Category Archives: Film Screenings

Film Documentary: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

 – A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits

Greg Palast film posterFollow gonzo investigative reporter Greg Palast (BBC, Rolling Stone) as he busts the new Ku Klux Klan – the billionaire bandits that are behind a scheme to purge one million voters of color in November.

With the help of Willie Nelson, Rosario Dawson, and detectives Ice-T and Richard Belzer, Palast tracks down the secret billionaires behind Donald Trump. His investigation goes from the Artic where Palast is clued in to the heist by a foul-mouthed Eskimo, then on to a speed boat to a high class event in the Hamptons, and finally a jump on the ballot rustler known as “The Vulture.”

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The Roots’ Black Thought Presents: The Last Dragon, a unique, one-night-only screening experience

Taimak , Black Thought & El DeBargeWho: Black Thought
What: Black Ink Presents: The Last Dragon
When: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Where: Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Black Thought, lead singer and emcee of the iconic hip-hop band The Roots, will host a special film screening of The Last Dragon. The screening is the first in an expected series of events highlighting classic “throwback” movies with memorable soundtracks.Tuesday’s screening will be followed by Black Thought leading a first-time-ever conversation with the film’s star, Taimak and with El DeBarge, singer of the soundtrack’s biggest hit, “Rhythm of the Night.”

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Film: “Makondo” – Sudabeh Mortezai’s (Iran) 1st feature film

MACONDODate: Friday, July 24, 2015
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave, New York, NY 10003)
Ticket: $10

Film by Sudabeh Mortezai
In Chechen and German with English subtitles, 2014, 98 min, digital

Since 2011, each annual edition of the Viennale (Vienna International Film Festival) has featured the granting of the MoreVALUE Film Award to one or more Austrian filmmakers whose films are included within the festival. The Award brings a cash prize as well as a one-month residency as a visiting film scholar hosted and organized by the Deutsches Haus at NYU. The screenings are co-organized by the Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York. The filmmaker will be there in person to present her work!

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Music Docu Film Screening: “Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”

Film screening of Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, which opens at Film Forum in Manhattan on April 22.

Don’t Think I’ve ForgottenVenue: Film Forum
Date: April 22-28, 2015

*Wed 4/22 & Fri 4/24 @ 7:40, Q&A  with  director John Pirozzi & special musical guests

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Docu Film New York Premier Screening: “Djuke with On Ka’a” by Thomas Carillon

Theatre 80Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Time: 7:30 to 10 pm
Venue: Theatre 80 St. Mark’s (80 St Marks Pl New York, NY 10003)
Ticket: free

Tonight is the New York premier screening of Thomas Carillon’s Djuke with On Ka’a. A documentary film that explores the world of East Village musician, artist and ex-squatter activist On Ka’a Davis….the opener for djuke music!!

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