2009 Productions

2009 Production Season

Silence:  In Search of Black Female Sexuality In America
by Mya Baker

In the age of misogynist hip-hop, as black women are portrayed as "freaks", award winning filmmaker Mya Baker sets out to destroy the present sexual myths about black women in the Telly-winning film.  PBS says..."an interesting and gritty glimpse" into the sexuality of black women.

Dates: July 10th @ 7PM and July 18th @ 6PM
Venue: Casa Frela Gallery, 47 W. 119th Street, NYC (Between Lenox and 5th Avenues - 2/3 Train to W.116th)
Free Admission - Suggested Donation: $10
Light Refreshments Will Be Served

When I Came Home
by Dan Lohaus


When I Came Home is a documentary about homeless veterans in America:  from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq.  Through the story of Herold Noel, an Iraq War Veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn, When I Came Home reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.

Dates: July 11th @ 6PM and July 17th @ 7PM
Venue: Casa Frela Gallery, 47 W. 119th Street, NYC (Between Lenox and 5th Avenues - 2/3 Train to W.116th)
Free Admission - Suggested Donation: $10
Light Refreshments Will Be Served

Miss HIV
by Jim Hanon
Produced by: Ethnographic Media

Miss HIV by Jim Hanon explores the international collision of HIV/AIDS policies while following the journey of two HIV-positive women who enter the contest in Botswana. Filmed across Africa and at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto this explosive ethnographic film shares both sides of an ideology struggle. What is happening in Botswana, where half of all pregnant women have HIV, is set against Uganda who has experienced the largest reductions of new infections ever recorded. Unlike any film you've ever seen on AIDS, the story takes you backstage to the Miss HIV pageant and behind the curtain on what is really happening in the war against a virus that is now the leading killer of people under 60 in the world.

Date: Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 7PM
Venue: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC (Enter on 123rd St.)
Free Admission - Suggested Donation: $10
Light Refreshments Will Be Served

The Axe In The Attic
by Ed Pincus and Lucia Small

Six months after Hurricane Katrina, two filmmakers, drawn together by outrage, take a sixty-day road trip from New England to New Orleans. Along the way they meet evacuees and witness the loss, dignity, perseverance and humor of people who have become exiles in their own country. The breakdown of trust between a government and its citizens, the influence of race, class, and gender – as well as the ethics of documentary filmmaking itself – form the backdrop for this universal story of the search for home.

The Filmmakers (Ed Pincus & Lucia Small) Will Join Us For The Post Show Discussion!

Date: Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 7PM
Venue: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC (Enter on 123rd St.)
Free Admission - Suggested Donation: $10
Light Refreshments Will Be Served

Miss HIV
by Jim Hanon
Produced by: Ethnographic Media

Miss HIV by Jim Hanon explores the international collision of HIV/AIDS policies while following the journey of two HIV-positive women who enter the contest in Botswana. Filmed across Africa and at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto this explosive ethnographic film shares both sides of an ideology struggle. What is happening in Botswana, where half of all pregnant women have HIV, is set against Uganda who has experienced the largest reductions of new infections ever recorded. Unlike any film you've ever seen on AIDS, the story takes you backstage to the Miss HIV pageant and behind the curtain on what is really happening in the war against a virus that is now the leading killer of people under 60 in the world.

Date: Friday,December 11, 2009 @ 7PM (Presented in honor of World AIDS Day 2009)
Venue: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC (Enter on 123rd St.)
Free Admission - Suggested Donation: $10
Light Refreshments Will Be Served