| August 17, 2007 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
The 8th Annual
KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy!
Aug 17TH: AKEELAH AND THE BEE
directed by: Doug Atchison
The story of 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) who is reluctant at first (and fearful of being labeled a “brainiac” by classmates at her under-funded middle school in south central Los Angeles), but grows determined to win the district, regional, and ultimately the scripps national spelling bee, aided by the able coaching of an English professor (Laurence Fishburne) who, like Akeelah’s overworked single mother (Angela Bassett) is slowly recovering from a devastating personal loss.
preceded by:
film short: STICKS AND STONES
directed by Rehema Inami Triniew
from REEL SISTERS
During a parent teacher conference late one afternoon, Daryl and Dolores — a black couple — confront their daughter’s white teacher, Mrs. Martin. Though their daughter, Rehema, is literate, Mrs. Martin refuses to accept this obvious reality because of her own misperceptions. Rehema is challenged to either fight back or internalize the racial stereotypes. An engaging narrator guides the audience through this disturbing meeting.
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Live performances! Give-aways! Contests! Prizes! Surprises!
Every FRIDAY night in AUGUST
at 8:00 (RAIN date sat. night)
in beautiful FULTON PARK
Stuyvesant & Fulton (A / C to Utica)
FREE!
Organized by MoCADA and African Film Festival of New York
Sponsored by
TARGET
Assemblyperson Annette Robinson
New York State Council on the Arts
More info? 718. 230. 0492 / lcmocada@hotmail.com
