Imagenation presents its fourth annual Harlem Outdoor Film Festival this month. On Aug. 8 and 15, from 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Imagenation will screen films outdoors at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Harlem State Office Building Plaza, 125th Street and Seventh Avenue. The free screenings feature independent films from the African diaspora.
On Aug. 8, watch a special tenth anniversary screening of ¡Palante, Siempre, Palante!: The Young Lords. In the midst of the African American civil rights struggle, protests to end the Vietnam War, and the women’s movement for equality, Puerto Rican and Latino communities fought for empowerment of their communities, demanding social, economic, and political justice for Puerto Ricans, Latino, and all poor people.
Winner of a Special Jury Award at the 1997 CineFestival in San Antonio, ¡Palante, Siempre, Palante!focuses on Young Lords activities in New York City. Through on-camera interviews with former members, archival footage, photographs, and music, the documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords' activities and philosophy, the organization’s end and its legacy.
Favela Rising, which will be screened on Aug. 15, tells the true story of drug dealer Anderson Sá, as he undergoes a personal transformation that moves him to rally his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police. This winner of 24 film awards – including Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival – has garnered as much praise for its sound track as for its cinematography. Visit the film’s website for info on additional screenings across the country.
To get to the plaza, take the A, B, C, D, 2 or 3 train to 125th Street. |
