Friday, Aug 6: Harlem's Mart 125, film @ Maysles Cinema

HARLEM HOMEGROWN

Films made for Harlem, by Harlem

Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream
Dir. Rachelle Salnave, 2010, 75 min.

Mart 125, formerly located in the heart of Harlem was an indoor market place that housed African vendors from all over the Diaspora. It was developed by government agencies to remove street vendors in the mid-1980s. Due to a host of politics, poor management and the redevelopment of Harlem, the Mart was forced to close down in 2002. The building is now up for biding and the vendors have either been fortunate enough to get their own store fronts in Harlem or are back to vending on the streets. Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream is an in-depth analysis of the history of Mart 125 and how it correlates to the "revitalization" of 125th street, Harlem's main commercial hub. This story depicts the economic transition from the late 1960s to present day. By using Mart 125 and the people behind it, the market provides an apt metaphor for the effects of gentrification on the Harlem community and urban centers everywhere.

AFTER THE FILM:
Panel discussion with Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum Harlem, Gregory Gates and Moikgantsi Kama, Founders of Imagenation (two organizations that won the bid to redevelop the Mart 125 space) and filmmaker, Rachelle Salnave. More speakers to be announced.

Friday Aug. 6 7:30 pm

Info: Maysles Cinema

Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18: Know Your Rights Workshop pt 1 @ Maysles Institute

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - TWO DAY WORKSHOP

Know what to do if a police officer stops you on the street? Know what to do if a police vehicle pulls you over while driving?

Know Your Rights!
Come & learn with original Black Panthers, Young Lords, Black Spades, Zulus, Combat Veterans, Martial Arts Experts, Cop Watch Soldiers & Activist Attorney's At War!

- See & Discuss: Anti-Police terror films / handouts.
- Get self defense training & weapon disarming tactics.
- Learn what to do in case of arrest, in jail, in court, and more about your legal rights.
- Participate in street, vehicle & home role-play
- Free food, refreshments & materials for youth.

More information and reservations contact Bro. Shep:
panthershepcat@aol.com or (212) 650-5008"

Saturday July 17th and July 18
1:00pm - 4:00pm SHARP!

Free For All Youth (aged 13-23)
$10.00 Suggested Donation For Adults (No one turned away for the lack of funds)

Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Saturday, July 17th: ODB Film Screening and Panel Discussion ft Wu Tang and More!

SUMMER OF MUSIC Presents:

"Dirty: One Word Can Change the World"
Dir. Stephon Turner, 2009, 86 min.

"Filmmaker Stephon Turner (aka 'Raison Allah') offers a personal corrective to the media's portrayal of the life and death of his brother, Russell Jones, known to the world as Ol' Dirty Bastard. Turner skillfully analyzes the elements of Jones' MC persona through his access to mutual family, friends and partners in the Wu Tang Clan and his own historical research. He reveals that Dirty's distinctive style is the bastard offspring of a cultural and family legacy - part Indian chief, r&b frontman and the drunken monk of kung-fu films."

AFTER THE MOVIE:
Discussion headed by ODB's mother, Ms. Cherry Jones, filmmaker Raison Allah, King Downing (expert on police profiling of Hip Hop artists), and a slew of Wu Tang members and affiliates.

Reception sponsored by Sugar Hill Ale!

Saturday July 17th
7:30 pm

Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Wednesday, July 14: Reel Harlem Film Festival: Nina Simone Tribute - Marcus Garvey Park

Reel Harlem Film Festival: Nina Simone Great Performances (Free!)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Venue: Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Rain Venue: Inside the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center

Music: The National Jazz Museum All-Stars' Tribute to Nina Simone (7:00 p.m.)

Film: Nina Simone Great Performances: College Concerts and Interviews (8:30 p.m.) (Andy Stroud, USA, 60 mins.)
A rare film of this radical artist in performance and in interviews where she shares her opinions on the role of the artist and race relations.

