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Definition Hollywood

Through the African Lens: How the Silicon Valley African Film Festival Unlocks Stories, Culture, and Community in San Jose

October 14, 2026

A cultural travel piece on SVAFF's 17th edition at San Jose's Historic Hoover Theater, looking at how the festival draws together the city's diasporic communities around African cinema.

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Published by Definition Hollywood. External editorial coverage, not an official SVAFF publication.

External coverage

Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California

Chike Nwoffiah on the SVAFF, “Africa Through the African Lens” and Decolonizing the Mind

By Cecil Egbele October 13, 2026

Founder Chike Nwoffiah speaks with Bakersfield News Observer writer Cecil Egbele about curating 76 films from nearly 1,000 submissions, what “Africa through the African lens” means, and where African Americans sit within the festival.

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Published by Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California. External editorial coverage, not an official SVAFF publication.

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