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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is seeking films directed, written or produced by women of color. Reel Sisters 2009 will present ´Honoring Our Roots and Family Ties,¡ to celebrate the important role film has played in preserving our personal history and heritage. Filmmakers will have their original works viewed at a …
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Filiberto Ojeda Rios Film Festival 2008. Named after the murdered Puerto Rican independence leader, the festival showcases “films that speak to our experience as colonized people fighting for independence & self-determination.” At various locations. $5 suggested. Sponsor: ProLibertad Freedom Campaign. Info: 718-601-4751, ProLibertad @ hotmail.com or http://www.prolibertadweb.com
There will be a free movie night at the West 124th Street Community Garden BYOL – Bring your own lawnchairs! Movie : Wallace and Grommit in “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” Come see as the inventive duo fight to save the town’s vegetable competition!! Date: Saturday September 20th Time: Movie starts at 7:30 pm, garden will be …
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Monday September 22nd – 6:00 to 8:00 PM Hunter College’s Lang Auditorium, North Building, 4th Floor [Enter on south side of] 69th Street between Park and Lexington Reception to Follow “Rezoning Harlem” follows longtime members of the Harlem community as they fight a 2008 rezoning that threatens to erase the history and culture of their …
http://www.allofusthemovie.com All of Us is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian-American doctor investigating the spiking rates of HIV/AIDS among African-American women. Her research takes us into the lives and relationships of her South-Bronx patients, the women she meets on a trip to Ethiopia and her privileged colleagues. We learn that women across the boundaries …
(click on image to enlarge) The 12th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival September 10-14, 2008 http://www.urbanworld.org
Rooftop Films is proud to announce a very special partnership with Historic Harlem Parks. From July 9th through August 7th, Rooftop Films, Historic Harlem Parks, The National Black Programmers Consortium and The Central Park Conservancy will be co-presenting 10 screenings of new independent films in 5 different parks across Harlem. There is no charge for …
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From the how ironic files comes this story about the Harlem Hellfighters, subjects of an indy film being screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, being “booted” from their home field in retaliation for their coach speaking out about racism. Duke Ferguson, the team’s coach, has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education, stemming from …
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