An evening of music, poetry and film. Featured guests: Harlem jazz sensation Bill Saxton and poets Abiodun Oyewole and Autumn Ashante, who will perform before the screenings. The films are a selection from the Reel Sisters film festival, which showcases films directed, produced and written by women of color.
Films:
Nappy Heads (3 min.) by Sabrina Moella
A short and vibrant tribute to the Afro hair. Shot on Super 8 in the streets of Toronto, it portrays dozens of women, men and children. Afros, dreadlocks, cornrows -- all types of hairstyles are represented.
Lifted (29 min.) by Randall Dottin
A young mother dancer meets her spiritual guardian on a subway station platform after she abandons her child.
Spent (15 min.) by Boris Schaarschmidt
Cheryl has realized the American Girl shop-until-you-drop fantasy has done just that. Now this ambitious real estate agent is desperate to sell a house in order to stay afloat.
What A Difference (38 min.) by Nikklas Bates
A humorous and profound film about a young materialistic woman who discovers her string of boyfriends cannot save her from the inevitable.
The Mattress Hustle (19:50 min.) by Susan Watson
A young couple's antics as they transition from entry-level jobs to the careers of their dreams. Dreams do not come without sacrifice and both give up their posh-high rent NYC apartment living for a retreat to parent's digs plagued with young siblings and no privacy.
New York City, NY; NYC