Master class and Screening of ‘VINTAGE- FAMILIES OF VALUE‘
Open to general public
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Shepard Hall, The City College of New York
2 PM : Master Class(Room 290)
5 PM : Reception (Room 290)
6: 30 PM : VINTAGE – Screening with Q&A (Room 291)
Presented by The Documentary Forum @CCNY, The Simon H. Rifkind Center, The Black Studies Program, and The Black Documentary Collective
'Mask Lady', Still shot of 'VINTAGE- Families of Value' Courtesy of Chimpanzee Productions
'Brothers', Still shot of 'VINTAGE- Families of Value' Courtesy of Chimpanzee Productions
“VINTAGE- FAMILIES OF VALUE” is a thoughtful and sometimes painful examination of three black families through the eyes of gay and lesbian siblings including Harris and his brother Lyle Ashton Harris. The director confronts the issue by asking his mother to talk about her two sons being gay. This documentary weaves together stories from all three families with impressionistic scenes that express what some are unwilling to say. This lyrical and impressionistic film, blends intimate and sometimes painful conversations between family members, with dramatic re-creations, verity footage, performance, audio-visual collage and archival photos and films to sketch a provocative tableau of three modern black families negotiating sexuality and identity.
Harris’ 1995 documentary feature premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won Best Documentary at the Atlanta Film and Video Festival, a Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and was selected for Official Competition at FESPACO in 1997. VINTAGE was broadcast nationally on Free Speech TV in 1999.
The screening is free and takes place in Room 291, Shepard Hall (W.140 St. and Convent Ave.) on the Campus of the City College of New York.
For more information, please visit the City College of New York.
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