Category Archives: Film Screenings

Film screening: DAVID – NY Film World Premiere next week!

Story

‘David’ tells the story of Daud, an eleven year old religious Muslim boy growing up in Brooklyn. Concealing his Muslim identity, Daud inadvertently befriends a group of Jewish boys who through a haphazard sequence of events mistake him for being Jewish and accept him as one of their own. A genuine bond of friendship is formed between Daud and Yoav, one of the Jewish boys; Daud experiences a sense of freedom, joy, and camaraderie that he has never felt before, and for a brief time enjoys being a carefree eleven year old Brooklyn boy. When the Jewish boys discover Daud’s true identity, Daud’s world is shattered and he is left alone, struggling to come to terms with his place in the world.
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Movie theatres and times

showtime: 7:30 pm | Sunday June 5 | Brooklyn Heights Cinema

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World Premiere At The TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL (April 25, 2011): “WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING,” – an epic film documantary about Haiti and its legendary band ORCHESTRE SEPTENTRIONAL

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Special Tribeca Drive-In event with film excerpts and a free live concert by the 20-piece Caribbean big band “SEPTENTRIONAL” on April 22 at the North Cove in Battery Park City

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Film screening: Intangible Asset No. 82 (a documentary film)

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:30
Venue: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (NY)
Time: 7:30pm
Ticket: free

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Producer and director: Emma Franz
Year: 2008
Language: English and Korean Continue reading

Asia Society presents Film Series: A Tribute to Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi

Date: February 25-March 11, 2011
Venue: Asia Society and Museum (725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, NYC) 

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Asia Society presents a film series that honors the work of critically acclaimed Iranian filmmaker JafarPanahi and highlights its global artistic and social significance. The series, which begins on February 25 and runs through March 11, includes three films Panahi directed, one film he edited, and a panel discussion exploring creative expression in Iran. Panahi has received international recognition for his work, garnering Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion, Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear, and Cannes Film Festival’s Camera d’Or awards. 

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When We Leave (Der Fremde) – Germany’s official Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film.

Date: starts Friday, January 28th
Theatre: the Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston St.@ Mercer St., NY, NY 10012,212-995-2570)
Tickets: buy

The Story

When We Leave is a powerful tale that follows a young Turkish woman’s complicated battle to emancipate herself from an abusive Muslim husband and regain her personal freedom. She leaves Istanbul to return to her family in Berlin. With little support and a young son in tow, she is forced to risk her life, and sacrifice her family’s love, in the name of the independence she so deeply desires.

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