Join us at the DWYER in Harlem for an exclusive advance screening of Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing BANTU MAMA.
Bantú Mama follows a French woman of African descent who manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she then experiences an unimaginable change in her destiny.
“We are honored to distribute the Dominican Republic’s official Oscar submission,” said ARRAY President Tilane Jones. “This deeply moving and vividly drawn drama, beautifully directed by Ivan Herrera and co-written with producer Clarisse Albrecht, is a bold vision that we’re thrilled to share with audiences.”
The film world premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, before going on to screen at fests including BFI London Film Festival and Urbanworld.
Herrera, Albrecht, Franmiris Lombert & Nicolas LaMadrid produced the pic, which has picked up awards from the Durban Film Festival, Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale, 47/Festival de Huelva, Festival de Cine Fine Arts, Nova Frontier Film Festival and Quibdó África Film Festival.
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