Info: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

July 14-16: Documentaries in Bloom @ Maysles Institute

DOCUMENTARIES IN BLOOM Presents:
New Films Presented by Livia Bloom

July 14 - 16, 2010
Screenings each night at 6pm, 7pm, and 7:45pm

THREE RARE SCREENINGS OF 'YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN', HARUN FAROCKI'S 'AN IMAGE', AND 'DAISY: THE STORY OF A FACELIFT'

Daisy: The Story of A Facelift
Dir. Michael Rubbo, 1982, 58 min. (Canada)
Middle-aged Daisy shares her decisions, doubts, and stomach-turning medical procedure in this rare featurette from the earliest days of cosmetic surgery.

An Image
Dir. Harun Farocki, 1982, 26 min. (Germany)
A Playboy Magazine centerfold photo-shoot in Munich was documented by celebrated international artist Harun Farocki in this very rarely-seen short film.

Youth Knows No Pain
Dir. Mitch McCabe, 2009, 88 min. (USA)
"Since my own dad was a plastic surgeon, as a child Iʼd find birthday cards from friends with breasts on them, before-and-after slides of patients, and the occasional implant lying around," says Mitch McCabe in her candid new documentary. "Youth Knows No Pain subjects America's anti-aging obsession to an intimate, often unflattering close-up, and with an appreciable lack of vanity, director Mitch McCabe also holds up her own face -- lines, imperfections and all -- for the camera's scrutiny. McCabe's unique perspective as a plastic surgeon's daughter informs this lively, candid and thoughtful piece, which avoids the fashionable alarmism of so many social-issue docs as it weighs the costs and benefits of wrinkle creams, breast implants and Botox injections and allows viewers to decide for themselves." -Variety

AFTER THE FILM:
Discussion with director Mitch McCabe in person!



Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Friday, July 2: Films Made For Harlem, By Harlem @ Maysles Institute

Harlem Homegrown: Films Made For Harlem, By Harlem

P-Star Rising
Dir. Gabriel Noble, 2009, 104 min.
A documentary film about a single-father who is determined that his 9-year old daughter become a rap star and thus redeem his deferred dream. We follow the father-daughter duo through the grit and glamour of the music industry, the struggles of being a single dad with no means, and the sacrifices a child makes in order to make her father proud."

Friday July 2nd
7:30 pm
Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Monday June 14: 1st Annual NYC Revolutionary Latino Film Festival @ MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Opening Night: '1st Annual NYC Revolutionary Latino Film Festival'
In Celebration Of The 82nd Birthday Of Dr. Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

"Featuring The Internationally Award Winning Film Written & Directed By Vagabond, El Machetero.

6:00:PM El Che
Dir. Aníbal Di Salvo & Maurice Dugowson, 1997, 83 min.
Documentary that retraces Guevara's life and political career, beginning with his youth in 1950's Argentina, when he set out on the road, writing travel diaries, poetry, and stories. His wanderings through the Andes, Patagonia, Peru, and the Chilean desert informed his identity not as a citizen of one nation but as a Latin American. Following his medical studies, he left Argentina forever, dedicating his life to fighting imperialism, poverty, and social injustice throughout the continent

7:30PM El Machetero
Dir. Vagabond, 2010
Post 9/11 definitions, ideas and notions of terrorism are challenged in this controversial film. French journalist Jean Dumont (Isaach de Bankolé) interviews Pedro Taino (Not4Prophet) a “Puerto Rican Terrorist" in prison. Pedro is a self-described Machetero fighting to free a colonized Puerto Rico from the United States. Jean questions Pedro about his decision to use violence to achieve that freedom. As they speak, a ghetto youth (Kelvin Fernandez) trapped in a cycle of violence, is encouraged by Pedro and a mentor (Dylcia Pagan) from his childhood in Puerto Rico to become the next generation of Machetero. The film is structured around songs from the album, “Liberation Day” by RICANSTRUCTION and interwoven into the film as a narrative voice. RICANSTRUCTION also provides an original improvised score."

Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE