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13th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy!
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"What’s on Your Plate?," by Catherine Gund / USA / 2009 / 76mins / Documentary / English and Spanish
Details
Presented in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), KIDflix guarantees four evenings of entertaining and educational films for kids and families. Screenings include What’s on Your Plate, 2 nyc girls made this doc about the food being served at their school. Kickoff party with free Brooklyn swirl ice cream at 6:00; Freedom Riders, the story of black and white college kids who risk their lives to fight segregation in the Jim Crow south; The First Grader, the true story of an 84-year old Kenyan freedom fighter who was determined to learn to read; Being Elmo, come meet Kelvin Clash and find out how he became the man behind Elmo; The Wiz, complete with a costume and dance contest! Come as your favorite Wiz character for the costume contest. RAIN DATE: Following Saturday Night
About our Summer Series
During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More
Films
What’s on Your Plate?
Catherine Gund
/ USA / 2009
/ 76mins
Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain.
Freedom Riders
Stanley Nelson
/ USA / 2010
/ 120mins
Freedom Riders is a two-hour documentary film about the hundreds of civil rights activists who challenged segregation in interstate transport in the American South during the spring and summer of 1961.
The First Grader
Justin Chadwick
/ Kenya, UK and USA / 2010
/ 103mins
Set in a mountain village in Kenya, the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write.
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Constance Marks
/ USA / 2011
/ 80mins
Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.
The Wiz
Sidney Lumet
/ USA / 1978
/ 134mins
Featuring an all-star cast, The Wiz follows Dorothy and her dog, Toto as they are transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she is informed that the only possible way to find her way back home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in the Emerald City.
