BLOOD ON THE WALL$ MY BLOCK IN BROWNSVILLE

NewFilmmakers Summer Series  Wednesday, July 18th NewFilmmakers and The Black Documentary Collective presents new films by its members as well as short films and an exciting new feature by African American filmmakers.   6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS / BLACK DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIVE PROGRAM Founded by veteran filmmaker St.Clair Bourne, the BDC provides people of African descent working in the documentary film and video field with the opportunity to meet socially; network professionally; promote each others' work and exchange ideas in order to generate productions.   Woodie King, Jr. SEGREGATING THE GREATEST GENERATION In this "concept" essay documentary, 16 participants between the ages of 70 and 90 are interviewed about World War II and how that war changed their lives.  They are: Camille Billops, Artist/Filmmaker; Evelyn Cunningham, Journalist; James V. Hatch, Historian; Gertrude Jeannette, Actress/Director; Philip Rose, Producer/Director; Don Ryder, Architect; Neal Tate, Musician/Composer/Arranger; Therese Hayden, Acting Teacher; Lloyd Richards, Director; Luther Henderson, Musician/composer/Arranger; Clara Villarosa, Businesswoman; Max Eisen, Press Agent; Ossie Davis, Playwright/Actor/Director; William Greaves, Filmmaker; Dr. Roscoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman; and Natsu Ifill,  Japanese-American who's family were imprisoned in camps in the United States.  They explore the difficulties of being Black and of being artists during and after World War II. Stock and archival footage to recreate the temper of the time was used. Poignant recollections and remarkable archival footage illuminate the way these men, women, and their families were affected by World War II. Segregating the Greatest Generation is a Black "concept" essay documentary. It deals with segregation in World War II and the lessons to be learned from that war and beyond. Woodie King, Jr. the writer/producer/director is also co-producer and director of the feature, The Long Night (1976); The director of The Black Movement (1978); Torture of Mothers (1980); Death of a Prophet (1981); Rachael and Her Children (1988); and Women of the Regent Hotel (1990).   Shauneille Perry and Irving Vincent conducted the interviews. Jazz artist Ernest McCarty composed the film's score. For more information, please visit www.bdcny.net.   8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM Ndlela Nkobi TRIED TO … (2006, 7 Minutes, Video) Arun Singh 1001 AUDITIONS (2006, 22 Minutes, 16MM) Piotr Kajstura WHEN THEY COULD FLY (2006, 28 Minutes, 16MM) 9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE  PRESENTATION Christine Dierk MY BLOCK IN BROWNSVILLE (2006, 29 Minutes, Mini DV) Being a teenager can be hard – especially if you grow up in the poor neighborhoods of East New York, where drugs and violence are commonplace. Bren, a teenager from Brownsville, is arrested for carrying heroin. After his arrest he is charged with a felony bearing a jail sentence of up to 7 years in an Upstate prison. This intimate film follows Bren, his mother Tara, and his public defense attorney as they fight their way through the court  system in order to save Bren’s future.   Barry Michael Cooper BLOOD ON THE WALL$ (2005, 115 Minutes, Video) From Barry Michael Cooper, the writer of "New Jack City", "Above The Rim", and "Sugar Hill", comes the BLOOD ON THE WALL$. Both a character study and a detective story, BLOOD ON THE WALL$ revolves around Cooper Michaels a hot writer and TV producer in the 90s. His cop show "Filthy” put Michaels at the top of the LA food chain, only to topple when he develops a love for crack cocaine. Coming back to his adapted hometown of Baltimore, he looks to make a comeback as a journalist trying to unravel the mystery of a murder suicide involving an up and coming Basquiat-like painter, Swiss William. A story of loss and redemption, BLOOD ON THE WALL$ was an Official Selection to both the 2005 American Black Film Festival and the 2006 Johns Hopkins Film Festival and features Michael Wright, Dr. Dre, and Kurupt.   And Next Week see Audacia Ray THE BI APPLE