Film Screening: Rhythm of Dammam

Sunday, January 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm
Teachers College - Columbia Art and Art Education, Department of Arts & Humanities, New York
Presented by African Diaspora International Film Festival

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Followed by a Q&A with director Jayan Cherian 

Twelve-year-old Jayaram Siddi is haunted by the spirit of his late grandfather. As he begins to lose his grip on reality, his family turns to ancestral rituals and the pulsating rhythms of Dammam music to restore his balance and heal intergenerational wounds.

The ancestral roots of the Siddis trace back to the Bantu peoples of Southeast Africa, brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves by Portuguese traders. Despite centuries of marginalization, the Siddis have preserved a powerful cultural identity through their unique devotional music — a living expression of resilience, faith, and survival.

A visually stunning and spiritually resonant work, Rhythm of Dammam reveals a rarely seen community at the crossroads of African and Indian heritage, where music becomes both resistance and rebirth.

Followed by Q&A

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Schedule & Tickets

Sunday, January 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm · tickets local_activity · add to calendar today 2026-01-18 15:00:00 2026-01-18 18:00:00 America/New_York Film Screening: Rhythm of Dammam https://harlemonestop.com/event/34245/film-screening-rhythm-of-dammam Teachers College - Columbia Art and Art Education, Department of Arts & Humanities, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, 10027
$13 - 15