SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
THE RIGHT TO MOVE, THE RIGHT TO STAY: CINEMA, BORDERS, BELONGING, AGING
Sun, Feb 22 · 4:00 PM · The Main (Screening + Virtual Q&A)
A curated screening and conversation on mobility and dwelling as human rights—bringing together stories of border-crossing, waiting, care, and belonging.
Program includes:
• LES VOYAGEURS / THE TRAVELERS (dir. David Bingong, 2025) — 60 min
• AFROMAYORES / THE AFRO-ELDERLY PROJECT (selected episodes) — 25 min
AFROMAYORES / THE AFRO-ELDERLY PROJECT (creators: Lucía-Asué Mbomío Rubio & Laurent Leger-Adame, 2025)
Spain | Spanish | Documentary / multimedia project — selected episodes: 25 min
Attendance: Creators attending virtually
Official site: Visit project website
Afromayores is a photographic and audiovisual initiative that centers Afro elders (65+) living in Spain—foregrounding their everyday lives, migration histories, and the rarely seen realities of aging far from one’s place of origin. Born from journalist Lucía-Asué Mbomío Rubio’s recorded conversations with her father, the project builds a collective archive of memory and presence, challenging the recurring assumption that Black communities in Spain are “newly arrived.” Through intimate interviews and luminous portraiture, Afromayores insists on visibility, dignity, and intergenerational recognition.
Creators: Lucía-Asué Mbomío Rubio is a Spanish journalist and storyteller whose work focuses on Afro-Spanish memory, belonging, and Black life in Spain. Laurent Leger-Adame is a photographer whose portraiture anchors Afromayores, crafting an affirming visual language that counters the invisibility of Afro elders.
