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Afro Punk Cinema - 12th Annual Harlem International Film Festival Opening Night
Harlem International Film Festival is honored to present the debut of Daniel Peddle's GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON, which profiles Burley Luvell Benford III, an elderly African-American veteran who occupies an abandoned piece of government property by the beach in Kauai, Hawaii. After being discharged from the Marines, Benford became one of the first employees of IBM and neighbor to Timothy Leary.
A single acid trip changed his life over-night. Ditching his suit, he moved to San Francisco where he fell in with the Beat Poets and witnessed the birth of The Grateful Dead. Legendary music promoter Bill Graham hired him to be a bodyguard for his artists and he spent the better part of a decade jet-setting and hobnobbing with stars. Looking for another dramatic change of lifestyle, he repaired a schooner and sailed it all the way to Hawaii. Three divorces and four children later, we find Luvell homeless, living out of his pick-up truck on the beach.
A man whose incredible life story may have been lost to time is rediscovered in this final chapter of his life. Preceding the screening of GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON will be the U.S. Premiere of Anneta Lauffers short film, AFRO PUNK GIRL, and Eileen Byrnes short film IRIDESCENCE.
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AFRO PUNK GIRL
Director: Annetta Lauffer
Country: USA, Running Time: 16min
AFRO PUNK GIRL is a dystopian sci-fi drama set in a near future Britain, where Christmases are hot, nights are filled with violent muggings and the militia government enforces the Happiness Agenda upon its citizens.
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IRIDESCENCE
Director: Eileen Byrne
Countries: Germany/Luxembourg
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, élodie turned her suffering and fears into a creative fight against the disease and the debilitating effects of the treatments used. Her latest work, IRIDESCENCE, is the personal story of her fight with cancer and the way she found to deal with the disease in a creative and hopeful manner. Its also a way of giving back and handing on the positive vibes that shes received from friends, family and strangers during the course of her disease.
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LocationMIST HARLEM (View)
46 WEST 116TH ST
NEW YORK, NY, NY 10026
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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