BLACK AND BLUE IN EUROPE FILM SERIES
A LOOK AT THE OTHER EUROPE
APRIL 29- MAY 1, 2011
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 @ 6PM
BOMA TERVUREN, THE JOURNEY by Francis Dujardin (Belgium/Congo, 54mins)
The extraordinary and tragic saga of 267 Congolese, brought to Brussels to be exposed at the 1897 World's Fair. Fri, April 29 @ 6:00pm - FREE SCREENING
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 @ 8PM
PLAYING AWAY by Horace Ove (UK, 100mins)
To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a West Indian cricket team from South London to a charity game. Featuring Norman Beaton Fri, April 29 @ 8pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 @ 3:30PM
THE GLASS CEILING by Yamina Benguigui (France/Algeria, 90mins)
Europe's racial make-up is quickly changing. French-Algerian filmmaker Yamina Benguigui is hoping to start a conversation about affirmative action - a policy that does not exist in France today. Sat, April 30 @ 3:30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 @ 5:30PM
BLACK DJU by Pol Cruchten (Luxembourg, 80mins)
From the sea and sun of the Cape Verde Island, it's a very big step to rainy, gloomy, land-locked Luxembourg, but that's the journey 20-year-old Dju Dele Dibonga must take to track down his dad, whose yearly visits and monthly guest worker checks have stopped. Featuring veteran actor Philippe Léotard and introducing singer Cesaria Evora as Dju’s mother. Sat, April 30 @ 5:30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 @ 7:30PM
OTOMO by Frieder Schlaisch (Germany, 84mins)
A powerful film portraying institutionalized racism and police brutality, Otomo provides a convincing look at the everyday world of refugees, who are continuously surrounded by tension and insecurity. Based on the true story of Frederic Otomo. Stars Isaach de Bankole (The Limits of Control) Sat, April 30 @ 7:30pm
SUNDAY, MAY 1 @ 1PM
WAALO FENDO by Mohammed Soudani (Switzerland/Senegal, 65mins)
Milan, like Paris or Stuttgart, and like many other European cities, is the theater of the drama of immigration. Demba reconstructs his story and that of his brother Yaro, both Senegalese immigrants in Italy, in a long and fragmentary flashback that begins with Yaro’s murder. An immigration story like others but that most people are unaware of. Sun, May 1 @ 1pm
SUNDAY, MAY 1 @ 2:30PM
BURNING AN ILLUSION by Menelik Shabbaz (UK, 107mins)
Burning an Illusion powerfully evokes young Black lifestyles in the London eighties and raises issues of lifestyle choices and personal growth in a racist society. Sun, May 1 @ 2:30pm
SUNDAY, MAY 1 @ 4:30PMDANCING FOREVER by Christian Faure (France, 90mins)
Based on Marie Do's autobiographical novel, this absorbing movie balances the two dominant factors in its heroine's destiny: her mixed-race heritage and her passion for dance in a consistently upbeat tone that matches its heroine's indomitable spirit. Sun, May 1 @ 4:30pm.
SUNDAY, MAY 1 @ 6:30PM
JOSEPHINE BAKER: BLACK DIVA IN A WHITE MAN’S WORLD by Annette von Wangenheim (Germany/USA, 45mins)
A tender, revealing documentary about one of the most famous and popular performing artists of the 20th century. Sun, May 1 @ 6:30pm, followed by a reception with Sugar Hill Beer courtesy of HarlemBrew.
RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW LAST SCREENING
Join us to share your thoughts and light refreshments
Sugar Hill Beer will be served courtesy of HarlemBrew
TICKETS:
FREE FRIDAY, APRIL 29 @ 6PM
FRIDAY @ 8PM, SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Weekend pass $20; Day pass $15; $6 per show.
SECURE YOUR SEAT TODAY!ONLINE
WHERE: Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street - Room 263 Macy
Take train 1 to 116th street and walk uptown four blocks. Entrance between Broadway and Amsterdam. Picture ID requested to enter building.
DVDs and VHS of films from Africa and the African Diaspora will be on sale at the venue. $15 per DVD; $25 for 2 DVD; $35 for three DVD and $10 for each additional DVD.
