African Diaspora International Film Festival poster featuring two Black portraits, African imagery, and New York City skyline collages
Promotional image for the African Diaspora International Film Festival featuring two people outdoors, with festival dates November 27–December 13 and a still from “Montmarte.”
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Black-and-white film poster for “Mama Africa,” featuring Miriam Makeba singing into a vintage microphone, with music posters in the background and film festival award laurels.

Established in 1993, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to presenting films from the United States and around the world that explore the human experience of people of color, with particular focus on people of African descent and Indigenous communities.

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Film: "Black Mexicans" directed by Jorge Pérez Solano
Three people pose at the 33rd Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival in New York City, with an ADIFF NYC 2025 poster behind them.

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Kirikou and the Sorceress animated film poster featuring Kirikou, monkeys, and a richly decorated African figure
Vintage yellow filmstrip poster featuring black-and-white photos of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at microphones
The Tracker film poster featuring David Gulpilil holding heavy chains against an Australian desert landscape with horseback riders
Black-and-white portrait of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and earrings against a chevron-patterned background

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