The 6th Annual New Orleans Patois International Human Rights Film Festival started Thursday. It runs from March 26th to April 5th with movie screenings and art exhibits all around the New Orleans area. I love the idea of the festival, because it was created to promote local organizations that encourage human rights. A lot of the films are local and they have themes that cover issues that span across the world. I am very excited to expand my mind to understand issues that affect people oceans away and to her the stories of the people who are usually ignored in America. Events will be held at either Canal Place Landmark cinema, Craige Cultural Center in Algiers, New Orleans Museum of Art, Cafe Lazziza, Southern University or Zeitgeist.
A list of all the films that will be shown at this years festival is HERE.
A list of all the films that will be shown at this years festival is HERE.
Here is a few of my favorite trailers from movies that will be shown at this years festival:
Medicine for Melancholy--Directed by Barry Jenkins (filmmaker will be present)
** Saturday March 28 @ 7pm Zeitgeist**
Fictional story of young African-Americans who are a small minority in San Francisco.
I am Sean Bell: Black Boys Speak---Directed by Stacey Muhammad (filmmaker will be present)
** Sunday March 29 @ 1 pm Zeitgeist**
Young African American men give their accounts on how they view life while they know incidents like Sean Bell, the 23 year black man who was unarmed and was shot fifty times by the NYPD.
I AM SEAN BELL, black boys speak from Stacey Muhammad on Vimeo.
Made In LA-- Directed by Almudena Carracedo
** Sunday March 29 @ 4pm Zeitgeist**
Three Latina immigrants tell their story of how they fight for rights while working in LA sweatshops.
Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath --Directed by Sharat Raju & Valarie Kaur
**Saturday April 4 @ 1pm Zeitgeist**
A college student travels across the country to document hate crimes against Muslims and people suspected of being Muslim in post-911 America.
A college student travels across the country to document hate crimes against Muslims and people suspected of being Muslim in post-911 America.
Some Place Like Home: The Fight Against Gentrification In Downtown Brooklyn--Directed by Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) (filmmakers will be present)
**Sunday April 4 @ 5pm Zeitgeist**Homeowners, small businessowners and historians in downtown Brooklyn are directly affected by "development"
White Lies Black Sheep--Directed by James Spooner (filmmaker will be present)
**Saturday April 4 @ 7pm Zeitgeist**
An African American rocker finds his identity in the middle of a predominately white New York music scene where he isn't considered black.
DJ Zegon and Squeak E. Clean's project, N.A.S.A. combines some of the biggest names in music to make great songs. These are not girltalk-esque mashups, these are actually songs featuring artists like Kanye West, M.I.A, The Cool Kids, Santogold, KRS-One and Ghostface Killah.
Here is the new video for the song 'Gifted feat. Kanye West, Santogold, and Lykke Li'(mp3).
Here is the new video for the song 'Gifted feat. Kanye West, Santogold, and Lykke Li'(mp3).
N.A.S.A.-Hip Hop feat. KRS-One, Fat lip, Slim Kid Tre
IF I WASN'T IN NOLA, I WOULD BE IN:
Miami for the Winter Music Conference, which is affectionately called WMC.
This amazing music conference has seminars, panels, record collector shows, demo listenings, DJ spin-offs, and of course great parties. I think this a great conference for people who want to learn more about creating their own music and about making it in the music industry.
Melknee
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