Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (at 135th)
New York, New York 10037
(Broken Stones - Dir. Guetty Felin)
BROKEN STONES*
Guetty Felin, Haiti/France/US, 2012, 61 min.
The oldest neighborhood of the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Quartier Cathédrale (Catheral Quarter) was the most devastated sector in the city, it is also where the bulk of the documentary Broken Stones was shot. With its erected columns and open air, the ruins of the cathedral resembles an amphitheater where the daily realities of Haitian life unfolds. Amidst the vestige of what was once the most beautiful cathedrals in the entire Caribbean, children play, women pray, some carry pails and jugs of water from the nearby tap, a white man dressed in black hooded priest garb appears out of nowhere, followed by a cameraman, foreign missionaries snap pictures as they pray for lost souls in a house of worship, men and women roam almost aimlessly in this post-apocalyptic decor…These images are amongst the impressionist moments interwoven into the narrative fabric of this captivating documentary.
Panel discussion with the filmmaker and guest panelists will follow the screening.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and raised in New York, Guetty Felin is an award-winning, independent filmmaker, teacher and film curator.
*Special Preview Screening
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information about the series, visit - www.africanfilmny.org
WNYC Presents:
CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON'S
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28th
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street (Between Vandam St. and Charlton St.)
New York, NY 10014
Celebrate this seminal work from the American literary canon with live theater, conversations and more this season from The Greene Space.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th at 7:00 PM
I, TOO, SING AMERICA: LANGSTON AND ZORA'S UNSUNG COLLABORATION
I, Too, Sing America: Langston And Zora's Unsung Collaboration Host Terrance McKnight explores the music of the era through the lens of Langston Hughes and his close and controversial relationship with Zora Neale Hurston.
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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29th & THURSDAY, MARCH 1st
at 7:00 PM
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD: A RADIO DRAMA
Starring Brandon Dirdon, Phylicia Rashad, Roslyn Ruff, Leslie Uggams and others. Radio drama adapted by Arthur Yorinks.
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th at 6:00 PM
A LITERARY SALON
Mix and mingle and enjoy readings from Their Eyes Were Watching God by poet and actor Carl Hancock Rux.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28th at 7:00 PM
WOMEN WRITERS ON THE HORIZON
A conversation with Alice Walker, Sonia Sanchez and Ruby Dee, moderated by Zora Neale Hurston's niece, Lucy Anne Hurston.
For more information about the series, visit - thegreenespace.org
Presented by WNYC
Co-Presented by African Film Festival, Inc.
SAVE THE DATE:
19TH NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th - MONDAY, MAY 28th
(Stocktown X South Africa - Dir. Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft)
Please save the date. The 19th New York African Film Festival will commence in April 2012, with a dynamic presentations of films and live performances. More information will be available in the coming weeks.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, APRIL 5th
WNYC Jerome L. Greene Space
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th – TUESDAY, APRIL 17th
Walter Reade Theater @ Lincoln Center
THURSDAY, APRIL 19th
Institute of African Studies @ Columbia University
FRIDAY, MAY 4th & SATURDAY, MAY 5th
Maysles Cinema Institute
FRIDAY, MAY 25th – MONDAY, MAY 28th
BAMcinématek @ BAM Rose Cinemas
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