‘The Man Died’ to feature at African Film Festival New York

‘The Man Died’ to feature at African Film Festival New York

The 32nd African Film Festival New York (AFFNY) is set to showcase The Man Died, a 105-minute feature film inspired by the prison notes of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka. The film will be screened at Lincoln Center, New York, on Tuesday, May 13, as part of the festival, which runs from May 7th to May 29th. Directed by Awam Amkpa, a professor of Cultural Aesthetics at New York University (NYU), The Man Died is expected to draw a large and diverse a…

From Solitary to Spotlight: The Man Died Ignites New York with Soyinka’s Fire - Newsmakers

Segun Atanda/ On Tuesday, May 13, the hallowed halls of Lincoln Center will shimmer with the raw power of memory, resistance, and artistry as The Man Died—a soul-searing adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir—lights up the 32nd New York African Film Festival. What began as scribbles in the shadows of solitary confinement will now unfold […] The post From Solitary to Spotlight: The Man Died Ignites New York with Soyinka’s Fire appeared first …