(PAST) Friday, September 4th — Parking lot film screening!
Rockland Cinémathèque will be screening two short films — CYCLES by Zeinabu Irene Davis and PERFECT IMAGE? by Maureen Blackwood.
Location: Lincoln Street Center parking lot.
For more info: rockland.cinematheque@gmail.com
For tickets: bit.ly/rocklandcinema
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Rockland Cinematheque is a bold new film program in Midcoast Maine celebrating essential, underrepresented films and BIPOC filmmakers.
About this Event
CYCLES
Directed by Zeinabu Irene Davis, USA, 1989, 17 mins
Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period, a state of anticipation familiar to all women. Drawing on Caribbean folklore, this exuberant experimental drama uses animation and live action to discover a film language unique to African American women. The multilayered soundtrack combines a chorus of women's voices with the music of Africa and the diaspora-including Miriam Makeba, acappella singers from Haiti and trumpetiste Clora Bryant.
"A brilliantly innovative reflection on Black womanhood." -- Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times
"A beautifully composed and dryly funny meditation." -- L.A. Weekly
"Provocative. An interesting exploration of African American experience as a collective unconscious." --Chris Willman, Los Angeles Times
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PERFECT IMAGE?
Directed by Maureen Blackwood, UK, 1989, 30 min
Through a series of photographs, raps and sketches, two actresses offer an empowering look at what it means to be a contemporary black woman.
"When the pain is very deep, sometimes the way to deal with it is to come at it from a different way, which is why comedy works so well; you can handle very difficult and complex subjects by crafting something that has lightness on the top, but then you’ve got the iceberg underneath. Perfect Image? is a good conversation starter. It is ages old now, but we are still dealing with the same issues." --Maureen Blackwood, Director
"[Maureen Blackwood's] work, the 35mm and 16mm films that she made between 1986 and 1994, has been too easily forgotten. Focusing on the rich yet largely untold stories of black British women and encompassing drama, satire, biography and documentary, Blackwood’s powerful films explore the dynamics of fractured black British identities and explore new approaches to the politics of cinematic representation in the African diaspora." --Karen Alexander, British Film Institute
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
This is NOT a drive-in
Screening will take place outdoors in the parking lot behind The Lincoln Street Center (24 Lincoln St. in Rockland)
Please arrive by 7:30, film starts at 7:45
Leave your car at the far edge of the large lot (we will direct you)
BRING A BEACH CHAIR and anything else to enjoy the movie al fresco!
Snacks encouraged; no alcohol please; long pants & long sleeves encouraged
Seating locations (1-2 ppl each) will be clearly marked at 10 feet apart
Masks are required when you are not in your seat
No restrooms. The entire event will be under 90 minutes.
Tickets are $10 suggested donation. If you can afford more to cover someone in the community who cannot, we thank you. ALL ARE WELCOME REGARDLESS OF PAYMENT BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
We are very excited to share these exceptional films and spend a moment together! All ticket donations go directly toward screening rights & production fees. We believe in the significance of arts programming choices and in their unique power to inform and embolden the current movement for racial justice and democracy. We sincerely thank you for your direct support in expanding this community's cultural offerings.
Irene Yadao, Jo Silver & Joanna Spinks
Curators, Rockland Cinematheque