Category Archives: Film

Documentary Film Preview: Dark Girls

Clips from the upcoming documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.
This film will be released in Fall/Winter 2011. Check out the Dark Girls page on Facebook for updates and information.

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Directed by Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry
Produced by Bill Duke for Duke Media
and D. Channsin Berry for Urban Winter Entertainment
Co-Produced by Bradinn French
Line Produced by Cheryl L. Bedford
Edited by Bradinn French

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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Video feature: Sven Kacirek’s (Germany) new video!!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

A new video by Sven Kacirek! The video for ” Paper Flowers ” (from his recent released album SVEN KACIREC, THE KENYA SESSIONS) with images of the Ali Khamed Orchestra in Kenya and Sven playing at his studio in Hamburg (Germany). Cool video: sound and images match very well!

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Sven’s album is nominated for this years prestigous German “Prize of the German Record Critics’ Award“!!

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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
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