December 21, 2022: Harlem World

Best Of ADIFF NYC Line-Up Announced

Closing Night Film A Brother’s Whisper by Jacinto Taras Riddick makes the Best of ADIFF for a Saturday Night screening in the presence of the director, who will participate in a Q&A.  In A Brother’s Whisper Solomon Bordeaux returns home to Brooklyn after serving three tours of the Iraq-Afghanistan Wars. Diagnosed with PTSD, he faces the harsh realities of racist gentrification in a neighborhood he no longer recognizes. With the welcoming by his brother David, a pro-fighter, familial bonds are forged but soon interrupted by the disturbing secrets that unfold. Read more…


December 10, 2022: New York Amsterdam News

A Brother’s Whisper will be the closing night film at the African Diaspora International Film Festival

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November 25, 2022: Gothamist

7 picks a week: Explore the African diaspora onscreen, see new art, and get blown away by a fiery quartet

The African Diaspora International Film Festival, which opens Friday, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It’s spread over two weeks and will screen 89 narratives from 44 different countries at seven venues around the city. There are romances, dramas, documentaries, and genre-building films that represent the vast array of experiences of the African diaspora….

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November 22, 2022: Interview with WNYC’s All of It with Alison Steward

30th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival

It’s the 30th anniversary of the African Diaspora Film Festival, and this year the festival has another great lineup of movies to showcase. Diarah N’Daw-Spech, co-Founder and co-Director of the festival, joins us to preview the slate of films, alongside Jacinto Taras Riddick, whose film, “A Brother’s Whisper,” closes out the festival.

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November 17, 2022: Harlem World Magazine Podcast Interview

Award-Winning Artists Robin Hamilton and Jacinto Taras Riddick Talk ADIFF on the HWM Podcast

Listen to Robin Hamilton and Jacinto Taras Riddick talk about The African Diaspora International Film Festival ADIFF with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show.


October 17, 2022

A Brother’s Whisper has been officially selected for the 2022 African Diaspora International Film Festival as their closing night film.

When: Sunday, December 11, 2022 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST

Where: The Chapel, Teachers College, 525 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027, United States


July 12, 2022: Luminal Theater Wavelengths’ Film Review

A Brother’s Whisper: Director Jacinto Taras Riddick’s Cinematic Jab

The New American Feature Film That Restored My Faith in Cinema


May 2, 2022: Pan African Film Festival’s Press Release

A Brother’s Whisper film is a 2022 Pan African Film and Arts Festival Winner of the Ja’Net Dubois Award for Narrative Film.

PAFF Announces 2022 Jury and Programmers’ Awards