Third World Newsreel Series at BAM
Third World Newsreel (TWN) and BAMcinematek, the repertory film program at BAM Rose Cinemas, are proud to present a weekend of social issue and activist documentaries, curated by Michelle Materre. In operation since 1967, Third World Newsreel has provided an alternative media outlet for developing artists and audiences of color. This program brings together some of the best films from the Newsreel history with new shorts from the recent Call for Change project.
If you have any questions, please respond to:
Michelle Materre
TWN Director of Distribution
michelle@twn.org
212.947.9277
NYC PREMIERE: OCTOBER 7 - 9
THE HEALING PASSAGE, directed by S. Pearl Sharp
Showtimes at 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Rose Cinemas, Peter Jay Sharp Bldg 30 Lafayette St, Brooklyn, NY
General admission $10. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM, or online at www.bam.org.
THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL
545 Eight Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018-2916
Tel. 212.947-9277 contact: Michelle@twn.org
Fax. 212.594-6417 ext. 308
e-mail: twn@twn.org
www.twn.org
Friday, October 7 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
The Healing Passage (2004), 90min
Directed by S. Pearl Sharp
The psychological impact of the African Holocaust still reverberates in the African Diaspora and the larger world today.
Saturday, October 8 at 2, 6:50pm
All Power to the People!: Gentrification, 90 minutes of shorts
Saturday, October 8 at 4:30, 9:15pm
The Immigrant Experience, 68 minutes of shorts, all from 2005 unless otherwise noted, and all part of Third World Newsreel’s Call For Change program.
Among the First to Die, 11 min, directed by Paul Barrera. The life and death of one of the first American casualties of the War against Terror—Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez—a 28-year-old Guatemalan, who received his citizenship posthumously.
Sunday, October 9 at 2, 6:50pm
Newsreel in NYC, 84 minutes of shorts, all films made by the Newsreel collective.
Sunday, October 9 at 4:30, 9:15pm
Raise Your Voice, 70 minutes of shorts, all from 2005, and all a part of Third World Newsreel’s Call For Change program.
General admission tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas are $10. Tickets are $7 for students 25 and under (with valid I.D. Monday–Thursday, except holidays) seniors, children under twelve, and BAM Cinema Club members. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM (order by “name of movie” option), or online at www.bam.org.
| Starts | 09/29/2005 |
|---|---|
| Ends | 10/12/2005 |
| Issues | Economic Justice, Family & Society, Gender/Women, Health/Health Advocacy, Human Rights, Immigration, International, Media, Politics/Government, Racial Justice, Religious Freedom, Youth, Economic Development, Housing and Homelessness, Labor, Equal Opportunities, Health Reform, Africa, Carribean Islands, Middle East, Fair Representation, Legal Reform, Peace/War, African-American, Arab-American, Indigenous Peoples, Racial Discrimination |
| Homepage | www.bam.org |
| Contact | michelle@twn.org |
Posted on October 3, 2005 in Film / Screening by sandjar
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