(Photo: S. Craighead) Meet Jazelle Martinez, a fourteen year old burgeoning boxer who dreams of winning the New England Golden Gloves tournament. Jazelle’s pursuit is set against a backdrop of uncertainty, family illness and a city on the cusp of self-implosion. With elements of pathos and self-discovery, The Sweet Science […]
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Rediscovering Kate Carew
(Character Design: Frank Espinoza) REDISCOVERING KATE CAREW, a 60-minute historical documentary and multi-platform digital media project on Mary Williams (1869-1961), known by her pseudonym as Kate Carew, the most notable American female caricaturist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose caricatures were lost for almost a century until […]
Coming in 2010:
‘The Sweet Science’, Check films page for more info/http://www.vimeo.com/8558525 (Photo courtesy, Shealah Craighead) ‘Rediscovering Kate Carew’ Check films page for more info/ or http://www.vimeo.com/8560565 (Caricature courtesy, The Kate Carew Estate ) DANCEHALL 101: Produced by Jaffa Films/JMW in association with TLM productions. Welcome to Dancehall 101, a show about Dancehall, […]
CARMEN & GEOFFREY
Screening, Q&A with filmmakers and reception Sat, Apr 10, 2010 • 4:00 pm • $10 • The Gatehouse This film is about the work of American artists, Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder who stepped forward in the 1950’s to play a vital part in the newly energized world of […]
DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL
AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL December 3rd-December 5th @ The Theatre/The Riverside Church. Â http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/theatre/programs.php?p=african
THE LANGUAGE OF FILM
By Michael Wohl The Language Of Film Film and video programs are efforts at communicating and just like speaking English, tapping out Morse code, or waving semaphores, there is a whole language that can be learned including words, phrases, grammar, punctuation, rules, and common practices. And like any other language, […]
30 for 30
To mark its 30th anniversary, ESPN has commissioned 30 documentaries on stories that have significantly altered or elevated the world of athletics over the last three decades.  Produced by Maysles Films for ESPN Films ‘30 for 30.’ Directed by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan. Muhammad Ali in the practice ring […]
“35 Shots of Rum”
 “35 Shots of Rum,†a quiet and lovely new film by the French director Claire Denis, is concerned with the bewildering chasm between huge and tumultuous international movements and individual lives. It is self-evident that the story of Joséphine and Lionel, an African immigrant whose wife was German, is […]
BDC @ HARLEM STAGE
Promised Land Black Documentary Collective & Harlem Stage Screenings. Wed. Nov. 4 at 7:30pm See the film before its PBS broadcast! Free to BDC members and the General Public RSVP: bdcnewyork@gmail.com  OR Call Harlem Stage Box Office: 212-281-9240 Ext. 19 or 20 http://www.harlemstage.org/calendar/details/11-promised-land Filmmaker Yoruba Richen tackles the challenging issues […]