Harlem Family Day

Harlem Family Day

Join Reel Sisters for a fun afternoon of family-friendly films at our Harlem Family Day celebration!

By African Voices Magazine

Date and time

Saturday, June 15 · 1 - 5pm EDT

Location

Maysles Documentary Center

343 Lenox Ave./Malcolm X Blvd. New York, NY 10027

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 4 hours

Join Reel Sisters for an afternoon of family-friendly films at our Harlem Family Day celebration! Event is $8 (plus Eventbrite fees) for a youth filmmaking workshop & films!


Featured shorts include

  • Harlem Fragments directed by Cameron Tyler Carr
  • Musica Quarantena directed Lilian T. Mehrel
  • Lil Red is RIDING the wrong way in the HOOD! directed by Venus Jones
  • Oren's Way directed by Keika Lee
  • Village Treasures directed by Keita “Don” Azu, David Geathers, and Devan Renea

Harlem Fragments

Director/Writer: Cameron Tyler Carr Producers: Flor Tejada, Collin Meath, Ben Thompson, Salma Qarnain.

Writers: Cameron Tyler Carr, Wes Andre Goodrich and Danielle Therese Dougé.

Narrative, 17 min.

An Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy. Based on true events.


Musica Quarantena

Director/Writer: Lilian T. Mehrel

Animator: Danielle Rhoda

Animation, 3:46 min.

A little girl’s love for her bedridden Papa inspires a town in lockdown to make music out their windows. The film stars Elisa del Genio (HBO's MY BRILLIANT FRIEND).

Lil Red is RIDING the wrong way in the HOOD!

Producer/Director/Writer: Venus Jones

Animation, 7:31 min.

This short film with a long title is a Hip Hop twist on a classic cautionary tale starts with an adventurous little boy getting lost on the wrong side of town. Childhood labor and public safety may sound like heavy topics, but they're presented in an approachable manner in this timely and important project.

Oren's Way

Producer/Director/Writer: Keika Lee

Animation, 16:39 min.

A clever princess must capture a magical Golden Fox in order to save her kingdom from eternal sadness, but on her journey, she conquers obstacles - the last of which reveals a hidden truth about herself.

Village Treasures

Producer/Director/Writer: Keita “Don” Azu, David Geathers, and Devan Renea

Narrative

Absorbed with her phone’s digital media while on a shopping trip with her aunt, teenager Stevi finds a magic kalimba. One pluck of its keys brings to life the enchanting world of African culture.

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African Voices Magazine

African Voices is a non-profit literary arts magazine devoted to publishing and presenting work by artists of color. Founded in 1992, African Voices will celebrate its 30 year anniversary in 2019. The magazine has published more than 4,270 writers since its inception. For information visit www.africanvoices.com.

REFUND POLICY: Refund requests will be honored seven days before an event takes place and three days before a workshop begins (our workshops are often sold out and last minute refund requests prevent us from offering the opportunity to another guest). On a case by case basis, we offer credit to apply to another event or workshop when a ticket or registration is made past our refund deadline.

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