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AFFRICUFF 2024 EVENT SCHEDULE

Houston, Texas, USA

HOST / MC

Day 1

October 25th 2024

  • Red Carpet

    6:00pm - 7:30pm

  • Opening Ceremony

    7:20pm - 10:30pm

  • Venue

    Star Cinema Grill 22125 FM 1093, Richmond, TX 77407

Opening Film / World Premier

7.30pm to 10.30pm

Accidental Vacation

A despirate Rwandese girl pretended to be married to her brother to enable her qualify for a competition to get money to start up a business after her failed relationship. She eventually found love with an older man.

Stephanie Ajalala Stanley – Director
Ufoma Metitiri – Writer 

Stephanie Ajalala Stanley – Producer

Key Cast
RMD, Charles Inojie, Realwarripikin, Akande, Ochuko, Venita Akpofure and Greg Ojefua

Finding Joy

Finding Joy synopsis: A female pastor finds herself falling in love with the church marriage counselor while dealing with abuse from her deacon husband and must navigate her feelings and faith to avoid the sin of adultery.

Lancelot Imasuen – Director

Ukeme Equere – Writer

Producer: Emem Isong Misodi

Associated Producer: Bode Ojo

Executive producer – Favor B Fofana and Emem Isong Misodi

Key Cast – Majid Michel TooSweet Annan, Favor Fofana, Grace Charis Bassey, Erina Imasoghe and Ruth Mwengi, Ekamma Etim Inyang

Day 2

October 26th 2024

  • Arrival

    10:00am

  • Panel Discussions

    10:30am - 11:30pm

  • Venue

    Fairfield Inn and Suites, 22100 Grand Corner Drive, Katy Texas 77494

panel discussions

“No depth, No story” Cultural Resilience in the New Era of African storytelling.

This panel explores how filmmakers approach the concept of cultural resilience within African storytelling. How can we translate this term in the current phase of our global reality? How does it work on set, and with the presence of global streamers?
Onimisi Adaba - Moderator
Dr Emem Misodi
Robert Peters - head of the Panel
Tanya Price
Ruth Maingi
Wilhelm Mwengi
Alex Mouth

  • Film screenings

    11:45am - 4:00pm

  • Venue

    Fairfield Inn and Suites, 22100 Grand Corner Drive, Katy Texas 77494

Grand

  • Red Carpet

    6:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Opening Formalities

    7:10pm - 7:30pm

  • Closing Film | Award

    7.30pm to 11:00pm

  • Venue

    Star Cinema Grill 22125 FM 1093, Richmond, TX 77407

Closing Film

Radio Sunrise

Radio Sunrise follows Ifiok, a young journalist as he tackles the commodification of News, corruption, youth restiveness, oil capitalism and environmental degradation of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, while also battling with his personal demons.

Uduak Isong Oguamanam – Director
Anthony Kehinde Joseph, Uduak Isong Oguamanam, and Yinka Ogun – Writer 
Emem Isong Misodi – Producer

Anietie Isong, Ken Ochije, Emmanuel Ekpenyong – Executive producer

Key Cast

Maurice Sam, Bimbo Ademoye