MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE Film Premiere with APREE
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About this event
Join us for a virtual documentary film premiere and talk with veteran activists who were part of the national movement to change higher education and create Ethnic Studies Departments in the late 1960s!
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE: THE STORY OF PUERTO RICAN STUDIES IN BROOKLYN COLLEGE tells the story of the student-led struggle to win Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, in the late 1960s. Puerto Rican, African American, and other progressive students and faculty forged a powerful alliance and together changed the face of higher education with the founding of one of the first Puerto Rican Studies departments in the nation.
What: Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College Virtual Film Premiere & Talk with Activists and Filmmakers
When: November 19, 2020, 7 PM EST
Where: Film Premiere and Virtual Event on Private Zoom Meeting
Who: Activists, members of APREE, and filmmakers
How: RSVP on Eventbrite to receive your private link with a password. First come, first serve!
UPDATE: This event is overbooked and we have room for 300 attendees only. If you cannot enter the Zoom meeting at 7PM, we will send you a temporary Vimeo link with a password to watch the film after the premiere.
About the Documentary Film:
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE is a mosaic of voices, film footage, and photographs taken by student activists. This important intergenerational story highlights how students and faculty seized the moment to build upon an alliance of Puerto Rican, African American, and other progressive students forged in their communities and the civil rights movement. Together they changed the face of higher education, transforming the curriculum and expanding who gets educated. The film sheds light on the 50-year history of struggle that started with the founding of one of the first Puerto Rican Studies departments in the nation, and documents the continued movement to maintain their gains.
Directed by Tami Gold and Pam Sporn
Produced by Gisely Colón López, Tami Gold, Pam Sporn
Edited by Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez and Pam Sporn
Featuring music by Arturo O’Farrill, Oscar Hernández and BombaYo
A Production of the Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment (APREE)
This evening seminar is a presentation of APREE, Third World Newsreel, and the Documentary Forum at CCNY.
About APREE
The Mission of the Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment (APREE) is to advocate for social transformation through programs focused on education and the advancement of the Puerto Rican community.
Land Acknowledgement
Third World Newsreel acknowledges that we are on the unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape, Canarsie, Shinnecock, and Munsee peoples. We honor all of the indigenous nations and their lands and acknowledge the genocide and continued displacement of indigenous peoples. We acknowledge and challenge the harm that continues to be inflicted upon indigenous peoples and all communities of color here and beyond, which is why we are all involved and committed to working for social change.
Organizer APREE,Third World Newsreel, Documentary Forum@CCNY
Organizer of MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE Film Premiere with APREE
APREE, the Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment advocates for social transformation through programs focused on education and the advancement of the Puerto Rican community.www.apree.org
Third World Newsreel (TWN) is an alternative non-profit media center that focuses on media by and about people of color and social justice issues, through distribution, exhibition, production, and training. Its Media Training program has trained thousands of filmmakers over 5 decades. TWN is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the NY City Council, the Peace Development Fund and individual donors. TWN also gratefully acknowledges the support of the NY Community Trust, Humanities NY and NEA Cares grants. Visit www.twn org.
The Documentary Forum at CCNY is dedicated to supporting the creation, exhibition, and study of documentary film, journalism, and non-fiction visual story-telling through multi-platform media, and building a bridge between the college’s media-making community, the Harlem community in which it resides, and a growing international online audience. The Forum is supported by The Division of Humanities and the Arts, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, Simon Rifkind Center for the Humanities, and the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Fund for Excellence in the Arts. Visit documentaryforum.org.
