YAFA, Forgiveness

YAFA, Forgiveness

Come join us for a powerful event focused on the theme of forgiveness. YAFA stands for Young Adults Forgiving Adults, a movement dedicated to healing relationships through the act of forgiveness. This in-person event will take place at Teachers College Columbia University

Demba is an African who has fled an oppressive regime in his own country and is seeking asylum in Paris. One night he encounters Lucien, a policeman from the Caribbean, who speaks to him in the voice of the dominant class. But in his country Demba is a professor of History and Geography while Lucien left school early to help his mother, a cleaning lady. “YAFA Le Pardon” explores the social and economic dynamics at work in their relationship as they seek to understand each other, aided by Welcome, a Baule Komian who does not hesitate to officiate as the parties meet on the Quai de l’Oise, in the centre of Paris.

Directed by Christian Lara, 2020, 85 minutes, Drama, French with English subtitles

Host or Publisher African Diaspora International Film Festival