The Spring 2012 Tribeca Youth Screening Series
We’re pleased to announce a new season of the Tribeca Youth Screening Series!
This fall we’ve expanded the series and split into two groups -- one middle school, one high school. High school students will focus on African American women leaders; middle school students will focus Native American culture through a range of documentaries.
This program is free-of-charge and open to all NYC public middle school and high school groups. Registration is first come, first served. Screenings will be held at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick St) with the exception of Reel Injun and Smoke Signals, which will screen at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (1 Bowling Green).
SPECIAL EVENING SCREENING FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, LEADERS AND PARENTS
Wednesday, March 21, 7:00pm THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
A film by Göran Olsson (92 minutes)
This is a free screening open to the public. After the screening, there will be panel of Harlem activists and young filmmakers about black and minority empowerment, female leadership, and community activism. Seating for the event will be first come first serve and registration is required. Register for this screening here.
ITVS WOMEN AND GIRLS LEAD: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SERIES (For High Schoolers)
Wednesday, January 25, 11:00am DAISY BATES
A film by Sharon La Cruise (60 minutes)
Daisy Bates was a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement. This film outlines both her life and her campaign to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. Register for this screening here.
Wednesday, February 8, 11:00am THE INTERRUPTERS
A film by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz (125 minutes)
This documentary tells the moving and surprising story of three “violence interrupters” in Chicago who with bravado, humility and even humor try to protect their communities from the violence they once employed. Register for this screening here.
Wednesday, March 21, 11:00am THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
A film by Göran Olsson (92 minutes)
Hours of unreleased archival footage were logged during America’s Black Power movement. Interviews with Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver are intermixed with reflections from contemporary African American thinkers, including Harry Belafonte and Erykah Badu. Register for this screening here.
SMITHSONION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN: NATIVE AMERICAN SERIES
Friday, March 2, 11:00am REEL INJUN: ON THE TRAIL OF THE HOLLYWOOD INDIAN
A film by Neil Diamond (88 minutes)
Made by a Cree filmmaker, this engrossing documentary reveals the film industry's effect on the experiences of North American native people in the United States and Canada. Reel Injun will screen with the short Neil Discovers The Moon. Please note that this screening will be held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (1 Bowling Green). Register for this screening here.
Thursday, March 15, 11:00am SERIES OF SHORTS
Short films include Smoke Break, Shimásání, Savage, Search for the World's Best Indian Taco and The Visit. Please note that this screening will be held at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street). Register for this screening here.
Friday, March 30, 11:00am SMOKE SIGNALS
A film by Chris Eyre (89 minutes)
On a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, reservation, nothing ever changes -- until the estranged father of Victor Joseph bites the dust in Arizona. Based on acclaimed author Sherman Alexie’s short stories. Please note that this screening will be held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (1 Bowling Green). Register for this screening here.
Questions? Email youth@tribecafilminstitute.org or call 212.274.8080 x31
