Street Movies! @ Malcolm X Park

Posted July 7th, 2008 by Boone
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 8:30pm
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Host: WPEB 88.1 FM Community Radio Station

Location(s)

Malcolm X Park
52nd & Pine
Philadelphia, PA, 19143
See map: Google Maps

Spirit of Resistance by Jamese Wells
In rural Tanzania, two former Black Panthers, a local hip-hop crew named Watengwa (Kiswahili for outcasts), and Prometheus Radio Project come together to build a community radio station. (USA, 2006, 15 min)

Africa is Not a Zoo by Ife Williams
Examines how game parks in Southern Africa and how they have displaced local populations and given animals preferential treatment over people. (USA, 2007, 17 min)

How Can We Make a Change? by Mothers in Charge and the Arts and Spirituality Center
Members of Mothers in Charge conduct violence prevention, grief counseling, community outreach and education projects in an effort to support neighborhood safety and non-violent conflict resolution. Partnering with The Arts and Spirituality Center, they have produced dramatic performances that provide an outlet for grief and a powerful expression of community solidarity. How Can We Make a Change? is a portrait of everyday courage in the face of fear, and a testament to what a community can accomplish when they take collective action. (USA, 2006, 14:11 min)

African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal
by Magee McIlvaine, Ben Herson & Chris Moore
Step into the African Underground and listen to a new voice inspired by religion, politics, old school Hip Hop and Senegalese culture. (Senegal & USA, 2007, 6:14 min)

Amiri Baraka's "Something In The Way Of Things (In Town)” by Bryan Green
A stunning visual adaptation of Baraka's scathing and foreboding social commentary, with music by The Roots. (USA, 2007, 9 min)

She Walked Calmly Disappearing into the Darkness
by Glas Negus Supreme (Arthur Jafa & Malik Sayeed)
From the acclaimed cinematographers of Daughters of the Dust (Jafa) and Life and Debt (Sayeed) comes a gripping riff on urban violence that blurs the lines between reality and representation, victim and perpetrator. (USA, 2007, 9:37 min)