Another season of the African Film Festival (AFF) is here. AFF and ImageNation have collaborated for the theatrical run of the award-winning film LUTHER: Never Too Much this Saturday, November 9th at The Dwyer in Harlem, New York. The film celebrates the legacy of the singer-songwriter who won eight Grammys before his death in 2005.
‘Luther: Never Too Much’ is a documentary film chronicling the story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack. The film relives and the many stunning moments of Luther’s musical career, while exploring his personal life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved.
Also, an exclusive screening of Know Your Place, a powerful selection from #NYAFF30 will take place on Thursday, November 14th.
Know Your Place is a slice-of-life drama set in present-day Seattle. Robel (a 15-year-old Eritrean-American) and his best friend, Ethiopian-American Fahmi, embark on a journey to drop off a suitcase containing medicine and cash with a friend travelling back to Eritrea because of a family member’s sudden illness.
An unexpected turn transmutes Robel’s simple errand into an odyssey across the rapidly gentrifying city; in the process he navigates directions to make his delivery on time, along with the challenges of familial responsibility, self-identification, and dislocation amid the ongoing redevelopment and displacement of the only community he’s ever known as home.
