
The Harlem Library Cinema Series is a community engagement collaboration between the National Black Programming Consortium and the New York Public Library. These live screening events are an opportunity to bring content supported by NBPC directly to the community, for conversation and direct engagement on important cultural issues sparked by media. These screenings are free to the public and often featured filmmakers, artists, and producers discussing the inspiration for their featured work.
We are proud to collaborate with the following Harlem-based libraries for this initiative:
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The 115th Street Branch 203 W. 115th Street at Adam Clayton Powell (212) 666- 9393 l Email |
George Bruce Branch 518 W. 125th Street @ Amsterdam Ave. (212) 662-9727 l Email |
Countee Cullen Branch 104 W. 136th Street @ Lenox Ave. (212) 491-2070 l Email |
Are you a library interested in working with NBPC on scheduling free community screenings in your space? Please email to our Director of Outreach and Engagement, Tonya Hopkins.
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The 115th Street Branch 203 W. 115th Street at Adam Clayton Powell (212) 666- 9393 l Map |
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 ~ "Egalite For All: Toussaint L'Overture & the Haitian Revolution" Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 ~ "Haiti: One Day, One Destiny" Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 ~ "Colored Frames" Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 ~ "Slaying Goliath" Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 ~ "Rise Up: Reggae Underground" |
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George Bruce Branch 518 W. 125th Street @ Amsterdam Ave. (212) 662-9727 l Map |
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 ~ "Egalite For All: Toussaint L'Overture & the Haitian Revolution" Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 ~ "Haiti: One Day, One Destiny" Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 ~ "Colored Frames" Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 ~ "The Calling" Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 ~ "Freedom Riders" |
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Countee Cullen Branch 104 W. 136th Street @ Lenox Ave. (212) 491-2070 l Map |
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 ~ "Egalite For All: Toussaint L'Overture & the Haitian Revolution" Thursday, April 21st, 2011 ~ "Rise Up: Reggae Underground" Wednesday, May 19th, 2011 ~ "Colored Frames" Wednesday, June 16th, 2011 ~ "Slaying Goliath" |
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The Calling It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life. The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians and Jews on a dramatic journey -- training to become professional clergy. Embarking on life paths that demand tremendous personal sacrifice and commitment, these seminarians must uphold timeless truths in an era that values quick fixes and hot trends, and face a public that challenges the very relevance of their mission. A new look at an old job, The Calling takes viewers into the unknown world of seminaries to tell entertaining and compelling personal stories of how faith is lived today. |
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Colored Frames A look back at the last fifty years in African American art, Colored Frames is an unflinching exploration of influences, inspirations and experiences of black artists. Beginning at the height of the Civil Rights Era and leading up to the present, it is a naked and truthful look at often ignored artists and their progenies. |
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: WATCH THE ENTIRE FILME ONLINE! The man at the forefront of Haiti's epochal uprising was Toussaint Louverture. He was world-known in his day and deserves a place among history's most celebrated figures today. Born into slavery, Toussaint had been freed by his master before the revolt began. He owned property and was financially secure. He risked it all, however, to join then lead an army of slaves that would fight, in turn, the French, the British, and the Spanish empires for twelve years. |
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Haiti: One Day, One Destiny In the aftermath of great tragedy in Haiti in 2010 NBPC's AfroPoP series sent Haitian American filmmaker Michele Stephenson down to capture the real voices of Haitians recovering. She and her team uncovered many small stories that together tell a grand tale of heavy loss and the will it takes to survive it. Produced by Michele Stephenson. Edited by Sabrina Gordon. Story by Sabrina Gordon and Michele Stephenson. Cinematography by Garland McLaurin. | |
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RISE UP: REGGAE UNDERGROUND RiseUp is a journey into the heart of Jamaica - the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of Reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music and appearances by legends Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, and a slew of soon-to-be superstars, RiseUp follows artists in the dangerous streets, back alleys and crowded dancehalls of Kingston and the countryside. These artists demonstrate the raw power of hope and courage in a land which is largely unseen, but certainly not unsung. Welcome to the Jamaican underground music scene. | |
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SLAYING GOLIATH SLAYING GOLIATH takes an unprecedented intimate look at the world of amateur youth basketball through the eyes of the New York Select Huskies team as they seek to win the AAU National Basketball Championship. The grueling price the team must pay to win exposes the hidden dark side of amateur sports. |