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The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art has collaborated with AFFRM/ARRAY to screen two new films releasing during the month of November. AFFRM/ARRAY is a film distribution company founded by film maker Ava Duvernay, dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of color and women film makers globally. This month at the N’Namdi Center, we will be screening two films; ‘Ayanda,’ and ‘Out of my Hand.’
AYANDA Directed by Sara Blecher
11/20 @6:30 PM
11/21 @6:30PM
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/
After tragedy strikes, a young woman begins a journey of self-discovery as she struggles to save her father’s car repair shop along with her memory of him. AYANDA AND THE MECHANIC is a coming-of-age story from writer/director Sara Blecher that takes us into a vibrant Johannesburg community alive with love and humor, risk and reward, tragedy and triumph. This film held its world premiere screening at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival winning the Special Jury Prize in the World Fiction Competition.