The 28th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) will open with the film “HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Revolutionary Life and Times of Diplomat and Judge Ulric Cross,” directed by Caribbean filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon.
HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
In 1941, a young man from Trinidad named Ulric Cross leaves his island home to seek his fortune. He emerges from World War II as the RAF’s most decorated West Indian. Cross’s long life spanned key moments of the 20th century, including independence in Africa and the Caribbean. Shot in Ghana, the United Kingdom, and Trinidad and Tobago, the film is not just about his life but also the transformative times in which he lived, and tells the untold story of those Caribbean professionals who helped to liberate Africa from colonialism.
Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon
Starring Kofi Adjorlolo, Jimmy Akingbola, Giles Alderson
Genre(s) Drama Film
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Caribbean Filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon’s HERO to Open Pan African Film Festival
HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Revolutionary Life and Times of Diplomat and Judge Ulric Cross
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New York African Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup “Beyond Borders: Storytelling Across Time”
HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross Under the theme “Beyond Borders: Storytelling Across Time,” this year the citywide 26th edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) launches at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek in May, heads to Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) from May 30 through June 4, and closes at Maysles Cinema. The festival lineup includes 68 films of multiple genres from 31 countries across the diaspora, and is presented by FLC and African Film Festival, Inc.