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SUMMARY:Artistic Differences — Tyler Taormina
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] \nEVENT TIMING\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n11 am — IRL Doors at UNDO\n11:30am —  Screening begins\n(in-person & online)\n1pm —  CineClub Conversation\n(in-person & online)\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] \nLOCATIONS\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nIRL @ UNIONDOCS\n352 ONDERDONK AVE\nRIDGEWOOD\, NY\nONLINE – 11:30AM\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/851422192″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””]Artistic Differences\, produced by UnionDocs and hosted by Cíntia Gil\, is our cineclub that gathers on the first Saturday of every month! Each month\, we invite you to watch a film that demands deeper discussion. Think Saturday morning cartoons\, but instead it’s visionary documentary art from across the globe\, programmed by the brilliant Cíntia Gil! \nFor our first meeting of the year\, we’re thrilled to present Happer’s Comet by Tyler Taormina\, a haunting meditation on suburban isolation. Shot entirely at night during the 2020 lockdown\, with just a crew of two and no sound equipment\, the entire soundscape of the film was crafted by Taormina himself in post-production\, giving the film a uniquely personal and atmospheric depth. \nWe couldn’t agree more with Ryan Coleman from Bomb Magazine\, when he wrote: \n“There are always so many young filmmakers working tirelessly to become ‘emerging voices’ that it can be hard to know how to train your ear\, but the work of Tyler Taormina is a genuine revelation.” \nIn this nocturnal mosaic\, we follow suburban residents as they move through the quiet hours of the night\, some slipping through the darkness on rollerblades\, capturing an eerie sense of intimacy and alienation. \nStream the event live from wherever you are—just sign up below! And in case you’re not yet an UNDO Member\, just grab a free trial to sign up!\n \nFollowing our convening\, we’ll gather your insights\, questions\, and reflections to create a longform podcast interview with Taormina—a collective dive into the film’s themes and creative process. Want to be part of this inspiring dialogue? Join the club and add your voice to the mix![/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_btn title=”Sign up for the Livestream!” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#61FF00″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#61FF00″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#000000″ shape=”round” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceIn” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmembership.uniondocs.org%2Fprograms%2Ftyler-taormina”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nHapper’s Comet by Tyler Taormina\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]62 mins\, 2022[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]A mid-night mosaic of a suburban town steeped in alienation. While peering into the late night moments of many residents\, we notice that some of them quietly escape into the dark of night via rollerblades.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nProgram Duration: 62 mins \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_single_image image=”147742″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] \nWatch the conversation between Presenter1\, Presenter2 and Presenter 3 on the UnionDocs’ Membership hub. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_background=”#adadcc” outline_custom_hover_text=”#0000cd” shape=”round” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nBios \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”152430″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Tyler Taormina is a film director based in Los Angeles whose debut film\, Ham on Rye\, premiered at Locarno Film Festival and went on to receive critical acclaim\, including Best Films of the Year lists from The New Yorker\, Rolling Stone\, Slant Magazine\, and more. His work explores vast ensemble casts and draws influence from ’60s European art cinema and ’90s kids’ television.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”149545″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Born in Portugal\, Cíntia Gil studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Lisbon Theatre and Film School) and holds a degree in Philosophy from the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Porto)\, where she has also taught seminars on aesthetics. From 2012 to 2019\, Cíntia Gil served as co-director and then director of Doclisboa\, Portugal’s most important and steadily expanding documentary film festival\, where she launched the Ibero-American lab Arché. From 2019 to 2021 she has directed Sheffield DocFest.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nFrom the Event \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_01_left” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_color=”white” loop=”yes” item=”136647″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1738085247052-73e2036a-ec39-5″ include=”147747\,147746\,147745″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Mix & Master — Daniel Alarcón & Sayre Quevedo
