ActNow Presents 3rd Annual New Voices In Black Cinema Festival at BAMcinématek

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‘United States of Hoodoo’ courtesy of Stoked Film

New Voices in Black Cinema continues with ActNow Foundation’s partnership with BAMcinématek (www.BAM.org) for it’s 3rd annual film festival.

New Voices in Black Cinema is a four-day film festival that reflects the wide spectrum of views and themes of new voices and continuing ones within the Black film community in Brooklyn and well beyond.

“We’ve got multiple New York premieres as well as a fantastic mix of standout local talent, directors from Senegal, Italy, and Canada... all of whom have been presenting a wide array of stories from the African diaspora.” ~ Curtis Caesar John, Festival Director & Head of Programming

Offerings include:

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FOUR (http://www.fourthemovie.com/story/) – 2012, Joshua Sanchez, USA, 74 mins.
Wendell Pierce | Aja Naomi King | Emory Cohen | EJ Bonilla

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BIG WORDS (http://www.bigwordsthemovie.com/) – 2012, Neil Drumming, USA, 97 min. – NY Premiere!
Dorian Missick | Gbenga Akinnagbe | Darien Sills-Evans | Yaya Alafia

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AUJOUD’HUI (Tey) (http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/_aujourd_hui_d_alain_gomis--6397966.html) – 2012, Alain Gomis, Senegal/France, 86 mins. – NY Premiere!
Saul Williams | Aissa Maiga | Anisia Uzeyman | Djolof Mbengue

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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE (http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-central-park-five) – 2012, Ken Burns, David McMahon, Sarah Burns
USA, 119 min. – Brooklyn premiere!

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NO HOMO (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NO-HOMO-The-Movie/329042767146449?sk=wall) – 2012, Goddey Asemota, USA, 78 mins – - NY Premiere!
Lee Garret | John Cannon | Brandon London
Pooya Mohseni | Shashone Lambert | Christopher Rustin

To watch trailers and see the complete line-up,

visit the ActNow website. (http://actnowproduction.org/newvoicesinblackcinema2013/)

Tickets on sale now at http://bam.org/NewVoicesinBlackCinema

Dates and show times:

Friday, February 15
1:30pm: 18 Ius Soli + Beale St. Blues
4pm: The Fade
7pm: Big Words
9:45pm: The Kill Hole

Saturday, February 16
12pm: The United States of Hoodoo
3pm: High Chicago
6pm: Aujourd’hui (Tey)
9:15pm: FunkJazz Kafé: Diary of a Decade

Sunday, February 17
1pm: The Central Park Five
4pm: alaskaLand
7pm: Four
9:45pm: The Undershepherd

Monday, February 18
1pm: Stones in the Sun
4pm: Unbreakable: Short Film Program
7pm: Gimme the Loot
9:45pm: No Homo

We look forward to seeing you there!