Calypso Rose, The Lioness of the Jungle
Screening followed by a conversation with director Pascale Obolo. Part of the series Women Filmmakers in the African Diasporic World - additional films screening on November 2nd and 17th.
Organized by the Institute for African American Affairs, nyuiaaa.org.
About the Film
An exuberant and inspiring ambassador for the Caribbean, Calypso Rose is the uncontested and much decorated diva of Calypso music. Filmmaker Pascale Obolo travels with Calypso Rose on this road movie retracing the footsteps of her past and present life and career.
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited.