HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Arthur Dong (License to Kill) examines the legacy of Chinese actors, writers and directors in the Hollywood film industry for his latest project. From the first Chinese-American film produced (1916’s The Curse of Quon Gwon) to the mainstream success of directors like Wayne Wang, […]
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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
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Emeline Michel & Juan Carlos Formell
FREE CONCERT IN HARLEM Date: Saturday, April 26 MUSIC SAT., APR. 26 EMELINE MICHEL + JUAN-CARLOS FORMELL W/ SON RADICAL A Collaborative Presentation with the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series Celebrating the traditions of Haiti and Cuba, this double bill features two electric performers Emeline Michell and Juan-Carlos Formell. Creating […]
Full Frame 2008:
Two Katrina Films Provide Stark Contrast of Methods and Ethics of Nonfiction Filmmaking. At the recent Full Frame Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, two very different films were screened about Hurricane Katrina and it’s aftermath; Ed Pincus and Lucia Small’s THE AXE IN THE ATTIC and Carl Deal and […]
Film Society of Lincoln Center: African Film Festival
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 […]
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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