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17/7/2002

Manito Screening

Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria

Manito Screening and Reception Opens World Cinema Showcase, New Monthly Series at Moving Image

Three Latino Films Featured in Exciting New Series Programmed by Warrington Hudlin.

A preview screening of the independent film MANITO, a gritty and vibrant drama filmed in Washington Heights, will inaugurate World Cinema Showcase, a new monthly series at the American Museum of the Moving Image. This exciting new forum for diverse films from around the world will offer programs once a month, with the first three screenings scheduled for July 18, August 15, and September 19.
MANITO, which will be shown on Thursday, July 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the American Museum of the Moving Image, just won the Best Film award at the Avignon Film Festival, and has also won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and the Best Emerging Filmmaker award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film's producer and principal cast will be present for the screening at the Museum. Each screening in World Cinema Showcase will be followed by a reception in the Museum cafe.
The series is curated by Warrington Hudlin, the founder and chief of dvRepublic.com, an on-line community for socially concerned and entertainment-driven programming. Hudlin is the president of the Black Filmmaker Foundation, and is a trustee of the American Museum of the Moving Image.
"We are delighted that Warrington has created this series for us," said Museum Director Rochelle Slovin. "The Museum has been reaching new audiences and has been expanding the scope of its programming with the recent addition of evening screenings. World Cinema Showcase gives us a regular, ongoing showcase for noteworthy and diverse films that are fresh from the international festival circuit."
For each three-month period, World Cinema Showcase will focus on a specific region or ethnic group. In its first quarter, the series will feature three Latino films: MANITO, set in a Dominican neighborhood in Washington Heights; ONCE UPON A RIDE, a dramatic anthology seen through the eyes of a Latino cab driver from Jackson Heights; and 12 HOURS, a sexy and funny chronicle of a long night in San Juan.

A statement by series curator Warrington Hudlin
The term "world cinema" refers to international and ethnic films that reflect a cultural and national identity through stories that are at once foreign and familiar. These films remind us that the human condition is universal despite differences of language, race, religion, and geography.
It is especially appropriate that the series is hosted by the Museum. Based in a city where a third of its residents are immigrants, the Museum is committed to presenting films as culturally diverse as New York City.
For many New Yorkers, these films are not "foreign." They are films from home. My hope is that these cinematic visits to the homelands of our neighbors will help us respect and appreciate the many cultures that flourish in New York.

Opening date: Thursday, July 18, 2002, 7:00 p.m.



SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 18
7:00 p.m.
MANITO
U.S., 2001, 78 mins. Written and directed by Eric Eason. Set in the Dominican community in Washington Heights, this culturally vibrant, visually stylish feature revolves around two brothers and the family's preparation for a high-school graduation. As the unwelcome presence of an estranged father causes events and relationships to unravel, the narrative resonates with Shakespearean echoes. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at Sundance, and the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Thursday, August 15
7:00 p.m.
ONCE UPON A RIDE
U.S., 2001, 87 mins. Written and directed by Freddy Varga and Marcos Miranda. Once Upon A Ride is a Latino drama series that provides a look into-and out from-the lives of immigrants. Inspired by Nestor Miranda's independent feature film Destination Unknown, each episode is seen through the eyes of Moses, a cab driver working in Jackson Heights, one of New York City's most multi-cultural communities.

Thursday, September 19
7:00 p.m.
12 HOURS
Puerto Rico, 2001, 89 mins. Written and directed by Raul Marchand-Sanchez. This impressive feature debut introduces us to multiple sets of characters with intersecting stories during a long night in San Juan. As a macho gigolo has a date that goes wrong, three disgruntled women go out in search of a good time, and a teenage girl tries to lose her virginity, sex and ambition drive the characters in a series of funny, poignant, and tragic episodes.

MUSEUM INFORMATION:
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Group tours by appointment, Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Museum Admission: $8.50 for adults; $5.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $4.50 for children ages 5-18. Children 4 and under and Museum members are admitted free.
Film Programs: Screenings are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted. Reservation privileges are available to Museum members only.

Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077

The American Museum of the Moving Image occupies a building owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of the Queens Borough President and the Queens Delegation of the New York City Council, the Museum receives support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Vital support is also provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation), the National Science Foundation, corporations, foundations, and individuals.

American Museum of the Moving Image
35 Avenue at 36 Street, Astoria, New York, 11106
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N train to Broadway.

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