Wednesday, July 6, 2011


1040 Grand Concourse at 165 St  Bronx, New York 10456  718.681.6000 | www.bronxmuseum.org 

First Fridays!: FILM NIGHT
In collaboration with the African Film Festival
July 15, 2011, 7:00-10:00pm
Music 7:00-8:30pm, Iboru (Afro-Cuban, Yoruba, Rumba)
Screening: 8:30-9:15pm
Joyce Kilmer Park (outdoor event!)
Grand Concourse Bet E 161 St and E 164 St
Rain location: Bronx Museum
Free Admission

FILMS
BONGO BARBERSHOP
Charlie Ahearn, USA, 2005, 8mins
An East African MC, Balozi Dola, wanders into a Bronx barbershop on his pilgrimage to find “the real hip hop.” Stubeling upon the pioneers of the New York hip hop scene, including Grandmaster Flash’s original partner DJ Eazy Mike, Balozi enters the scene rhyming with Grandmaster Caz.

ALL I WANNA DO
Michelle Medina, Morocco, 2010, 59mins
Forty-eight year-old Simohamed, who works as a parking guard, and his 17-year-old son Ayoub, get the opportunity to pursue their dreams of being hip hop artists.

Next First Fridays! FILM NIGHT
August 15, 2011, 7:00-10:00pm

For almost twenty years, AFF has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. www.africanfilmny.org

For more information: media@bronxmuseum.org or visit www.bronxmuseum.org
Bronx
Museum of the Arts × 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St × Bronx NY 10456
 





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