Rapport Festival

18-20 SEPTEMBER 2020

Rapport Festival offers a unique platform that celebrates and elevates African Diaspora artistic expression from across the international diaspora.

Rapport Festival 2020 exhibits on films, documentaries, conversations and visual arts created by African Diaspora artists.

Rapport Festival is a Community Interest Company (CIC). We do not receive regular funding. All ticket sales and donations go toward paying for overheads associated with running the festival, as well as supporting Rapport Festival's future engagement in the African diaspora community.

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What's On

Friday

Random Shorts 1

Random Shorts 2

Saturday

Documentaries

Caribbean Themes

Green Days By The River

The Hood

Sunday

Lockdown

Migration Stories

We Rise

Black Love

Friday

Random Shorts

Part 1: 7pm - 8.40pm

Flame: Dir. Cherelle Owusu

Off-His Job: Dir. Adrian Dean

Short Cuts: Dir. Spencer

Paysinger, Dane Morck

Privilege: Dir. Omó Pastor

Man Down: Dir. Jonathan Rowan

A Viable Candidate: Dir. Orson Nava

I Can: Dir. Hulon E. Crayton II (Lonnie)

Little Men: Dir. Ayesha Adu

Documentaries

2pm - 4pm

Lineup

Unheard Stories - Lives of Kenya's Deaf: Dir. Raabia Hussain

Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore: Dir. Kenton Card

What Are You? : Dir. Richard B. Pierre

Our Father: Dir. Marcus Robinson

Mr. Emancipation - The Walter Perry Story: Dir. Preston Chase

Lockdown

3pm - 3.30pm

Lineup

Forgotten: Dir. Noella Mingo

Tribe: Dir. Maceo Tendaji

Mothering in Quarantine: Episode 1: Dir. Kyisha Williams

Love & Isolation: Dir. Yusuf Al-Rahman

Random Shorts

Part 2: 9pm - 11pm

Lineup

Unexpected Visitor: Dir. Jeremiah Baffour-Osei

Pie: Dir. Miro Alleyne-McCarthy

Uncovered: Dir. Atem Kuol

EGUN: Dir. Yuri Costa

The Favor: Dir. Henry Bruno

Awry: Dir. Garfield Boston

The Rage: Dir. Aurélien Mathieu, Samir Mokeddem

Zoo: Dir. Will Niava

Respek: Dir. Kamari Bright

Urban Radio Ad: Dir. Darren Lorenzi, Marcus Alan Ward

Fo Da Culture: Dir. Quinton Cameron

Caribbean Themes

5pm - 5.40pm

Lineup

Mariantonia - Dir. Scarlet N. Rodríguez
Irma - Dir. Lisa Cruz
Your Kid - Dir. Nelson Foix

Migration Stories

4pm - 5.30pm

Lineup

Home Soon Come: Dir. Hope Strickland

L'Albatros: Dir. Mazigh Bouaïch

A Selfie With My Great Grandparents: Dir. Kudzi Synos

I like to work: Dir. Luca Guardabascio

Tallawah Abroad - Remembering Little Jamaica: Dir. Sharine Taylor

Bablinga: Dir. Fabien Dao

Appreciation: Dir. Tomisin Adepeju

Green Days by the River - Dir. Michael Mooleedhar (Trinidad & Tobago)

7pm - 8.40pm

A Caribbean coming-of-age classic in the tradition of SUGAR CANE ALLEY, Michael Mooleedhar's first feature is adapted from Michael Anthony's acclaimed 1967 novel. Set in 1952, the story centres around the 15-year-old boy Shellie (Tafari), whose poor but closely knit family has recently relocated to a village in the Mayaro region of Trinidad.

With his father seriously ill, Shellie acquires a surrogate father-figure in the wealthy plantation-owner Mr Gidharee (Lawkaran), and he finds himself torn between Gidharee's seductive half-Indian daughter Rosalie (Kandhai) and the more down-to-earth charms of out-of-town girl Joan (Bartholomew).

But does Shellie really have a choice, or has a trap been laid for him from the very beginning?

GREEN DAYS BY THE RIVER is a rich sensory experience, featuring a lush sense of place, a superb music-laced soundtrack, and vividly colored, beautifully composed cinematography.

We Rise

6pm - 7pm

Lineup

elephant: Dir. Gladys San Juan

Moto Mukti: Dir. Keoni K. Wright

Intrusive Thoughts: Dir. Yemisi Bokinni

Chatter: Dir. Natasha K Lewin

A Close Eye: Dir. Kelvin Omori

Need a Dolla: Dir. Quinton Cameron

The Hood (Manhood Womanhood)

9pm - 10.30pm

Lineup

Lucy: Dir. Foley Ellis Ibidapo

Ojumo Ti Mo: Dir. Simisolaoluwa Akande

Golden Goddess: Dir. Michael Jenkins

Whole: Dir. Ericka Henderson , Ryonn Gloster, Evelio Zavala

#blacklivesmatter: Dir. One Single Rose

The Skunk: Dir. Jeff Agenor

Fend: Dir. Kelvin Edwards

From Fist To Knee: Paula Neiman

Black Love

8pm - 10pm

Lineup

Beauty Mark: Dir. Jonathan Rowan

Colour of Love: Dir. Antwon Lindsey

Alpha & Omega: Dir. Chloe Tai

Two in the Morning: Dir. Hulon E. Crayton II (Lonnie)

The First Time After: Dir. Calvin J Walker

Blue: Dir. Sonia Nwabukwu, Chike Nwabukwu

Awaken: Dir. Richard Moore

Russ & Dru: Dir. Steven Bennett

Colour of Love: Dir. Antwon Lindsey

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