"Willow the Griot" Screening + Q & A w/ Cast and Director
"Willow the Griot" Screening + Q & A w/ Cast and Director
Sun, Jun 18, 6:00 PM
Stuart Cinema & Cafe • Brooklyn, NY
$25
Actions Panel
A Screening of Underneath
A screening of the original Afrofuturist story, UNDERNEATH: Children of the Sun created by David Kirkman.
By New York Film Academy
When and where
Date and time
Starts on Friday, February 17 · 7pm EST
Location
New York Film Academy | New York 17 Battery Place 1st Floor Theatre New York, NY 10004
About this event
This is a vaccinated event. If attending, you will be asked to show proof of vaccination.
A captivating and mind-bending Afrofuturist story that embarks on a breathtaking journey of galactic politics, heritage, and destiny. In 1857, a slave in Little Dixie, Missouri (U.S) is thrust into an intergalactic crises after encountering an alien from a crashed spaceship.
UNDERNEATH: Children of the Sun is David Kirkman’s feature film debut.
About the Director: David Kirkman is an innovative young writer, director, and filmmaker originally from Ferguson (birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement).
His films focus on Black futurism, Black superheroes from Milestone Comics, and short documentaries highlighting Black life.
The Milestone Comics films have accumulated over 4 million views online and has attracted a global audience, even catching the attention of studios such as Netflix. His Black Entrepreneur series highlights black business owners from St. Louis, Tulsa, and Nashville making an impact in their communities.