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WOMEN SERIES WEEKEND PASS
SCHEHERAZADE, TELL ME A STORY
Friday, March 28 @ 6:30pm
Cairo, today. Hebba, a television show host, presents a successful political talk show on a privately owned network. Karim, her husband, is deputy editor in chief of a government-owned newspaper with ambition to become editor in chief. He believes that his wife's constant meddling with opposition politics could put his promotion in danger. Using his boyish charm and sexual prowess, he convinces Hebba to stay away from politics, so she starts a series of talk shows around women's issues. Hebba knows, of course, that women's issues are political and she finds herself walking in a minefield of abuse, sexual, religious, social and political repression that increases tension in her marriage.
Directed by Yousry Nasrallah, 2009, 135 min, Egypt, fiction, Arabic with English subtitles
CAPE VERDE, MY LOVE
Saturday, March 29 @ 2pm
Praïa,Cape verde. Laura, Flavia and Bela are childhood friends. Each leads her own life and they sometimes meet to dance, dine and have fun. But one day the calm rivers of their lives break their banks and become wild torrents: Ricardo, Flavia's husband, rapes his pupil Indira, Laura's 13-year old eldest daughter. A film that takes a critical look at the lives of women in Cape Verde.
Directed by Ana Lucia Ramos Lisboa, 2007, 77 min, Cape Verde, drama, Creole with English subtitles
DIVAS OF SOUTH AMERICA
Saturday, March 29 @ 4pm
SUSANA BACA, MEMORIA VIVA
Susana Baca is not only a champion in the performance and preservation of Afro-Peruvian heritage, but also an elegant singer whose shimmering voice sings of love, loss and life. Susana and her husband Ricardo Pereira have founded the Instituto Negrocontinuo "Black Continuum" in Lima, a spirited facility for the exploration, expression, and creation of Black Peruvian culture. While Baca has dedicated herself to researching and performing virtually all forms of Afro-Peruvian folklore, it is the lando that has become her trademark. This slow to mid-tempo, highly evocative mix of Spanish, Indigenous and African rhythms has become what the son is to Cuba, or the samba to Brazilthe lando is the sound of Black Peru.
Directed by Mark Dixon, 2003, 54 min, Peru/Belgium, musical documentary, Spanish with English subtitles
MARIA BETHANIA, MUSIC IS PERFUME
Maria Bethânia is a living musical legend whose earthy interpretations of Brazilian film music have inspired generations of fans and musical colleagues all over the world. In this documentary by Georges Cachot, we see many famous faces from the music world alongside Bethânia. Director Georges Gachot intercuts concert footage and interviews with the singer's family, friends and peers to create a warm and personal portrait of a woman and her impeccable art.
Directed by Georges Gachot, 2005, 82 min, Brazil/Switzerland, musical documentary, Portuguese with English subtitles
FAMILY MOTEL
Sunday, March 30 @ 2pm
Raising teenaged daughters is not easy, especially for Ayan, a Somalian refugee living in Canada who also supports a husband and two sons left behind in Somalia. Living in her small Vancouver apartment with her daughters Nasrah, 17, and Leila, 15 Ayan is trying to keep everything together, but is evicted from her apartment for late payment. Because Ayan is unable to afford the soaring rents on her two service jobs, and the Canadian social services are unable to assist in placing her, she and her two daughters must move into a Family Motel. Drama ensues when Nasrah and Leila begin to rebel against their mother.
Directed by Helene Klodawsky, 2007, 88 min, Canada, drama, English
AFRICAN AMERICAN TRAILBLAZERS
Sunday, March 30 @ 4:30pm
JOSEPHINE BAKER: BLACK DIVA IN A WHITE MAN'S WORLD
A tender, revealing documentary about one of the most famous and popular performing artists of the 20th century. Her legendary banana belt dance created theatre history; her song "J'ai deux amours" became a classic, and her hymn. The film focuses on her life and work from a perspective that analyses images of Black people in popular culture. It portrays the artist in the mirror of European colonial clichés and presents her as a resistance fighter, an ambulance driver during WWII, and an outspoken activist against racial discrimination involved in the worldwide Black Consciousness movement of the 20th century.
Directed by Annette von Wangenheim, 2006, 45 min, Germany, documentary, English/French/German with English subtitles
TWO DOLLARS AND A DREAM
A documentary which focuses on Madame C.J. Walker, a black woman who, in 1910, made a small investment in a company specializing in black hair and skin care products and realized a dream that made her America's first self-made millionairess. The program also documents the life of her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, black America's patron of the Harlem Renaissance. Included are interviews with the Walkers' friends and coworkers and a collection of stills, film, and music from the period.
Directed by Stanley Nelson, 1987, 56 min, USA, documentary, English
WHERE: Teachers College, Columbia University 263 Macy
525 West 120th Street, NY NY 10027
PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO ID required to enter the building
TICKET PRICE:
Friday, March 28: FREE
Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30: $10 regular price; $8 seniors and students
TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE CLICK HERE.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Friday, March 28, 2014
6:30pm Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story (free)
Saturday, March 29, 2014
2pm Cape Verde My Love
4:00pm Divas of South America: Susana Baca, Memoria Viva & Maria Bethania, Music is Perfume
Sunday, March 30, 2014
2pm Family Motel
4:30pm Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man's World & Two Dollars and a Dream
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LocationTeachers College, Columbia University - 263 Macy (View)
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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