African Film Festival Apr 9 –15 View the lineup of 40 films from 22 countries celebrating history & storytelling, technology & the future throughout Africa and the African Diaspora. On opening night (Wed Apr 9: 7:30pm) we present the New York premiere of Charles Burnett’s latest effort, Namibia: The Struggle […]
Events
THE MAN IN ROOM 306
April 3, 1968. The Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee. Outside, a controversial war rages on and Black Power is on the rise. Inside, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is struggling with the future of the movement, feeling the weight of extraordinary public expectations, haunted by doubt and regret… and stalked by […]
“Alternative Financing & Business Models for Indie Filmmakers”
Join the Black Documentary Collective for an exciting panel!! Limited Seating!! Get Your Tickets Online Now!! Date: Thurs. April 10, 2008 Time: 7pm-9pm with networking reception to follow Place: Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue @ 2nd Street 2nd Floor Courthouse Theater $10 BDC members $20 nonmembers Tickets available through […]
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Screenings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Today the Hawk Takes One Chick 2007, 72 min. This deeply moving documentary by Jane Gillooly weaves together the day-to-day lives of three grandmothers in Swaziland. The film highlights a society at the threshold of simultaneous collapse and reinvention, with an HIV […]
In Still Moving: MOMA
Orlando Mesquita. Untitled. 2001. Mozambique. 35mm print, color, 6 min. Publication excerpt In Still Moving: The Film and Media Collections of The Museum of Modern Art by Steven Higgins, New York: The Museum of Modern Art. An AIDS public service announcement produced by the international advocacy group Steps for the […]
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Harlem Stage On Screen
Sunday, March 16, 2008 Tribute to St. Clair Bourne. Presented in collaboration with The Black Documentary Collective and National Black Programming Consortium. Harlem Stage Gatehouse 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street New York, NY 10031 www.harlemstage.org
Making History for Television
Making History for Television – Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6:30 to 8:00 pm. @ Center of Communication, NY, NY For more information contact: www.cencom.org Join these innovative programmers, producers and directors to explore why historical programs are more popular than ever – and learn what goes in to […]
Stereotypes in Contemporary Media
The Center for Communication at The New School Reel Images: Stereotypes in Contemporary Media Thursday, February 28, 2008 7:00 p.m. A panel of filmmakers will discuss representations of race and class in current Hollywood cinema, independent films, and commercial television. Where do these images originate? What assumptions do they reflect? […]
An evening in Harlem
Aaron Davis Hall TUES., FEB. 26 BREAKING GROUND WITH BILL T. JONES TONY Award winning choreographer, Bill T. Jones, returns with the second in a series of moderated discussions focusing on the Harlem community. What is “the scene” in Harlem today? Who is it? Where it is? What is its […]