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14th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series
The Reel Sisters Of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will screen more than 25 films directed, produced or written by women of color from Brooklyn to Great Britain. The theme of the14th Annual festival is: "From Cleopatra Jones to First Lady Michelle Obama: Exploring Feminism in Film & Media.” It will invoke a dynamic conversation on how women of color are portrayed and their contributions to expanding the definition of feminism in today’s society. Held from Oct. 15 to Oct. 16, 2011 at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts on Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Reel Sisters concludes with a festive awards ceremony and reception with live dance hosted by WBAI radio show host Esther Armah. Honored will be Moikgantsi Kgama, the founder of ImageNation Cinema Foundation and Pearl Bowser, a pioneering filmmaker, scholar and author.
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For tickets and film schedule call 718-488-1624 or 347-534-3304 or visit www.reelsisters.org or www.kumbletheater.org.
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Reel Sisters proudly presents the world premier of In Our Heads About Our Hair. Join us for a free screening of this much-anticipated documentary on Saturday, October 15th at 9 pm. The film offers an engrossing look at Black women and their hair. It gets personal, political, historic and humorous, featuring interviews with Melba Tolliver, Deborah Willis, Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, Marc Lamont Hill and many other people of all ages. This screening is presented in conjunction with Heads Up: A Soulful Celebration of Our HAIRitage.
To RSVP for the free screening visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1509597728
Call: (347) 534-3304.
