African Cinema Conference presents... INFO: african film festival e-bulletin-7/22/03
===================================== A huge, huge Thank You! to all of you that weathered Friday's storm. Last Friday, over a hundred people brought out their umbrellas and stayed through the pouring rain to celebrate Mandela's birthday with a powerful screening of Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, the story of black South African freedom music. Join us this Friday the 30th of July, for the closing night celebration of Through African Eyes, as ImageNation Film Festival presents: Flicks, Beats & Life An evening combining the hard-core soul of Tamar-kali's music, the poetry of Bassey (featured on HBO's Def Poetry) and the thrill of zany, serious and edgy short films by directors from the African Diaspora The evening begins at 6:45pm with music by Tamar-kali Recognized by the Schomberg Center as a meaningful contributor to the ever-continuing Harlem Renaissance, Tamar-kali harnesses gut-based, hardcore-tinged rock with the honest, melodic inflections of soul. Location: Marcus Garvey Park, the Amphitheater behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Center @ Mt Morris Park West & 122nd St. Rain Venue: Inside Pelham Fritz Recreation Center _______________________________________________________________________ Catch the African Film Festival at more outdoor screenings happening throughout the city this summer: Every Friday Night in August, African Film Festival and MoCADA present: The Fourth Annual Kid Flix Film Fest in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn at Fulton Park (Take A/C to Utica Ave) August 1st: The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman (John Korty, 120min.) What was it like to be born into slavery? Or to live through the civil war and the struggle for civil rights? Cicely Tyson portrays a 110- year old woman who saw it all firsthand. Screenings start at 8:30pm, With Raindates on Saturdays More information including complete listing of films coming soon to www.africanfilmny.org AFF outdoors screenings in Brooklyn are made possible through support from JPMorgan Chase & Partnership for the Parks, a joint program of the City Parks Foundation and City of New York Parks & Recreation. _______________________________________________________________________ Cine Movil presents their 2nd annual open-air festival showcasing world class Latin American films, food, culture and music. This year's festival screenings include: On Wednesday July 23rd from Brazil "Houve Uma Vaz Dios Veroes (Two Summers)" written and directed by Jorge Furtado shown at Socrates Sculpture Park. On Sunday July 27th from Columbia "La Pena Maxima (Maximum Penalty)" directed by Jorge Echeverri shown at Queens Museum of Art. On Wednesday August 6th from Argentina "Nueva Reinas (Nine Queens)" directed by Fabian Bielinksky also shown in Socrates Sculpture Park. All films are preceded by live Latin music at 7pm ranging from sultry guitar rhythms to contemporary rock. For dates and other information visit www.cinematropical.com >> --- You are currently subscribed to african-cinema-conference as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
