Steps to Liberty: Film Screening and Conversation

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Rokhaya Diallo is a writer, journalist, film dIrector, and activist. Her film Steps to Liberty will be shown at 7:00 at Tishman and will be followed by a conversation on race and multiculturalism through a transatlantic lens with Maboula Soumahoro.

Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, writer and award winning filmmaker, widely recognized for her work in favor of racial, gender and religious equality. In 2007, she co-founded the INDIVISIBLES, the association that created the "'Y A BON AWARDS", an annual parody of the Academy Awards "honoring" French public figures who made the most outrageous racist remarks during the year. Rokhaya is the host of two TV shows for BET in France. She is also a columnist and commentator on French TV Channels including Canal Plus, France 2 and i-télé She is the co-author and host of ‘’Egaux mais pas trop’’ (Equals but not too much) on LCP (French Parliamentary Television Channel) addressing questions related to diversity and current events.". She regularly contributes to RTL radio program, ‘’On refait le Monde’’(The World, do over). Rokhaya directed and co-produced the documentary, “The Steps to Liberty”, in 2013, exploring the issues of race and multiculturalism through a transatlantic lens and examining the impact of the civil rights movements in the US and France on today's youth. In 2014, after being the target of a call to rape on Twitter, she directed the documentary, “Networks of Hate”, dealing with hate speech and freedom of speech online. In 2016 she will release her new documentary “This Ain’t Yo Mama’s Civil Rights Movement” depicting the new generation of activists who have emerged in the States and especially in Ferguson, Missouri. Among Rokhaya’s published works are "Racism: a guide" (2011), "France Belongs to Us" (Michel Lafon, 2012) and "France: One and Multicultural" (Fayard, 2012) or” How to talk to kids about racism” (Le Baron Perché, 2013). This year, Ms. Diallo's very first graphic novel “Pari(s) d'Amies”, in collaboration with the illustrator, Kim Consigny was published by Editions Delcourt. She describes her work as a comedy, loosely in the style of "Sex and The City," about a diverse group of thirtysomething friends and their daily lives in Paris. She also released « Afro! » a photo book in collaboration with photographer, Brigitte Sombié about the perspective of AfroParisians who have made the choice of wearing their hair au naturel. Rokhaya also launched her global bilingual lifestyle blog RokMyWorld Today, Rokhaya lives between Paris and New York, she continues her social activism while being a speaker all over the world.

The talk will be in English.