1. Tomorrow night, Tuesday Dec. 4: MV bill, my favorite brazilian and brasilian hip hop (yes hip hop, not baile funk) star is playing at 205 in NYC as part brought to you by world up. 9-3 am, 205 chrystie st.
MV bill is from Cidade de Deus, and was very involved in both the film as well as the schools and programs that came from and centered around the production.
2. Friday, Dec.7, 7 pm, is the second screening of O Morro (the hill). We are screening the below AT STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE, not Anthology Film Archives, due to a scheduling conflict.
We are screening News from a Personal War and City of Men episodes, all to provoke a discussion that will follow. Free, open to the public, but seating is limited. All attending will be able to pick up the new pamphlet with essays by dp and Melanie Gilligan, and some great graphics such as those below. Not to be missed, for sure!
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 STOREFRONT FILMSStorefront for Art and Architecture 97 Kenmare st., NY, NY 10012 7 pm O MORRO/THE HILL STOREFRONT FILMSERIES 2007 ISSUES OF REPRESENTATION IN THE MODERN DAY FAVELAO Morro (The Hill) is a monthly film series that raises questions regarding representation of the favela in Brazilian film and architecture. Cinema’s fascination with the favela is often driven by genuine social concern for its inhabitants, but does it ultimately reinforce existing forms of exploitation and prejudice? SCREENING 2 November 2007, November 27th 7.30pm @ Storefront for art and architectureNOTICIAS DE UMA GUERRA PARTICULAR (News from a Personal War, 1999) (Directors: Joao Salles and Katia Lund (USA) – 57 mins, video)Hailed widely as the inspiration for City of Gods, this critical investigation into the violence and corruption that drives and is driven by the combined and uneven development in Rio’s favelas is both shocking and revelatory. CIDADE DOS HOMENS (City of Men) |