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HARLEM I (Hi) FILM FEST

Opening Night: "A Gorgeous Mosaic" (Mayor David Dinkins).

“The Ugly Truth.”
“Ela: Breaking Boundaries.” (Photos / Hi Film Fest)

By Mabel Pais

Krishna Ashu Bhati’s “The Ugly Truth” and   Swapna Kurup’s ”Ela: Breaking Boundaries”  among them

The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi), New York takes place May 5-15. This 17th Edition is a hybrid presentation of the annual event. Harlem International Film Festival’s Program Director, Nasri Zacharia, said, “We are excited to once again have screenings at the New York Public Library and Columbia University, which both hold wonderful memories for this film festival. At the same time, we look forward to sharing so many wonderful films virtually to introduce our audiences throughout the state of New York to films from around the world. And, of course, we’ll continue our efforts to truly showcase the filmmakers and the setting of our beloved home neighborhoods of Harlem, Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, which we call the HUB.”

2022 HI FILM LINEUP

OPENING NIGHT SELECTIONS

A Gorgeous Mosaic                                                                   

DIR: Jamal Joseph l USA l 25m l World Premiere

A portrait of David Dinkins, the first Black mayor of New York City.

An American Street Mural in Harlem

DIR: Ano Okera l USA l 39m l World Premiere

Love is in the Legend                                           

DIR: Myra Lewis l USA l 1h 50m l World Premiere

Friday Screenings at Columbia University

Clarisa   

DIR: Philip Knowlton l USA l 17m

Let’s Talk Mental Health in Color  

DIR: Camille Bradshaw l USA l 56m

Swimming Against the Current                                                                 

DIR: Aminah Salaam l USA l 55m

Saturday Screenings at the AMC Magic Johnson Theater Harlem 9

Blurring the Color Line: Chinese in the Segregated South  

DIR: Crystal Lee Kwok l USA l 1h 17m

Preceded by

Shot in Italy        

DIR: Mirko Bischofberger l Switzerland l 16m

Sign the Show 

DIR: Cat Brewer l USA l 1h 36m

Saturday Shortcuts #1

Uptown Shorts From Harlem to the Bronx

(TRT: 1h 6m)

B-Box

DIR: Xavier Michael Griffiths l USA l 10m

En Avant                                                                                          

DIR: Sarah Jean Williams l USA l 13m l East Coast Premiere

If My Voice Rang Louder Than My Skin

DIR: Kyra Peters l USA l 4m l East Coast Premiere

Lowlife    

DIR: Alexandra Hinojosa l USA l 9m

Pécho                                                                                                     

DIR: Luis Villanueva, Pier Paolo, Mason Coburn l Philippines l 2m

Silent Partner                                                                                

DIR: Aristotle Torres l USA l 16m

Sheila                                                                                                

DIR: Gabri Christa l USA l 8m

Saturday Shortcuts #2

Black Love Matters

(TRT: 91 min)

An American Street Mural in Harlem                                            

DIR: Ano Okera l USA l 39m l World Premiere

Black.Eco                                                                                         

DIR: Shauna Davis l USA l 12m

Black Love Manifesto                                                                                

DIR: Liza Jessie Peterson l USA l 20m

Black Rainbow                                                                                

DIR: Zig Dulay l Philippines l 20m l International Premiere

VIRTUAL SCREENING SELECTIONS

NARRATIVE FEATURES

Broken Blooms                                                                                

DIR: Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio l Philippines l 1h 43m l East Coast Premiere

Maya And Her Lover                                                                                               DIR: Nicole Sylvester l USA l 1h 46m

Never Better                                                                                                   

DIR: Julianne Fox l USA l 1h 21m l World Premiere

Person Woman Man Camera TV                                                    

DIR: Niav Conty l USA l 1h 17m

Playing Through                                                                                       

DIR: Balbinka Korzeniowska l USA l 1h 27m

Raise Your Hand                                                                                                

DIR: Jessica Rae l USA l 1h 31m

Ranch Water   

DIR: Sophie Miller l USA l 1h 20m

The Ugly Truth     

DIR: Krishna Ashu Bhati l Germany l 1h 36m

The Walk                                                                                                      

DIR: Daniel Adams l USA l 1h 44m

What is Buried Must Remain                                                          

DIR: Elias Matar l Lebanon l 1h 35m l World Premiere

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Cinema and Sanctuary – Hans Richter & America’s First Documentary Film

