NYC film retrospective April 28 – May 3
with the presence of director iara lee at all screenings
all details here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/355962858230003/
https://culturesofresistancefilms.com/nyc-retrospective
limited space. to secure a seat, buy a ticket online
at Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
7:30pm. US$10
– Sunday, April 28: Synthetic Pleasures (1995)
– Monday, April 29: Burkinabe Rising: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso (2018)
– Tuesday, April 30: Modulations: cinema for the ear (1998)
– Thursday, May 2: Cultures of Resistance (2010)
at New York University (NYU) Global Spiritual Life
238 Thompson St, 4th Fl., New York, NY
6pm, suggested donation: US$10
– Friday, May 3rd: Life is Waiting: referendum and resistance in Western Sahara (2015)
MORE DETAILS:
Sunday, Apr 28: SYNTHETIC PLEASURES (1995)
at Maysles Cinema: 343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
Is reality obsolete? Iara Lee’s cyber-age intellectual survey explores how advanced technologies are deleting nature and reprogramming humankind.
7:30pm, $11.60 online / $10 at door
Monday, Apr 29: BURKINABÈ RISING: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso (2018)
at Maysles Cinema: 343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
A small, landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists and engaged citizens, who provide an example of the type of political change that can be achieved when people come together.
7:30pm, $11.60 online / $10 at door
Tuesday, Apr 30: MODULATIONS: cinema for the ear (1998)
at Maysles Cinema: 343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
A groundbreaking early film on the evolution of electronic music that cuts between avant-garde composers, Kraftwerk’s innovative synthesizer drones, Giorgio Moroder’s Euro-disco, Afrika Bambaataa’s electro-funk, and much more.
7:30pm, $11.60 online / $10 at door
Thursday, May 2: CULTURES OF RESISTANCE (2010)
at Maysles Cinema: 343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
Can music, art, and dance be weapons of peace? Director Iara Lee traveled over five continents to explore how creativity can be ammunition in the battle for justice.
7:30pm, $11.60 online / $10 at door
Friday, May 3: LIFE IS WAITING: referendum and resistance in Western Sahara (2015)
at NYU Global Spiritual Life, 6PM
238 Thompson St, 4th Fl, NY NY
Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But not in the country of Western Sahara. There, occupation by Morocco continues—as does the struggle for freedom.
suggested donation: $10
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