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Doors 7:30p\nProgram 8:00p[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]UnionDocs\n352 Onderdonk Ave\nRidgewood\, NY[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/1028492414?share=copy#t=0″ css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””]We’re off the charts excited to debut a new audio series of events\, Mix & Master\,  a monthly gathering that celebrates the best of the best in audio storytelling and documentary. Instigated by a dynamic duo we have been inspired by for a long time in the field of audio documentary\, Avery Trufelman and Sayre Quevedo. We are teaming up with them to bring audio lovers and practitioners a dedicated and regular space to connect around the craft\, celebrate past work\, and find inspiration together. \nOn a given Sunday each month\, we will invite a master of the form to share a bit of an inside look at their work and their journey. A dedicated host will guide us through some close listening—zooming in on selects to understand and examine special moments and tactics— with a goal to share new epiphanies and spark thought-provoking conversations. For February\, Sayre will interview our first guest\, Daniel Alarcón\, Executive Producer of the award-winning Spanish-language podcast company\, Radio Ambulante Studios. \nDaniel is a true force in audio storytelling. A MacArthur Fellow\, celebrated author\, and journalist covering Latin America for The New Yorker\, he brings a wealth of insight and experience. Most recently\, he was the lead reporter\, writer\, and host of The Good Whale from Serial Productions and The New York Times. \n\nFor this series\, we are partnering with the incredible folks at Hark Audio\, where mixtapes meet podcasts. Our interviewers will handpick some standout moments from across each guest’s body of work and create a custom ‘Harklist’ for you to listen to before the event and familiarize yourself with some of their most impactful output\, a kind of warm-up track\, helping to surface ideas before the conversation begins. \nOur playlist will be available HERE\, one week before the event. Peek back for it\, and grab your ticket today to add your voice to the mix! \nAnd next month come back for Mix & Master: BA Parker & Avery Trufelman![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_single_image image=”147742″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] \nWatch the conversation between Presenter1\, Presenter2 and Presenter 3 on the UnionDocs’ Membership hub. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_background=”#adadcc” outline_custom_hover_text=”#0000cd” shape=”round” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nBios \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”154238″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Daniel Alarcón is Executive Producer of Radio Ambulante Studios\, an award-winning Spanish-language podcast company\, whose three shows are distributed by iHeart Radio. He is the author of several books\, including The King is Always Above the People\, which was longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in fiction\, and he covers Latin America for The New Yorker. He teaches at the Columbia University School of Journalism\, and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2021. Most recently\, Alarcón was lead reporter\, writer and host of The Good Whale from Serial Productions and The New York Times.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”154239″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Avery Trufelman is the host and producer of the podcast Articles of Interest\, former producer for 99% Invisible\, and hosts of the podcasts The Cut and Nice Try![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nFrom the Event \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_01_left” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_color=”white” loop=”yes” item=”136647″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1739457877562-e574838a-161f-3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Rebel Flesh
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Doors 7:00p\nProgram 7:30p[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]UnionDocs\n352 Onderdonk Ave\nRidgewood\, NY[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/rGjqe3aJH4s” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””]We’re delighted to come together with ArteEast to co-present REBEL FLESH\, curated by Homa Sarabi! REBEL FLESH presents films that examine the impact of revolutionary upheavals on families and the relationships that are shaped—and often shattered—by the brutal demands of ideological regimes. We’ll be screening three powerful films — Impasse\, by Rahmaneh Rabani and Bahman Kiarostami\, A Feast in a Mirror\, by Yasaman Baghban and This Bitter Earth\, by Nazanin Noroozi! \nThese works reveal the impossibility of selfhood within systems that demand absolute obedience\, highlighting how defining oneself becomes an act of revolt. In this context\, the simplest acts of self-expression become revolutionary. These films capture the fleeting moments of freedom where individuals assert their identities\, fight for their memories\, and strive to memorialize themselves in ways that reflect their true selves\, not the versions dictated by authoritarian forces. \nThe program also considers the paradoxical relationship between religious authority and bodily control. It explores how regimes that define themselves through the regulation of bodies inadvertently provoke resistance through the very expressions they seek to suppress. Through intimate stories and diverse cinematic expressions\, these films offer a powerful exploration of sovereignty\, rebellion\, and the enduring struggle to reclaim one’s body as a site of personal and political autonomy. \nWe’re thrilled to have Yasaman and Nazanin in conversation with Homa after the screening. Come through! \nNote: This program is part of the legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive\, which preserves and presents 20 years of film and video programming by ArteEast. The full program – with more incredible works by Maaman Rezai\, Elahe Esmaeili and Jocelyne Saab – will be screened online on artearchive.org from February 2025.