DIR: Dave Davidson l USA l 60m

City of a Million Dreams                                                                           

DIR: Jason Berry l USA l 89m

Dying for Gold                                                                                            

DIR: Catherine Meyburgh & Richard Pakleppa l South Africa l 1h 39m

Ela: Breaking Boundaries                                                                  

DIR: Swapna Kurup l USA l 53m

Exclusion U 

DIR: Ginger Gentile l USA l 1h 25m

Girls for Future                                                                                              

DIR: Irja von Bernstorff l Germany l 1h 22m

Hiroshima: City of Water                                                                           

DIR: Chris John Brooke l UK l 1h 8m

Landis, Just Watch Me                                                                              

DIR: Eric Cochran l USA l 1h 35 min

Leveling Lincoln                                                                                        

DIR: Arden Teresa Lewis l USA l 1h 19m

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust                                 

DIR: Ann Kaneko l USA l 1h 24m

My Mother’s Son 

DIR: Jose Batista-Ayala l USA l 1h 27m

Samira’s Dream/Ndoto ya Samira

DIR: Nino Tropiano l Ireland l 1h 28m

Stateless                                                                                           

DIR: Michéle Stephenson l Haiti l 1h 34m

The Rumba Kings                                                                                         

DIR: Alan Brain l Peru l 1h 35m

Tonton Manu                                                                                    

DIR: Patrick Puzenat & Thierry Dechilly l France l 1h 30m

Truth Tellers                                                                                    

DIR: Richard Kane l USA l 58m

Ushiku                                                                                               

DIR: Thomas Ash l Japan l 1h 27m

Why We Walk                                                                                               

DIR: Eric Bishop l USA l 55m

WEBISODES

Bronx’ish

DIR: Danielle Alonzo l USA l 9m

How Did That Happen?!                                                                             

DIR: Laurence Shanet l USA l 27m

How to Hack Birth Control

DIR: Sassy Mohen l USA l 27 m

Lost/Found                                                               

DIR: Brian Christopher White l USA l 24m

QauranDream!

DIR: Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland

SHORTS

American Justice on Trial                                                                         

DIR: Andrew Abrahams & Herb Ferrette l USA l 40m

Birdie

DIR: Andrew Edison l USA l 13m l East Coast Premiere

Just a Moment                                                                                           

DIR: Djigui Diarra l France l 28m

Last Laugh                                                                                                    

DIR: Paul Lewis Anderson l USA l 25m

Out of Tune                                                                                     

DIR: Portlynn Tagavi l USA l 15m

Pat! A Revolutionary Black Molecule                                                                      

DIR: Lupe Tofaceit l USA l 9m

Resurrection! Airto Moreira & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band              

DIR: Dale Djerassi l USA l 21m

The Mason Ring            

DIR: Terry Dawson l USA l 15m

Think Like a Filmmaker                              

DIR: Eli Berliner l USA l 5m

When I Get Grown – Reflections of a Freedom Rider                                     

DIR: Chris Preitauer l USA l 32m

Wildcat   

DIR: Cat Dale l USA l 15m

TICKETS

For Film festival passes, tickets, and more information on the Harlem International Film Festival, go to HarlemFilmFestival.org

THE HARLEM INTERNATIONAL (Hi) FILM FESTIVAL

 Celebrating the art of cinema in the home of the Harlem Renaissance, The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) inspires and entertains by honoring dynamic films by anyone about anything under the sun. Conceived from the belief that we all have unique experiences and perspectives to share, the Festival actively seeks and exhibits fresh work. He is committed to exemplifying the eminence that Harlem represents and is dedicated to bringing attention to the finest filmmakers from Harlem and across the globe.

(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Cuisine, Health & Wellness and Spirituality)

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