Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Aug. 2-Aug. 31: Black August Film Festival



BRECHT FORUM New York Marxist School- Institute for Popular Education
NOTE NEW ADDRESS--
451 West Street
(West Side Hiway & Bank St)
(212) 242-4201

All films will be at 7:30 pm (except where noted)
and will be followed by a discussion, usually with the filmmaker

Tuesday, August 2
All Power to the People! The Black Panther Party and Beyond
Dir.: Lee Lew Lee/A Power115 min
A powerfulful, moving and comprehensive documentary on the resistance of Black Panther Party members against the relentless attack upon it thru COINTEPRO FBI-led terror tactics.

Wednesday, August 3
Quiet Storm
Dir: Shango B'Sang/150 min/ UK/ 2003
A full-length action thriller, Quiet Storm is a controversial drama centered around four men of African descent determined to set imperialism's plunder of Africa straight through acts of "terror"...or Guerrilla tactics. You
decide....

Saturday, August 6
A Panther in Africa
Dir.: Aaron Matthews/71 min/color/2001/USA & Tanzania
Discussion with Kathleen Cleaver
On October 30, 1969, Pete O'Neal, a young Black Panther in Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. A year later, O'Neal fled the charge, and for over 30 years, he has lived in Tanzania.


Thursday, August 11
Machetero
Dir: Vagabond/2005
Discussion with Filmmaker Vagabond
A brand new revolutionary drama from a young Nuyorican. How do 21st Century Urban Guerrillas come into being?

Sunday, August 14
4:00 pm (NOTE: time change)
The Black and the Green
Dir.: St.Clair Bourne/Writer: Lou Potter/45-min/documentary
Discussion with Filmmaker St. Clair Bourne
The Black and the Green is a film about human rights, social change, the role of religion, specifically in the Irish conflict - - from the unique perspective of African- American observers. Set in 1986, the film describes a journey of discovery by five African-Americans as they travel to Northern Ireland. Arriving in Dublin and traveling to Belfast, the group seeks the truth behind the headlines and seek out common elements in that situation and the Black movement in the U.S..

Aug. 16: The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973)
Aug. 17: Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice, Dir. William Graves/53 Min/1989
Aug. 18: Fidel, Dir. Estella Bravo/91 min/US/2001/
Aug. 21: Ashes and Embers, Dir. Haile Germia/120min/1985
Aug. 23: Selected Shorts by young progressive Black/Latino filmmakers
Aug. 24: As An Act of Protest, Dir. Dennis Leroy Jones/2001
Aug. 30: Two Documentaries: Eyes of the Rainbow, Dir. Gloria Rolando/47 min/1997 and Mission August Terror, Dirs. Bernie Dwyer & RobertoRuiz Rebo/48 min/2004
Aug. 31: Sorry Ain't Enough , Dir. Emily Blake
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