Saturn's Return Public Program featuring the New Negress Society
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About this Event
To complement the retrospective exhibition Saturn’s Return, the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos will present an online film screening and a conversation with members of the New Negress Film Society on Wednesday, February 24th from 6:00PM - 7:00PM. Register for the event to receive exclusive access to four featured films by current Film Society members Faren Humes, Chanelle Aponte Pearson, Stefani Saintonge (a 2018 BRIO Winner), and Yvonne Michelle Shirley. Online access to featured films begins February 22nd until February 26th. The February 24th panel discussion will feature excerpts from the films and a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Online Film Screening: Available to event registrants from February 22nd to February 26th
Filmmaker’s Conversation: Wednesday, February 24th from 6:00PM – 7:00PM.
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About New Negress Society
The New Negress Film Society is a collective of black women filmmakers who create community, spaces, and films that reimagine cultural productions that have traditionally exploited black women. They coordinate public programming for the filmmaking community and produce short and feature-length films that center the voices and experiences of Black women and girls. Founded in 2013, the group is currently formed by acclaimed filmmakers Chanelle Aponte Pearson, Faren Humes, Stefani Saintonge, and Yvonne Michelle Shirley. Their work has screened at the Sundance Film Festival, Brooklyn Museum, Anthology Film Archives, Hammer Museum, and MOMA.
About Saturn's Return
With the 40th Anniversary of the Longwood Arts Project upon us, Saturn’s Return is the fifth BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) retrospective featuring the works of twelve, 2017-2020 BRIO visual and media arts winners. Reflecting on aging, change, and growth, Saturn's Return invites audience members to reflect on the self, community, and the world at large to provoke inward evolution. The exhibition is part of the 2021 season themed “The Bronx: Then and Now.”
