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UK television premiere BBC2 Saturday May 22 at 9.30pm. Other international premieres coming up. Sign up to our email to keep updated.

Screenings 2022
Dec 15, 2022 The London Premiere of the Hausa Dub
African Apocalypse
15th December, 2022 @ 6pm
This event is hosted by UCL’s Sarah Parker Remond Centre, the Social Research Institute, the Migration Research Unit, and the Arts and Humanities Faculty.

Saturday July 16, 3pm – 6.30pm
Arnolfini Gallery
-Film Screening & Panel Discussion with director, Nigerien participants (Amina Weira & Ibro Abdou) and filmmaker/writer Imruk Bakari. Hosted by Migration Mobilities Bristol
April 7-8, 2022 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Thursday, April 7, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Zimmerli Art Museum
-Welcoming Reception
-Film Screening & Talkback with the Filmmakers: African Apocalypse.
Network AREWA24
AIRING SCHEDULE FOR AFRICAN APOCALYPSE
Sunday, 27th February, 2022 @ 9pm Kano Time (20:00GMT)
REPEAT DATES
Sunday, 6th March, 2022
Sunday, 13th March, 2022
Sunday, 20th March, 2022
Screenings 2021
Benelux premiere
4 February 2021
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Live screening with Q&A hosted by Doc Society Head of Film, Shanida Scotland. With Femi, Rob and producer David Upshal.
Tues, Feb 4, 19:00 | Bertha Doc Housse | London
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 3:00PM to 4:30PM (EDT)
This webinar, which is Part I of a three-part film series, will address the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s first report on the legacy of colonial crimes, with special reference to the new BBC documentary on the impact of the French colonial invasion of Niger, African Apocalypse. The webinar will feature panelists from U.S., Europe and Africa with clips from the film. All registered attendees will receive a link to the full documentary film 24 hours prior to the event and are encouraged to watch it before attending.
Friday 29.10.2021, 17:00
Ji.hlava IDFF is among the festivals whose winners are eligible for the pre-selection of the Academy Awards® and the European Film Award. Czech Premiere of African Apocalypse in at the Horácké Theater – Main Stage. Book your ticket below.
December 7, 12:00 PM – December 10, 12:00 PM, 2021] Stream online…
We are so excited that our film is a part of this year’s Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival NYC. @NYADIFF will celebrate its 29th anniversary virtually and in person exclusively in the NYC Tri-State area with 77 narratives and documentaries from 38 countries, including 38 world, US and NY premieres.
The festival opens Friday, Nov. 26 and is available in person and online until Dec. 12. Go to http://nyadiff.org to view the schedule and start buying tickets. @NYADIFF #ADIFFNYC2021
December 7, 19:30 PM] Erasmushuis (KU Leuven), 8ste verdiep., Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven
We are so excited that our film is a part of this year’s Annual Afrika Filmfestival in Leuven.
Gesproken: Engels. Ondertiteld: Engels.
De Britse dichter en activist Femi Nylander treedt in de voetsporen van de koloniale kapitein Paul Voulet die in 1899 een spoor van dood en vernieling in West-Afrika zaaide. Het was de periode waarin Joseph Conrad zijn beroemde roman Heart of Darkness publiceerde, een eigentijdse inkijk in het toenmalige kolonialisme, en het boek waarvan Barack Obama zei dat het hem hielp begrijpen waar de angst voor zwarten vandaan komt.
December 17, films om 17u en/of 20u] Cinema ZED / De Nieuwe Zaal, Maastrichterstraat
De openingsfilm van het festival, het internationaal gelauwerde African Apocalypse, neemt je mee naar het donkere koloniale verleden van Afrika in het spoor van een moordzuchtige koloniaal. Het is een verhaal van verdrukking en vernieling, maar ook van verzet en hoop voor de toekomst. Kolonialisme is maar één van de thema’s die aan bod komen, er is ook aandacht voor vrouwenrechten, eerlijke handel, gendergelijkheid, vluchtelingen en de multiculturele samenleving.
Die laatste heeft meester Bachmann in microformaat in zijn klas: zijn leerlingen komen samen uit meer dan 12 landen. In het magistrale epos Mr. Bachmann and his class, goed voor de Zilveren Beer én de Publieksprijs op het Filmfestival van Berlijn, blijkt dat er meer is dat hen verenigt dan wat hen verdeelt. En het verenigen van mensen, dat is net wat Ciné Solidair wil doen met deze nieuwe editie.
CineSolidair gaat van start op 17 december in Cinema ZED Hasselt met de African Apocalypse. Schepen van internationale solidariteit Derya Erdogan zal het festival plechtig openen. Bij een heel aantal vertoningen is er ook een nabespreking voorzien. Onder meer regisseur Volcan Üce van de film ALL-IN (27/12) en Ike Bertels van Desert Paradise (28/12), staan je na de vertoning graag te woord..
Screenings 2020
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Mon, Dec 14, 18:00 | Midlands Arts Centre | Birmingham
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Tue, Dec 15, 18:00 | Chapter Arts Centre | Cardiff
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Wed, Dec 16, 18:00 | Broadway Cinema | Nottingham
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Thu, Dec 17, 18:00 | Rich Mix | London
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Fri, Dec 18, 18:00 | HOME | Manchester
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Sat, Dec 19, 18:00 | Glasgow Film Theatre | Glasgow
14 – 20 December 2020 NATIONWIDE
FREE SCREENING WITH LIVE Q&A
Presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC). Each screening includes a filmmaker Q&A and discussion with illustrious panel from the worlds of academia, politics and activism.
Sun, Dec 20, 18:00 |Star And Shadow Cinema | Newcastle upon Tyne
16-19 October 2020
Available to view on BFI Player from 16 to 19 October at the BFI London Film Festival. This will be the first ever edition to be widely accessible wherever you are in the UK. Book your ticket to African Apocalypse below on the BFI website.
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27 October, Trinity College, Cambridge
Celebrating Black History month, an online screening at Trinity College, Cambridge followed by a Q&A with Femi Nylander. Hosted by Cambridge’s African Caribbean Society (ACS) and Trinity Students Union
TNB BHM 2020 | AFRICAN APOCALYPSE + PANEL
Thursday 22 October 2020 19:00 – 22:00 BST
Vue Cinema
Westfield
Stratford
London
E20 1EJ
The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC) is a nationwide network of film exhibitors, educators and programmers of Black representation on screen. TNBFC and its members host a myriad of film festivals, film clubs and special seasons influenced by African Diaspora at venues across the country
Start time Saturday 17 October 202016:00 BST
Perspectives On African Apocalypse A discussion about some of the prescient questions raised in the film African Apocalypse.
The film’s director Rob Lemkin and presenter Femi Nylander discuss the creative and intellectual journey undertaken in the production of the documentary African Apocalypse and are joined by historian and political scientist, Dr. Ama Biney, to consider the presentation and treatment of history in the film and wider attitudes towards African history.
In association with African Odyesses
16-19 October 2020
Available to view on BFI Player from 16 to 19 October at the BFI London Film Festival. This will be the first ever edition to be widely accessible wherever you are in the UK. Book your ticket to African Apocalypse below on the BFI website.
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Perspectives On African Apocalypse, In association with African Odysses
The film’s director Rob Lemkin and presenter Femi Nylander discuss the creative and intellectual journey undertaken in the production of the documentary African Apocalypse and are joined by historian and political scientist, Dr. Ama Biney, to consider the presentation and treatment of history in the film and wider attitudes towards African history.
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