Exploring Black Italy Film Series

Join the Italian Studies Program for three film screenings that explore Black Italy during the month of February. All showings will be held in Greene 239.

BlaxpoItalian (2016) dir. by Fred Kudjo Kuwornu

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 6:00-7:30 PM

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu examines the careers of black actors in Italian cinema.

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Asmarina (2015) dir. by Alan Maglio and Medhin Paolos

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 5:30-7:00 PM

Asmarina is a documentary film about the Habesha (Eritrean and Ethiopian) community in Milan that bridges the present life of this community to the historical legacies of Italian colonialism in the Horn of Africa.

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Autumn Beat (2023) dir. by Antonio Dikele Distefano

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 5:30-7:30 PM

Autumn Beat is a coming-of-age drama that follows the story of Tito and Paco, two brothers who grew up in Milan with the same dream: to break into the world of rap and be heard through music. The duo seem destined for success—Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other—but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond.