Áfàméfùnà Documentary Premiere - Episode 2

The Ndi Igbo Cultural Association of Nova Scotia (NICANS) is screening the second episode of its documentary series, Àfàmèfùnà, at the Potter Family Auditorium in the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building on Friday, August 7. The episode is titled Iheanyichukwu - Nothing is Impossible.

Àfàmèfùnà—which translates to Roots Undying, Legacy Rising: The Igbo Spirit in Canadian Soil—is a community documentary that follows Igbo families who settled in Nova Scotia. It looks at how they've carried over their traditions of faith, enterprise, and kinship and woven them into the existing history of African Nova Scotian communities. This second episode, Iheanyichukwu, focuses on the practical side of that settlement: building community institutions, starting businesses, and taking on spiritual leadership.

The evening starts with a red-carpet welcome to the sounds of traditional drums and Ogene Ndigbo rhythms. After the screening, there's a live talk-back session with the directors, historians, and storytellers involved in the project, so you can ask questions and hear more about the stories on screen. Throughout the night, there are pop-up cultural performances—dance, spoken word, and masquerade—alongside Igbo food tastings and interactive exhibits where you can trace migration routes and share family stories of your own.

It's a free community event running from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Potter Family Auditorium, 6100 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2.