I AM NOT OK
Reel Sisters, Tribute to Moms
Riverside Church Theater
May 17, 6pm
Enjoy an evening film tribute to moms with special screenings of "I Am Not Ok" and "My Mom, The Scientist "(work in progress).
Riverside Church Theater
91 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027
TICKETS:
On Wed., May 17, 2023 at 6 pm, Reel Sisters will present a literary and film tribute to moms in celebration of Mother's Day at Riverside Church Theater, 91 Claremont Ave. Actress Shantel Moses, a supermom, will moderate the film talk.
Award-winning producer/director Thomas Allen Harris and his mom Rudean Leinaeng will discuss his work-in-progress My Mom, The Scientist. Ms. Leinaeng, a chemistry professor and early STEM pioneer, will read from her book "Coal, War & Love: A Novel" and share the challenges she faced as a Black woman working in science.
Our celebration line up includes director Gabrielle Lansner's film I Am Not Ok, a powerful experimental short starring master dancer Pat Hall. The film is a bittersweet and loving dance representing the issues Black moms face in keeping their sons and daughters safe.
In Sarah Keeling's film Into My Life, Cassandra Bromfield's mom uses a Super-8 camera to capture her family's life growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in one of Brooklyn's largest cooperatives.
Souls directed by Malakai is a touching short film about a young girl coming to terms with her grandmother's Alzheimers' disease and declining health. Her grandmother is a ex-NASA scientist and shares a bond with her granddaugher in their love for science and the Cosmos.
Event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed! (Free magazine with $5+ donations).
Seating is limited, please RSVP in advance.
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