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ADIFF 2025 Celebrates Visionary Dutch Caribbean Filmmaker Felix de Rooy

The 33rd African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF NYC), running Nov. 28 – Dec. 14, is proud to present "Spotlight on Caribbean Cinema – Félix de Rooy," a special retrospective on the visionary artist from Curaçao.


Still: Nomad in No Man’s Land Félix de Rooy

This program, sponsored by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, celebrates Felix de Rooy’s influential films that explore race, identity, and queerness in the Dutch Caribbean.

Program Schedule:

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story (1990)
When: Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 1:00 PM

Where: Cinema Village

Desirée (1984)
When: 
Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 PM
Where: 
Cinema Village

Almacita: Soul of Desolato (1986)
When: Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 PM

Where: The Chapel, Teachers College

Nomad in No Man’s Land (2024) & Special Panel
When: Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 PM

Where: The Chapel, Teachers College

This screening will be followed by a special panel discussion and reception.

For the full festival schedule and tickets: nyadiff.org.

Year: 2025