Latest Past Events

Reel Sisters Celebrates Women In Hip Hop

Riverside Theater 91 Claremont Avenue, New York

  On Fri., May 17, 2024 at 5:30 pm, join Reel Sisters for an evening of readings, and screening of Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip Hop (Netflix Docuseries, Ep. 4) and Black Love Manifesto written and directed by Liza Jessie Peterson. CR Capers, founder of the Hip Hop Film Festival, will lead a […]

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Maysles Documentary Center 343 Lenox Ave., Malcolm X Blvd.

In remembrance of our beloved friend and mentor Pearl Bowser, we will offer a special dedication and screening of Midnight Ramble and chat about her impact on our professional and personal lives. Film historian, curator, author and archivist, Pearl's love for preserving the history of  independent Black filmmaking and uncovering Oscar Micheaux's legacy is unparalleled. Pearl's Archives […]

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Maysles Documentary Center 343 Lenox Ave., Malcolm X Blvd.

Reunion Directors/Writers: Timothy S Naylor, Zainab Jah Producers: Djaka Souaré, Timothy S Naylor, Zainab Jah Narrative, 15 min. Isata, a West African immigrant living in the Bronx, while watching a morning talk show recognizes the guest, bestselling author, Mamadou Kargbo. He triggers in her deep memories of surviving a civil war. She wonders, was he […]