Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert (2010)
Thursday, August 26
Reception: 6pm / Program: 7pm
A live performance and panel discussion will follow the screening. Co-presented by the ImageNation Cinema Foundation.
ImageNation Cinema Foundation and the Film Society at Lincoln Center present the World Premiere of Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert . The film documents the movement behind the annual event that the nonprofit Malcolm X Grassroots Movement produces to raise awareness about and support for political prisoners in the United States. Part concert film, Black August highlights performances in New York, Cuba and South Africa by Mos Def, dead prez, Talib Kweli, David Banner, Common, Erykah Badu and others. Featuring exclusive interviews with exiled activist Assata Shakur, former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver, political prisoner Mutulu Shakur and others!
Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert (2010)
dream hampton, 2010, USA/Cuba/South Africa; 80m
Advance Purchase:
$25 General Public
$22 Student/Senior
$20 MemberAdvance tickets are also on sale at the Walter Reade Theater's box office.
At the Door:
$30 General Public
$27 Student/Senior
$25 Member
