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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION
New York Public Library
Schomburg Center
515 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(corner of 135th Street)
6:30pm
(doors open at 6pm)
16 Acres
preceded by Shadows
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
8:45pm
Post 9-11: Fear, Anger and Politics
preceded by Boston 2.50 and The Bully
After party at Shrine
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(Between 127th and 128th Streets)
12 pm (Special Hi Noon Screening)
You’ll Be a Man / Tu Seras un Homme (France)
1-2:30pm Meet and Greet reception for all filmmakers
1:30 pm – Shorts Program I
A Strange Kind of Love (Hungary)
Baby Steps
Clouds (Australia)
Farewell Jimmy
Loaded
Sita (India)
3:15 pm
The Prisonaires
5 pm
Reading for Winning Screenplay Competition
Free
(Must RSVP under our contact page to be registered. Your name will be added to the RSVP list. You must be present at least fifteen minutes before the show or risk losing your seat. Limited seating on a first come first serve basis)
7 pm
Clutter
preceded by Sufferin’ Till Your Straight
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
9 pm
Sex, Love & Salsa
After party at Shrine
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(Between 127th and 128th Streets)
2 pm
Hide ‘n Seek/Sum-Ba-Kok-Jil (South Korea)
preceded by Empty Paper Bag (Iran)
3:30 pm
Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till
preceded by Breezewood
5pm
Fight, Dance, Sing – Harlem Spotlight
preceded by Nostalgia
Evening screenings at:
City College
Aaron Davis Hall
138 Convent Avenue
(West 135 Street and Convent Avenue)
This special tribute to the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Hip Hop features performances and screenings that highlight the impact the art form has had from its birthplace in New York City to every corner of the globe. All taking place at the legendary Aaron Davis Hall (seen in the classic film Beat Street) this is a historic night you won’t want to miss!
6:30pm (doors open at 6pm)
American Beatboxer
preceded by Within the Eyes of Beauty
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
8:45pm
Special live performances followed by
1 World Under A Groove – US Premiere
preceded by Loco Motion
and Talking Drum – Harlem Spotlight
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
After party – Venue TBA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(Between 127th and 128th Streets)
12pm
(Special Hi Noon Youth Films Screening)
Bookstore
Leo, the Surveyor
One Does Not Simply Write on Money
Provide
Public Enemy #1
Remain Still
The Shingles
1 pm
Harlem on the Rise – Harlem Spotlight
preceded by Providencia (Brazil)
and The Lessons of Hayti
3pm
The Father’s Love – Harlem Spotlight
preceded by Happy New Year! – Harlem Spotlight
4:45pm
Bittersweet Monday
preceded by Daughter
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
6:30pm
Four of Hearts
preceded by ‘Cell
8:15pm
Objects Attack (UK, USA)
The Bubble Gum Hit
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
10pm
Nuwebe/ Termitaria(Philippines)
preceded by Barefoot (Israel)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue
(Between 127th and 128th Streets)
12 pm (Special Hi Noon Screening)
The Passage (Panama)
preceded by Crisálida (Cuba)
and System Preferences (Russia, USA)
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
1:45 pm
Foreign Eye in the Storm
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
3 pm – Shorts Program II
A Perfect Day
Boy in the Void
Daddy ABC (UK, UAE)
Kombra (Sierra Leone)
Pillowcase
Sweet, Sweet Country
The Projectionist (Morocco)
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
5 pm – Crucial Screenings on Syria
Bread and Iron: The Struggle of Syrian Workers (Netherlands)
preceded by Not Anymore (Syria)
and Seed Story
Q & A with the filmmakers follows
6:45pm
Where Should the Birds Fly? (Palestine, USA)
preceded by Land of the Blacks (Sudan)
and The Rainy Season
8:15pm
Awards Announced
After party at Corner Social
