KIDflix Dates: Every Friday Night in the month of August (6, 13, 20, 27) Rain Date: Saturday Night
Time: 7:30pm
Fulton Art Fair Dates: First two weekends in August (6, 7, 8 & 13, 14,15)
Time: Noon – 6pm
Location: Fulton Park (corner of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street)
A or C Train to Utica Avenue
Cost: Both events are Free to the Public
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and African Film Fest (AFF) proudly celebrate the 11th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bedford Stuyvesant in collaboration with the 52nd Annual Fulton Art Fair this August! This exciting partnership will bring fine art, film, music and dance to the Bedford Stuyvesant community in a brand new way. The Fulton Art Fair always features an amazing caliber of fine artists working in mediums ranging from painting and sculpture to photography and collage as well as local jazz performances and martial arts demonstrations throughout the entire first two weekends in August. Members of the Fulton Art Fair will also host a special tribute to founding member Delores Carty on Sunday, August 15th.
Marking the 11th Anniversary of the Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy, this year’s selection will feature the best of the last ten
year’s of the KIDflix Festival including:
August 6th – Short: Brian Strongwind and Dirk Joseph – The Origin of Photohealing
Featured Film: Kirikou and the Sorceress, Directed by Michel Ocelot.
This cartoon which is based off of a West African folk tale, tells the story of an evil sorceress who has dried up a spring and devoured all males of the village except for one. Leaving only a newborn baby boy named Kirikou, who must save the village and defeat the sorceress before it is too late.
Performance: Indoda Entsha Drumming Ensemble
August 13th – Short: Blitz the Ambassador – Something to Believe
Featured Film: Crooklyn, Directed by Spike Lee
Directed by Spike Lee and taking place in our very own Brooklyn, New York, the movie depicts a dynamic and spirited rendering of an African American family during the early 1970s.
Performance: Kakande Quartet from Guinea
August 20th – Short: Ali Santana and Spec Boogie – No Knock and Bed Stuy
Featured Film: Cornbread, Earl and Me, Directed by Joseph Manduke.
A case of mistaken identity, leads to a star basketball player from the neighborhood getting shot in the back by police. As the police attempt to cover up their mistake and threaten the community into silence, Cornbreads brother and friend find the courage to speak the truth and clear Cornbread’s name.
Performance: Restoration Youth Arts Academy
August 27th Feature: The Wiz and a Special Tribute to Michael Jackson and Lena Horne
Prior to the film is The Wiz Costume Contest with awards and prizes given by the local businesses.
Featured Film: The Wiz, Directed by Sidney Lumet
Starring the beloved late Lena Horne as Glenda the Good Witch and the late Michael Jackson in his award winning role as Scarecrow, and the talented Diana Ross, The Wiz is a 1970s urban adaptation of the Wizard of Oz. This film version of the Tony award winning Broadway sensation will have you up out of your seatt, ready to “Ease on Down the Road”.
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About MoCADA
MoCADA is committed to creating a greater awareness and appreciation of the African Diaspora as it relates to contemporary urban issues through innovative exhibitions, public programs and educational interactive tours. Our mission is to undertake the responsibility of rewriting history in order to give a more accurate portrayal of our contributions to the historical, artistic and cultural landscape of the world.
About African Film Festival New York
For the past decade, African Film Festival, Inc. has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. We are particularly mindful of the many ways in which cinema is as much a medium of cultural exchange as an educational gate-way.
About the Fulton Art Fair
Fulton Art Fair was founded in 1958 for 1) The exhibition, promotion and publication of African American visual and performing arts in New York, 2) To stimulate and encourage community interest in the arts and 3) The development and achievement of creativity to express the community’s status and heritage.
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