The Homecoming: Screening and Discussion

A changing perspective on migration and cross-cultural ties

BBC Africa Eye’s The Homecoming explores how marginalized communities in France are grappling with rising nationalism, police violence, and deepening social tensions—challenges that echo far beyond the country’s borders. The documentary follows young French people of African descent as they turn to Senegal, searching for what they see as a better life—a reversal of the migration their parents made decades earlier. Along the way, it captures the struggles of rebuilding in an unfamiliar land, caught between two worlds—one they left behind and one they are hoping to call home.

Following the screening, filmmaker Nathalie Jimenez and Prof. Aida Alami will discuss the film and its themes of belonging, identity, and the evolving relationship between Africa and its diaspora, in a conversation moderated by Prof. Azmat Khan.

6:00pm, Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School

This event is co-sponsored by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, the African Journalism Students Association, and the African Students Association at Columbia University.

Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1252055434509?aff=oddtdtcreator

Walk-ins will not be permitted.

Refreshments will be provided.