New Negress Film Society invites you to our third annual Black Women’s Film Conference. Join us at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and St. Nicholas Park on Saturday, October 1, 2022. This free and public event will include a panel discussion with Black women film writers and critics, a cocktail reception for guest filmmakers and attendees, and screenings from filmmakers hailing from Haiti, Puerto Rico, Martinique, France, Cameroon, Ethiopia, New Orleans and New York. Join us as we re-center our voices and shift the gaze toward our collective imagination. Ellie Foumbi is an actor, writer, and director from Cameroon whose work has screened at Venice, Santa Barbara International Film Festival and Tribeca where her first feature won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. She's an alum of Berlinale Talents and New York Film Festival’s Artist Academy. Her projects have been supported by The Gotham, SFFILM Raining Grant, Film Independent, the Tribeca Film Institute and the Venice Biennale College. She holds an MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts in Directing. ✨🇨🇲✨🍜✨✊🏽✨👩🏾‍🍳✨ MON PÈRE, LE DIABLE (OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL). A reserved African refugee’s quiet existence in a sleepy mountain town in the south of France is upended by the arrival of a charismatic Catholic priest, whom she recognizes from her past. ✨Link in bio to register ✨ Accessibility: We are committed to providing accessible programs and services for attendees with disabilities. All facilities and entrances at the Schomburg Center are wheelchair accessible. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available upon request. COVID-19 is still impacting our communities everywhere. We strongly encourage attendees to wear masks and practice social distancing throughout the event. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ In partnership with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Rooftop Films. With support from The Ford Foundation, Black Public Media, ITVS, BlackStar Projects, and all of YOU.