IN CINEMA
HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL –
A THOUSAND AND ONE BERBER NIGHTS +
I PROMISE YOU PARADISE
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Sunday, May 26th at 3:45PM
A THOUSAND AND ONE BERBER NIGHTS
Hisham Aïdi, 2023, 53 min, US
In the late 1950s Hassan Ouakrim was a young dancer and actor in Morocco. Little did he know that he would soon become the protegé of La Mama Theatre founder Ellen Stewart, performing across America, forming friendships with the likes of jazz virtuosos Ornette Coleman and Randy Weston, and becoming a pioneer in spreading Berber dance and music in North America.
Preceded by:
I PROMISE YOU PARADISE
Morad Mostafa, 2023, 22 min, Egypt
Following a violent incident, Eissa, a 17 year old African migrant in Egypt, is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes.