Name: Cinema Block Party
Start: 2019-07-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-07-20T22:00:00-04:00
Location: TAMA Summerfest

Cinema Block Party

Due to a lack of continuous spaces for everyday Black people to experience the work of Black independent filmmakers, The Luminal Theater provides ongoing, fully-curated access to exhibitions of diverse cinema and media of the Black/African diaspora.  Our screenings doubly allow the artists to present their work within our unique brand of shared audience experiences that embody and emphasize local flavors, while infused with a bold Brooklyn direction.

The Luminal Theater

Continuing our focus on providing Brooklyn audiences continuous access to independent Black cinema, The Luminal Theater is transforming one block on Tompkins Avenue during the 9th annual TAMA Summerfest Weekend Walks into a cinematic home,  showcasing curated Black films with a focus on talent from Brooklyn-based creatives.
 
The day starts at 12 noon with:
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Young Adult films 
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Indie films from Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn-based creatives, including Darius Clark Monroe’s “BLACK 14” and and Okema T. Moore’s “Shh..”
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“Sistas in Cinema” - films from Black female filmmakers, including Sewra G. Kidane’s “Proclamation Punctuation”
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Virtual/Augmented Reality presentation 
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Then we take the fun over to Potomac Playground (on Halsey & Tompkins) for an 8pm closing presentation of “72 Hours: A Brooklyn Love Story?” from local filmmaker Raafi Rivero
 
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See full film descriptions and more info at <A HREF="https://www.luminaltheater.org/events/2019/7/20/cinema-block-party" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.luminaltheater.org/events/2019/7/20/cinema-block-party</A>
 
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12pm noon - 1pm - Tent 1
Films for Tweens
WATERMELON by Toryn Seabrooks
COLD SWEAT - by Wi-Moto Nyoka
 
1:15pm-2:20pm - Tent 2
Local Filmmaker Showcase 1 - URBAN POETICS 
AN ODE, TO US by Jalessa Montaque
TRAPPED FREEDOM by Allegra Earle
SHH…  by Patrick Coker, produced by Okema T. Moore
PERCEPTION - by KarynRose Bruyning
JUSTICE FOR ALL by Ephraim Kirkwood
 
2:30pm-4:15pm - Tent 1
Sistas in Cinema showcase - hosted by Kissa Starr
PROCLAMATION PUNCTUATION by Sewra G. Kidane
NO TRAVELER RETURNS by Ellie Foumbi 
DANA by Toryn Seabrooks
I WILL NOT FORGET YOU by Laila Patrone
YELLOW by Dominga Martin
 
3:30-5:00pm - Tent 2
VR/Augmented Reality (interactive)
PEER by Emir Fils-Aime
 
4:30pm-5:30pm - Tent 1
Local Filmmaker Showcase 2 - REALITY RIDE
BLACK 14 by Darius Clark Monroe
THE LET OUT (excerpt) by Ayanna Long
TALES FROM THE ‘VILLE by Chris D. Williams
HERE COMES A STRANGER by Seun Aladese & The Ville
BIG WIGS by Francis Agyapong
 
8pm-10pm 
Potomac Playground (Halsey St & Tompkins Ave)
72 HOURS: A BROOKLYN LOVE STORY
By Raafi Rivero
 
 
<A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-annual-tama-summer-fest-2019-hosted-by-tompkins-avenue-merchant-association-nyc-weekend-walks-tickets-60718957035" TARGET="_blank">TAMA Summerfest</A> is organized by the Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association and Bridge Street Development Corporation and sponsored by NYC Weekend Walks, the NYC Dept. of Transportation, Coca-Cola, and ModernMD
 
The Luminal Theater's Cinema Block Party is sponsored in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
 
The Luminal Theater is a sponsored organization of the New York Foundation for the Arts. NYFA is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization founded in 1971 to work with the arts community throughout New York State and the United States to develop and facilitate programs in all disciplines.
 
 
 
(photo credit: Toryn Seabrooks' WATERMELON)

TAMA Summerfest

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