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A Global Film Series Exploring Fatherhood, Legacy, Reconciliation, and Cultural Inheritance\u200b<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A Global Film Series Exploring Fatherhood, Legacy, Reconciliation, and Cultural Inheritance\u200b<\/p>\n
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New York, NY (June 8, 2026)\u00a0\u2014 In celebration of Juneteenth and Father’s Day, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF), in collaboration with ArtMattan Films, presents the second installment of its virtual mini-festival series celebrating more than 30 years of film distribution by ArtMattan Films. Running June 19\u201328, 2026, this\u00a0Father’s Day Virtual Film Series<\/a>\u00a0features seven films with stories spanning multiple continents, cultures, and generations.<\/p>\n
Fatherhood vs. Paternity: Love, Legacy, and Responsibility
”\u00a0The film series invites audiences to reflect on the people, histories, and traditions that shape our understanding of fatherhood and paternity,”\u00a0said Dr. Reinaldo Barroso-Spech, Co-Founder of ArtMattan Films and ADIFF. “These films explore fatherhood in many ways\u2014through presence and absence, conflict and reconciliation, inheritance and mentorship\u2014while celebrating the resilience of families and communities across the African diaspora and beyond.”<\/p>\n
HE FILMS<\/p>\n
ACT I: THE CALL TO RETURN –\u00a0Journeys sparked by a father’s illness or death, compelling characters to confront the past and rediscover their roots.<\/p>\n
\u200bAngelica<\/a>\u200b
When her father falls critically ill, Angelica returns home to Puerto Rico after years away. As she reconnects with her family, she is forced to confront long-suppressed tensions surrounding race, colorism, and belonging within her own family history.<\/p>\n
\u200bGlorious Exit<\/a>\u200b
Following the death of his father, a Swiss-Nigerian man returns to Nigeria to oversee the funeral rites of a respected tribal chief. The journey becomes an exploration of identity, responsibility, and the enduring weight of ancestral traditions.<\/p>\n
\u200bACT II: THE SEARCH AND THE SACRIFICE –\u00a0Characters cross physical and emotional borders in pursuit of fathers, justice, or inherited obligations.<\/p>\n
\u200bBlack Dju<\/a>\u200b
Determined to find the father he barely knows, a young Cape Verdean leaves his island home for Europe. His search becomes a moving portrait of migration, displacement, and the challenges faced by families separated by borders and circumstance.<\/p>\n
\u200bDaratt (Dry Season)<\/a>\u200b
In the aftermath of Chad’s civil war, a teenager is sent to avenge his father’s death. What begins as a quest for revenge gradually evolves into a profound meditation on grief, forgiveness, and the possibility of reconciliation. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\u200bACT III: THE RECKONING –\u00a0Moments of crisis challenge conventional notions of fatherhood and expose the fragile foundations of family life.<\/p>\n
\u200bFevers (Fi\u00e8vres)<\/a>\u200b
A troubled adolescent is sent to live with the father he barely knows in the suburbs of Paris. As father and son struggle to coexist, their relationship exposes deep emotional wounds while opening the possibility of healing. Winner of the \u00c9talon d’Or de Yennenga (Golden Stallion), the top prize at FESPACO 2015.<\/p>\n
\u200bA Son (Un Fils)<\/a>\u200b
After their son is critically injured during a terrorist attack, a couple faces an urgent medical crisis that uncovers a long-buried family secret. This acclaimed drama examines the meaning of fatherhood beyond biological ties. Starring Sami Bouajila, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\u200bACT IV: THE PRESERVATION OF LEGACY –\u00a0A celebration of mentorship, cultural inheritance, and the enduring bonds that connect generations.<\/p>\n
\u200bMusic Pictures: New Orleans<\/a>\u200b
The third of four portraits of legendary New Orleans musicians, this vibrant documentary segment follows acclaimed jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the renowned Marsalis musical family. Through scenes of Marsalis performing, teaching, and making music with his children and grandchildren, the film offers a moving reflection on fatherhood, mentorship, and the transmission of artistic traditions from one generation to the next.<\/p>\n
\u200bPresented nationwide, the\u00a0virtual mini-festival<\/a>\u00a0offers audiences an opportunity to discover a curated selection of films from the ArtMattan catalog, highlighting stories of fatherhood, family, and cultural inheritance from around the world.<\/p>\n
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EVENT DETAILS
\u200bAll-access series passes\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0individual film rentals<\/a>\u00a0are available through the festival platform.<\/p>\n
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\n\u200bThe series invites audiences to reflect on fatherhood and paternity in all their complexity\u2014through love and sacrifice, presence and absence, joy, inheritance, and mentorship. Through stories of migration, loss, reconciliation, and cultural transmission, these films examine how fathers influence the lives of their children and how family legacies are carried across generations and continents.<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Marisol G\u00f3mez-Mouakad | Puerto Rico<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Kevin Merz | Nigeria \/ Switzerland<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Pol Cruchten | Cape Verde \/ Luxembourg<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Hicham Ayouch | Morocco \/ France<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Mehdi Barsaoui | Tunisia<\/p>\n
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\nDirected by Ben Chace | United States<\/p>\n
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\n\u200bFather\u2019s Day Film Series<\/a>\u200b
\nJune 19\u201328, 2026
\nStreaming nationwide at\u00a0nyadiff.org<\/a><\/p>\n
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