Under the theme “25 Years of the New York African Film Festival,” this year’s New York African Film Festival will pay homage to the pioneers of African cinema along with commemorating the 100th birthday of the venerated South African freedom fighter and national leader Nelson Mandela
Purple Dreams
Purple Dreams
NAME OF FILM: PURPLE DREAMS
DIRECTOR(S): Joanne Hock
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: This film follows six students at the Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, N.C., who thrive as performers in the first-ever high school musical production of The Color Purple while grappling with difficult and stressful issues in their own lives.