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Harlem Debut of the film "THE WAITING ROOM" by Peter Nicks on May 12

Join Us for the
Harlem Debut of the Film
THE WAITING ROOM
by Peter Nicks
Saturday, May 12th
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem

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Yoruba Richen Wins Creative Promise Award at Tribeca

Producer Yoruba Richen was honored with the Creative Promise Award at Tribeca All Access for her explosive new documentary, The New Black. Click here to read the article. Congrats Yoruba! Read more

Byron Hurt's "Soul Food Junkies" World Premiere at American Black Film Festival

The American Black Film Festival has selected Byron Hurt's Soul Food Junkies to make its World Premiere in Miami, FL, June 20-23, 2012! Soul Food Junkies is 1 of 5 films selected to compete for the prestigious CNN Documentary Award which garners a cash prize! Congrats Byron!

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CRITICS GIVE "JESSE OWENS" THUMBS UP!

JESSE OWENS aired on PBS on May 1st. Jesse Owens is a Firelight Films production for the PBS series American Experience. The film examines the life and legacy of the African-American sprinter, a sharecropper's son, who triumphed over adversity to win four gold medals in the face of Hitler's Aryan nation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

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Black Youth Vote! Screens Freedom Riders!

On April 5, 2012, a diverse group of youth and elders gathered for a screening of Freedom Riders at the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington, D.C.

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Interview with Director Laurens Grant on New Film "Jesse Owens"

JESSE OWENS is a Firelight Films production for the PBS series American Experience. It centers on the African American track and field star, Jesse Owens, who triumphed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin amidst the rise of Nazi propaganda. This is the first feature-length documentary directed by Laurens Grant for PBS. The film is also produced and written by veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson with whom Laurens has worked with on a number of projects, including Freedom Riders, which garnered three Emmy Awards. JESSE OWENS aired on PBS on May 1, 2012.

Laurens is also a participant in the Firelight Media Producers' Lab where she is working on another film Rokia: Voice of a New Generation. Check out our exciting interview with Laurens below.

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FREE SCREENING & Discussion OF JESSE OWENS THURSDAY, APRIL 19 @ The Schomburg

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is sponsoring a special screening of JESSE OWENS followed by a discussion this Thursday!

Thursday, April 19
Jesse Owens Screening and Discussion
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Sponsor: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Location: Schomburg Center - 515 Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, NY
To reserve your FREE ticket, go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3314851811
For more information, go to: http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/64/node/162294?lref=64%2Fnode%2F132394

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JESSE OWENS AT IFC IN NYC TUES, APRIL 17 @ 8:00 PM

The Black Documentary Collective partners with Stranger Than Fiction to show JESSE OWENS at IFC Tuesday night!

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FREEDOM RIDERS WINS PEABODY AWARD!

The PBS series American Experience, television's longest-running and most-watched history series, was honored last week with a George Foster Peabody Award, widely considered the most prestigious award for electronic media. Freedom Riders was among the series' showcase films.

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FREEDOM RIDERS ON BILL MOYERS' LIST OF 10 DOCS ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE

Veteran journalist Bill Moyers listed Freedom Riders as one of his 10 picks for documentaries about champions of social justice. He wrote: "The 10 powerful films below are...certainly proof enough that social change is possible, even under the most challenging conditions." Check out the list here.