Films & Documentaries
[CONTEST] Win Tickets to the Toronto Premiere Film Screening of Harry Belafonte: SING YOUR SONG on May 25
Another ticket giveaway! What other Toronto-based music & culture blog is hooking you up like this??! Go ahead, I’ll wait….
This time it’s the Toronto premiere of the documentary, Sing Your Song on singer/actor/activist, Harry Belafonte. For you young’uns, he’s more than just the voice behind the sample for Lil Wayne and Cory Gunz‘ “Six Foot, Seven Foot.” Read on to learn more:
Via Undercurrents:
Back again with another inspiring film screening at the Toronto Underground Cinema (186 Spadina Ave), Undercurrents is proud to present the Toronto premiere of Harry Belafonte: SING YOUR SONG on Friday, May 25, at 8:30 PM. This is more than just the story of a man who made a living singing Day-O. This film takes a brief look at the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of an insider; someone who despite his high profile, wasn’t afraid to spend time in the trenches.
About The Film
Susanne Rostock’s inspiring biographical documentary, SING YOUR SONG, surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer, inspired by Paul Robeson, and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement and impacted many other social‐justice movements.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance through ticketpicket.com/singyoursong. The first 25 tickets purchased in advance will receive an 11×17 movie poster. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office on the day of the event. If you’re on Facebook, don’t forget to RSVP HERE.
Sounds amazing, right? You wanna go, right? Well hit the jump to see the trailer and to find out how to win a FREE pair of tickets for the screening….
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[Film Screening] April 27 in Toronto: The CANADIAN PREMIERE of Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer
Directed by Charlie Ahearn (Wild Style). This might be a must-attend like so many of the previous screenings by the Undercurrents crew:
From the same team that brought you such great film screenings as The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry, The Last Poets: Made In Amerikkka and Brooklyn Boheme, Undercurrents Productions is back with another event that’s sure to excite virtually anyone who grew up in the 80’s (especially New York) and photo enthusiasts alike. Presenting the Canadian premiere of Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer, a film about the iconic man behind the lens, and a generation that inspired so many.
During the infancy of hip‐hop, Brooklyn‐born photographer Jamel Shabazz set out on a
twenty‐five year mission to create a portrait of the hip‐hop generation. By 2001, he
became a worldwide phenomenon with the release of his book “Back In The Days”
(powerHouse Books). Director of the seminal film “Wild Style”(1982), Charlie Ahearn,
instantly recognized the power of Shabazz’s photography when he first picked up the
book in 2002. Since then, Ahearn has followed Shabazz in documenting his life and
journey from where he started out as a youth growing up in Brooklyn, to his army service
and work as a corrections officer, to his decisive photographic interactions on the streets
and subways of New York City.
“Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer” is filled with vintage shots of kids rocking Puma
Suedes, Kangols, and pin‐striped Jordaches in Times Square and Fort Greene Park.
Ahearn gives voice to these resonating images with dozens of interviews with Shabazz
himself, graffiti pioneer and hip‐hop historian Fab 5 Freddy, Filmmaker and co‐founder of
Bounce Magazine Bobbito Garcia, legendary rapper KRS‐One, and more.
CLICK HERE to learn more and to RSVP.
TODAY (Sat. Feb. 18) in Toronto: All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend – a showcase of Black sport in film.
Including the Canadian premiere of White Wash, a documentary film “exploring the complexity of race in America through the struggle and triumph of black surfers. The story is narrated by Grammy Award winner Ben Harper with Black Thought of the Roots and told through the eyes of black surfers from Hawaii, Jamaica, Florida, and California.”
CLICK HERE to learn more. I am super co-singing this effort by my dude, Duane Watson. I forgot I had to dip out of town for the weekend so, unfortunately I’m gonna miss all these films.
Hit the jump for links to the other excellent films in the All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend mini film festival though.
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[Video] Promo Trailer for The Sitter starring Jonah Hill
“Jonah Hill as “The Sitter” is the last person you want watching your kids. But this time, The Sitter has met his match in three manipulative brats. When a shady endeavor in which he finds himself in goes bad, The Sitter and the malevolent youngsters embark on a wild chase through Manhattan. From the director of “Pineapple Express.””
[note: this is a PPC thang via the goviral network]
[CONTEST] Win Tickets to the Brooklyn Boheme Toronto Film Screening + Q&A with Nelson George
As a former, looong time Brooklyn resident, you know I have to support this!
Fresh off the successful launch of films such as the Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry biopic: The Upsetter and The Last Poets: Made in Amerikkka, Undercurrents is proud to present Brooklyn Boheme on Friday, December 9 at the Toronto Underground Cinema. Brooklyn Boheme marks our third and final film presentation for 2011.
Joining us at the event for a Q&A session will be cultural critic, director, and author Nelson George, who also serves as narrator and producer of the film. The film takes a historical and contemporary look at the Fort Greene & Clinton Hill areas of Brooklyn, chronicling it’s culture, influence, and arts movement in what some have deemed to be the second renaissance movement in New York City.
Copies of Nelson’s latest novel, The Plot Against Hip-Hop will be available for purchase on-site via A Different Booklist. [ed note: I like this name!!!]
There will also be a short visual presentation to start the event provided by Mark ‘Kurupt’ Stoddart, visual communicator and owner of Live It Wear It.
This event is brought to you in association with Manifesto Festival
WHEN: Friday, December 9, 2011
WHERE: Toronto Underground Cinema (186 Spadina Ave)
DOORS: 8pm
SHOWTIME: 8:45
ADMISSION: $10
RSVP at: http://bit.ly/BKboTO
CONTEST DETAILS:
To win tickets, just email me [subject line: ‘Brooklyn Boheme Contest’] and tell me who your favorite Brooklyn MC is.
Contest will end Thursday Dec. 8 6PM at which time the contest winner will be notified so enter now! Note: you must be able to provide your own transportation to the screening.
Contest is DONE! Congrats to Kalmplex on winning the tickets.