MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR)

The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) taking place October 2 to 6, 2013, in Hollywood, CA, has integrated a new sidebar, Film Diaspora, into its 2013 programming slate. Film Diaspora will showcase independent films and filmmakers from the African Diaspora. The lineup will include 11 films — three features, six shorts, and two documentaries from 8 countries — Nigeria, Haiti, Cameroon, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and South Africa

FEATURES

FLOWER GIRL (Nigeria)
Writer: Jigi Bello, Director: Michelle Bello

MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR) (Madagascar)
Writer/Director: Haminiaina Ratovarivony

NINAH’S DOWRY (Cameroon)
Writer/Director: Victor Viyuoh 

SHORTS

MIDNIGHT SCORPIAN (Burkina Faso)
Writer/Director: Tony Amara

NHAMO (South Africa)
Writer/Director: Eunice Chiwesha Goldstein

OGONDAH (Nigeria)
Writer/Director: Willis Ikedum

SUNNI MAN (New Zealand)
Writer/Director: Hamish Mortland

TOUCH (London)
Writer/Director: Shola Amoo

UNSPOKEN (Nigeria)
Writers: Edith Nwekenta and Ola Laniyan

DOCUMENTARIES

ADOPTED ID (Haiti)
Writer: Andrew Togobo Director: Sonia Godding

TOGOBO SODIQ (London)
Writer/Director: Adeyemi Michael