"The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath Of Hippocrates" In Award-Winning African Cinema Film Series

This compelling Human Rights doc. about the achievements of the remarkable Doctor Denis Mukwege will screen in New York at Columbia University on May 1 @ 4PM.

NEW YORK, NY, ÉTATS-UNIS, April 27, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Eight award-winning African films from Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Africa, Chad, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be showcased from April 29 to May 1, 2016 at Teachers College Columbia University.

One of the highlights of the film series is The Man Who Mends Women - The Wrath of Hippocrates by Thierry Michel and Colette Braeckman, an homage to the remarkable African Doctor Denis Mukwege who has helped thousands of women sexually assaulted during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Part of a group of important African leaders such as Wangari Maathai, Wole Soyinka, Almicar Cabral, Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba, and many others – Dr. Mukwege is internationally known as a man who has committed his life and talent to the welfare of his people in an effort to improve their human condition.

Dr. Mukwege’s endless struggle to put an end to the atrocities in his country and denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not welcome. Threatened with death, he now lives cloistered in his hospital in Bukavu. But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice.

The Man Who Mends Women - The Wrath of Hippocrates - winner of 5 Human Rights Awards, 3 Audience Awards, and 4 Grand Prizes for Best Documentary in festivals worldwide - will screen at Teachers College, Columbia University (525 West 120th Street – Room 136 Thompson) on Sunday, May 1 at 4pm.

For more information about the AWARD-WINNING AFRICAN CINEMA: SHOWCASING SOME OF THE BEST AFRICAN FILMS OF THE LAST 30 YEARS film series, to receive the complete line up, screeners and high resolution images please contact Diarah N’Daw-Spech at (212) 864-1760/ fax (212) 316-6020 or e-mail pr@nyadiff.org. Festival web site: www.nyadiff.org.

ABOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Described by film critic Armond White as “a festival that symbolizes diaspora as more than just anthropology,” ADIFF has managed to increase the presence of independent Afrocentric films from all over the world in the general American specialty movie scene by launching films such as The Tracker by Rolf de Heer (Australia), Kirikou and the Sorceress by Michel Ocelot (France), Gospel Hill by Giancarlo Esposito (USA), Darrat/Dry Season by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad), The First Rasta by Helene Lee (France/Jamaica), The Story of Lovers Rock by Menelik Shabazz (UK) Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story by Yousry Nasrallah (Egypt), and The Pirogue by Moussa Touré among others. Attracting a wider cross-section of cinephiles and audiences of African-American, Caribbean, African, Latino and European ethnic backgrounds that share a common interest for good stories about the human experience of people of color, ADIFF is now a national and international event with festivals held in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, and Paris, France.

The African Diaspora International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization.

AWARD-WINNING AFRICAN CINEMA FILMS SERIES AT A GLANCE

WHEN: April 29 - May 1, 2016

WHERE: Teachers College, Columbia University
525 W. 120th
263 Macy & Thompson 136
New York, NY 10026

NOTES
Train # 1 to 116th street
Free street parking on Saturday and Sunday
ID Required to enter the building


SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Friday, April 29
6:30pm - Sia, The Dream of the Python

Saturday, April 30
1pm - Nothing But the Truth
3pm - Dry Season (Daratt)
5pm - Bezness
7pm - Arugba

Sunday, May 1
2pm - The Pirogue
4pm - The Man Who Mends Women
6:30pm - Guimba the Tyrant

TICKET PRICE

FREE screening on Friday, April 29

Saturday and Sunday:
$12 General admission
$10 students and seniors
$35 weekend pass

CONTACT
Tel: (212) 864-1760
http://www.NYADIFF.org

African Diaspora International Film Festival
Diarah N'Daw-Spech
2128641760
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