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nImpasse by Rahmaneh Rabani & Bahman Kiarostami\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]89 mins\, 2024\, Iran\, Persian with English subtitles[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Rahmaneh Rabani is a 37-year-old Iranian woman\, born and raised in an observant Muslim household. After the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iranian authorities in the autumn of 2022\, mass protests ignited one of the largest women’s rights movements in recent Iranian history. With the protests raging outside of her window\, Rabani picks up her camera to document honest\, direct\, often emotional conversations with her family members as she attempts to understand the women and men around her who remain steadfastly opposed to equal rights for women. An energizing\, courageous act of art as direct action\, Rabani and Bahman Kiarostami’s Impasse turns into a microcosm of Iranian society as the walls of patriarchy and deep cultural and religious pressures spark a generation of women who demand basic human rights. But will Rabani’s struggle to maintain the family bond across three generations crack under the pressure of politics?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nA Feast in a Mirror by Yasaman Baghban\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]18 mins\, 2023\, Iran[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]A Feast in a Mirror is a film about the eternal feeling of otherness experienced by women\, whether they are citizens or foreigners in any country\, be it East or West. Years of oppression and the denial of basic rights in Iran have elicited rage and shame but\, paradoxically\, have also given rise to courage and power. Thus\, as an Iranian woman\, my character becomes a dichotomy. Although I often shouted silently as a woman by breaking the rules and taboos\, I never gave up. Like many of my friends\, I crossed borders to pursue independence. We are all aware that the wounds inflicted on this path will never fully heal. \nAs I grew older\, I realized that the feeling of incarceration grew with me. Imagine a fidgeting woman in a cell\, constantly asking herself\, “Why don’t I deserve genuine freedom?” And the moment she feels freedom\, other inhumane rules in a Western country put her in shackles. Is it fate that my body is not my own choice? \nIn the journey from East to West\, from imprisonment to freedom and back to imprisonment\, memories have always acted as a double-edged sword. Not only memories but also dreams and myths continually transport me between parallel universes. This experimental documentary film portrays my perception of those universes while my body floats in different spaces. \nThis film explores the concept of heterotopia\, focusing on women’s bodies\, and captures the feeling of imprisonment experienced through immigration as well as the protests against unfair laws. Whether in countries like the US or Iran\, where dictators subvert the meaning of humanity\, it examines the struggle for justice.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nThis Bitter Earth by Nazanin Noroozi\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]5 mins\, 2023\, USA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This Bitter Earth is an experimental stop-motion film centered around found footage and archival images from viral news stories juxtaposed with hand painted Super 8 family movie frames. The film encompasses four main image series reconsidered and revisited in multiple: the 2020 downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by the Iranian government; the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut\, Lebanon in 2020; the last U.S. airplane leaving Afghanistan in 2021 after the military’s withdrawal; and home footage of a childhood birthday party in Iran. Imagery from Super 8 home videos serves as a foil to the political permutations of instability and insecurity. Punctuating the historical horrors around them\, the birthday party Noroozi depicts in print and paper pulp becomes tinged with tension\, as though the celebrants are anticipating a disruption to their joy. By blurring and distorting the home videos and news footage alike\, Noroozi removes the individuality of her subjects to allow viewers to insert themselves and their own stories into the found images. She universalizes otherwise personal feelings of uncertainty\, anxiety\, and despondence: a sense of sadness at the loss of life\, despair at betrayal of principle\, and the helplessness of losing control of one’s destiny ripple out globally. (Text by Eliana Blechman)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nProgram Duration: 112 mins \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_single_image image=”147742″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] \nWatch the conversation between Presenter1\, Presenter2 and Presenter 3 on the UnionDocs’ Membership hub. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_background=”#adadcc” outline_custom_hover_text=”#0000cd” shape=”round” align=”center” css_animation=”bounceIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nBios \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”154338″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Yasaman Baghban: As a woman living in a developing country\, I found colonialism and imperialism to be extremely challenging. As a result\, I chose post-colonialism as the theoretical framework for my master’s thesis\, in which I evaluated Chris Marker’s documentaries. This prompted me to conduct further research on essay-film. Upon completing my graduate studies in Iran\, I felt compelled to share what I had learned\, so I began working as a lecturer. Given my strong interest in the relationship between media and cinema\, I taught courses on multimedia\, photography\, and directing. After two years of teaching at the Art of Shiraz Institute of Higher Education\, I applied to the MFA EDA program at Duke University\, which was highly competitive. I was thrilled to be accepted\, as I saw it as an opportunity to improve my knowledge of documentary filmmaking and gain more diverse living experiences. My immigration experience inspired me to focus on epistolary\, exile\, and feminism in my thesis film. I can now proudly identify myself as a documentary filmmaker.