:
The Song of Sin | Khalid Maddour, Morocco, 2022, 14 min
Two poets and musicians from the Rif plateau, heirs of an ancestral art, play out much more than a love story. An entire history of people.
Aita | Izza Genini, France/Morocco, 1988, 27 min
Led by cheikhate, nomadic musicians, the aïta converts cries into melodies, songs into calls, embodying love and hope through anguish, remembrance, and transcendence. At the Moulay Abdallah Moussem, near Casablanca’s southern outskirts, Moroccan diva Fatna Bent El Hocine and her ensemble Oulad Aguida warmly welcome countless passionate riders and dedicated aïta enthusiasts.
The Citron, Fruit of Splendor | Izza Genini, France/Morocco, 1998, 30 min
Deep in the valley of the Moroccan Anti Atlas, the fruit of the citron tree is cultivated by Amazigh farmers, following the rules of perfection demanded by the Divine Law of the Hebrews
