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What You Gonna Do When the World's On Fire?


  • Maysles Cinema 343 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY, 10027 United States (map)
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Friday, August 23 - Tuesday, August 27
Roberto Minervini, 2018, 123 min., DCP

Sneak Preview: Wednesday, August 14

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality. A blistering meditation on the state of race in America from the director of The Other Side

A 56th New York Film Festival selection.

A KimStim Release.



Earlier Event: August 22
THE BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH
Later Event: September 6
I'm Leaving Now