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”154339″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Nazanin Noroozi is a multi-disciplinary artist working with moving images\, printmaking\, and alternative photography processes to grapple  with personal archive\, collective history\, and displacement. Noroozi’s work has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums across the world including Baxter Camera Club NYC; SPACES\, Cleveland\, OH; NY Live Arts; Athopos\, Athens\, Greece; Immigrant Artist Biennial; Noyes Museum of Art\, NJ; School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery; and Golestani Gallery\, Düsseldorf\, Germany. Her works are in public collections such as New York Public Library\, Harvard Art Museum\, Arizona State University\, and Alfred University. She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from New York Foundation for the Arts in Film and Video\, Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellowship at Dieu Donné\, Artistic Freedom Initiative\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, and Mass MoCA residency. Her works have been featured in various publications and media including\, British Journal of Photography\, Die Zeit Magazine\, Brooklyn Rail\, Elephant Magazine\, and Financial Times. She is the editor-at-large of Meta-Text\, Kaarnama Journal of Art History and Criticism’s artist projects. Noroozi moved to the New York City in 2012 and received her MFA in 2015 from Pratt Institute\, Brooklyn.  She lives and works in the city.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”154340″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Through moving image\, non-fiction storytelling\, media arts\, performance\, and community-engaged practices Homa Sarabi explores the different dimensions and effects of physical and emotional distance and connection\, history\, and personal and collective memory. She collaborates with RPM Film Festival as a programmer and serves as the short program director for Salem Film Fest. Homa teaches 16mm filmmaking and collaborative design studios at Emerson College\, where she is a faculty fellow with the Engagement Lab.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nFrom the Event \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_01_left” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_color=”white” loop=”yes” item=”136647″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1739199554782-915c032c-7492-3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://uniondocs.org/event/rebel-flesh-2025-02-19/
LOCATION:UnionDocs\, 352 Onderdonk Avenue\, 352 Onderdonk Avenue\, Ridgewood\, NY\, 11385\, United States
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SUMMARY:Caribbean Film Series — A Mother Apart
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Program: 7:00p[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Offsite\nPeter Jay Sharp Building\nBAM Rose Cinemas\nBrooklyn\, NY[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Get tickets!” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_background=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_text=”#0000cd” shape=”round” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bam.org%2Ffilm%2F2025%2Fcaribbean-film-series-a-mother-apart|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nUnionDocs is thrilled to team up with Third Horizon and The Luminal Theater for the latest edition of the Caribbean Film Series! \nThis biannual celebration of bold\, original cinema is back with a weekend of incredible films from some of the most exciting Caribbean filmmakers today. This winter’s lineup brings powerful stories from across the region and the diaspora—including work by local creators. We’re delighted to feature UNDO Summer Doc alum Laurie Townshend’s A Mother Apart\, a deeply moving documentary\,  following Jamaican-American poet Staceyann Chin’s journey to redefine motherhood. \nWe can’t wait to share this and more incredible films with you\, spark conversations\, and celebrate the depth and creativity of Caribbean cinema. Don’t miss it! \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_text_separator title=”Program” color=”custom” css=”” el_class=”h1″ accent_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_custom_heading text=”A Mother Apart” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”88 mins\, 2014″ font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness\, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother. \nHow do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you? In a remarkable story of healing and forgiveness\, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin\, renowned for performances in Def Poetry Slam and hit solo shows like MotherStruck!\, radically re-imagines the essential art of mothering. In seeking her elusive mother—a trail that leads to Brooklyn\, Montreal\, Cologne and\, finally\, Jamaica—Staceyann and her daughter forge a new sense of home.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_text_separator title=”88 min” color=”custom” css=”” el_class=”h1″ accent_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”153835″ img_size=”200 x 200″ css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Filmmaker\, writer and educator\, Laurie Townshend was raised by a Jamaican mother—her family’s eloquent griot—and learned early on that before we shape stories\, stories shape us. Laurie’s films centre on the human capacity to transform small acts of courage into quiet revolutions\, as seen in the dramatic shortThe Railpath Hero (‘13\, TIFF Black Star Festival)\, the unscripted series Human Frequency Streetdocs (‘14) and the award-winning short doc Charley (2016). Laurie’s debut feature-length documentary\, A Mother Apart (‘24)\, won Audience Top 3 award (HotDocs)\, Best Canadian Feature (Inside Out)\, and was an Official Selection at BlackStar and DOC NYC (‘24)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://uniondocs.org/event/caribbean-film-series-a-mother-apart-2025-02-28/
LOCATION:BAM\, 30 Lafayette Ave\, BROOKLYN\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings & Events
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