During this first open air film night of 𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻, on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, at 𝟮𝟮.𝟬𝟬 𝗵𝗿𝘀, 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗭𝘄𝗶𝗷𝗴𝗲𝗿 kicks off with the short films 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀, 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 and 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸, curated by 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 and 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀.

𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝘅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘅 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀: 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀, 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸 (𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗿)
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Time: 22.00-23.00 hrs (headphones can be picked up from 21.00 hrs)
Venue: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam
Titles: 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀, 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 and 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸
Tickets: https://bit.ly/africadelic2024-het-filmplein

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
A €10 ticket for 𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻 includes: a free beer (IJwit or Vrijwit) or soft drink, a cup of popcorn, and a headset on loan to listen and watch the film. The film will start at 22.00 hrs. The headsets can be picked up from 21.00 hrs with your ticket(s). If there are still tickets available, you can also buy them on location from 21.00 hrs for €12,50. Please note that purchased tickets cannot be canceled.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀 (𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝟭𝟴’)
𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀 is a short poetic film by Black Speaks Back portraying a young Black woman’s quest for intimacy in a world where the boundaries between the individual and the collective, the political and the personal, the past and the present, become ever blurrier. The short film is an afro-surrealistic reverie, poetically re-imagining our contemporary conceptions of relationships with the self and with imagined communities through a questioning of historically and culturally imposed views on Black people’s intimate lives in the diaspora.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟰’)
𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 is an award-winning short film by Gambian media production house State of Mic and the Dutch filmmaking dua Bas Ackermann and Emiel Martens exploring the psychological impact of irregular Africa-EU migration through the lens of a Gambian return-migrant. The film shows the personal conflicts that arise when Modou (Christopher ‘Tijan’ Smith), a young deportee from The Gambia, returns to his home country after five years of living illegally in Europe. Suffering from intense flashbacks of his traumatic migrant journey, which keep him from reconnecting with his family, friends and himself, he wonders what has become of him.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸 (𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗼𝘆, 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗸𝘂, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟬’)
𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸 is a poetic, Afro-futuristic short film about the quest for freedom for Black residents in the city of Amsterdam. Filmmaker Rafik Opti walks through the city and talks with members of various Black subcultures about happiness, independence and their vision of the future. The film smoothly strings together all these varied conversations, creating a dynamic portrait of Black identity and the celebration of Black freedom, strength and joy.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 is a platform and festival operating from 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 that is committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands. The annual Africadelic Festival, each year held on and around Africa Day (May 25), is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, and offers a showcase of the cultural wealth and profound influence Afrodescendants have on global culture and society. In addition to this week filled with concerts, films, and talks, in 2024 from May 23-31, Africadelic also programs, presents and promotes one-off events throughout the year, such as this film night at Pakhuis de Zwijger. More info can be found at www.africadelic.com.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀
𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 is an Amsterdam-based streaming platform for content from independent African and Caribbean makers. The platform offers many titles for rent, from feature films and web series to documentaries and short films, with new content added each month. All titles can be rented individually for a modest fee, which will largely benefit the makers. You can find the complete YardVibes film catalogue at www.yardvibes.nl.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀
𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀 was born from a commission from the Belgo-Dutch grassroots platform and media collective Black Speaks Back by If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution for their Edition IX – Bodies and Technologies biennial programme (2022-23). Grounded in Black Speaks Back’s collaborative ethos, this project blurs traditional roles, placing collective creation at its core. Therefore, we emphasize that Black Speaks Back is included, if not centred, in all communication about this film. Black Speaks Back is a Belgo-Dutch grassroots collective and platform for Black experimentation that was founded in 2016 in Brussels and is now based in Amsterdam. As a founding member of Black Speaks Back, Emma-Lee Amponsah has been involved in various impactful audiovisual projects exploring Blackness in Belgium and the Netherlands. She was the initiator and producer of the world’s first Afrofuturistic musical EUphoria (2028). 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘀 (2024) marks her directorial debut.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻
𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 is the result of a collaboration between Gambian media production house State of Mic and Dutch filmmaking duo Bas Ackermann and Emiel Martens. The film received its world premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2018 and has since been shown at 75+ film festivals and other events worldwide. Bas Ackermann is a Dutch filmmaker with extensive experience of capacity building with young filmmakers and community-based projects, particularly in the Gambia, where he contributed to setting up State of Mic, a media training centre which developed into one of the country’s leading media production companies. Emiel Martens is a film-scholar practitioner at the University of Amsterdam, as well as the co-founder of the Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication, the Erasmus Knowledge Centre for Film, Heritage and Tourism, and film production company Dudes in your Face / Gasten in je Gezicht.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸
𝗭𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗸 is a short film by Rafik Opti and was produced in collaboration with EOdocs. Rafik is a hybrid film director, impassioned activist, and versatile multidisciplinary storyteller. With the artistry of storytelling as their guide, Rafik dissects and celebrates the intricate tapestry of issues within marginalised communities, igniting conversations and inspiring change by telling marvelous stories.