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Fall 2025 | Afro-Mosaic Cinema Journal

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Fall 2025 | Afro-Mosaic Cinema Journal The Fall 2025 edition of the Afro-Mosaic Cinema Journal is shaped as a journey—one that moves across borders, generations, and creative disciplines to explore how Black and Global South cinema is being made, examined, and remembered in this moment. This issue does not rush. Instead, it invites readers to move deliberately—from origin and vision, through industry and critique, and ultimately toward recognition—reflecting cinema as a living ecosystem rather than a static art form. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The issue begins with a feature on David Mboussou , the Gabonese-born filmmaker based in France, whose work explores memory, land, and contemporary African identity. Written by Latesha Wiggins , the piece centers on Mboussou’s film Afrotopia , tracing a creative language shaped by diaspora, history, and an intimate relationship to place. It establishes the global, grounded tone that carries througho...

The Alma Experience - Building Community Through Conversation, Connection & Collaboration

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Ciara A. Shaw moved throughout the audience during her performance of an excerpt from  Ain’t But a Few of Us Left , creating a rare, intimate immersion that pulled each guest into the emotional core of the work.    The Alma Experience Building Community Through Conversation, Connection & Collaboration On November 9, our community of stakeholders in Atlanta gathered for an evening designed with intention— The Alma Experience —where art, culture, and thoughtful conversation converged in an atmosphere of elegance and purpose. To capture the spirit of the night, we partnered with SWSH , whose latest AI-driven photo technology created a dynamic, living album—one that moves beyond documentation to memory, allowing moments to be revisited, felt, and shared. As a key collaborator of the Alma Film Festival, SWSH helps us reimagine how discerning audiences engage with storytelling in meaningful, modern ways. Take a look at our album here Alongside her director, Maya Lawrence, C...