Saturday May 27 at 11AM

Tickets: $15 General Admission/$7 Reduced Price

 

Presented as part of the 2023 Harlem International Film Festival – Celebrating 100+ Years of Harlem Renaissance and Resilience

 

AJASS: Pioneers of the Black is Beautiful Movement                         

Louise Dente, 120 min.

The documentary chronicles the journey of AJASS (African Jazz-Art Society and Studios) from the Bronx where they hosted jazz concerts to Harlem where their work was later Influenced by the teachings of the Honorable Marcus Garvey and his protégé, Carlos Cook of the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement (ANPM), which had a tremendous impact on their vision and mission which led to the development of "NATURALLY" shows which featured the Grandassa Models, the first African superhero known as Lil Zeng: The African Boy King, and a wealth of visual arts creations and books to celebrate the rich history and aesthetic beauty of Africa and its descendants. The contributions of AJASS celebrated the life and history of people of African ancestry versus Eurocentric aesthetic standards, as well as fought against colorism.