“Made In Harlem: Black Theater” At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
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“Liyana” The Darkest Memories And The Brightest Dreams At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Swaziland collaborate to craft a collective fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams.
Edward Norton’s ONE OCTOBER Follows NYC Radio Host Before Obama’s Election At Maysles Cinema Harlem
Filmed entirely in October of 2008, a time when gentrification is rapidly displacing the working and middle classes, Wall Street is plummeting, and then-Senator Barack Obama is making his first Continue Reading →
“I Called Him Morgan” At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
On a snowy night in February 1972, the 33 year old jazz trumpet star Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife, Helen, during a gig at a club Continue Reading →
‘Raising Bertie,’ Raisin EyeBrows At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Set in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina, Raising Bertie takes audiences deep into the emotional lives of three boys Reginald “Junior” Askew, David “Bud” Continue Reading →
Made In Harlem #Rucker 50 At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Malcolm X stated, “History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”
“Yuri Kochiyama: Passion For Justice,” At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Through extensive interviews with family and friends, archival footage, music and photographs, “Yuri” chronicles the Harlem native’s contributions to social change and participation in some of the most significant events Continue Reading →