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Maysles Institute, in collaboration with the Masculinity Project, presents a present a series of six long-form documentaries that focuses on how black masculinity defines the African American experience, within and outside the mainstream of family, justice, community, and culture. The Masculinity Project is a partnership between the National Black Programming Consortium and the Independent Television Service with funding by the Ford Foundation.
Box office open for advance ticket purchases Mon-Fri 12-6 & from 1 hour before until the end of all events. During these hours, knock on the window if door is locked. |
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Friday,
Sept. 12
7:30 pm  |
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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Dir. Karen Thorsen, 1990, 87 mins.
Q&A with Karen Thorsen and Albert Maysles. This film captures the passionate intellect and courageous writing of James Baldwin, a man who was born black, impoverished, gay and gifted. |
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Saturday,
Sept. 13
7:30 pm |
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Tongues Untied
Dir. Marlon Riggs, 1990, 55 mins.
Marlon Riggs’ film essay celebrating love between Black men as a revolutionary act. |
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Sunday,
Sept. 14
7:30 pm
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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Dir. Karen Thorsen, 1990, 87 mins.
Q&A with Karen Thorsen and Albert Maysles. This film captures the passionate intellect and courageous writing of James Baldwin, a man who was born black, impoverished, gay and gifted. |
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Monday,
Sept. 15
7:30 pm |
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Tongues Untied
Dir. Marlon Riggs, 1990, 55mins.
Marlon Riggs’ film essay celebrating love between Black men as a revolutionary act. |
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Wednesday, Sept. 17
7:30 pm
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Outside Looking In: Trans-racial Adoption In America
Dir. Phil Bertelsen, 2001, 57 mins.
Profiles of three American familes brought together—and sometimes pushed apart—by trans-racial adoption.
Hardwood
Dir. Hubert Davis, 2004, 29 mins.
The personal journey of director Hubert Davis as he sets out to find why his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, made the decisions that shaped Hubert’s own life. |
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Thursday, Sept. 18
7:30 pm
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Outside Looking In: Trans-racial Adoption In America
Dir. Phil Bertelsen, 2001, 57 mins.
Profiles of three American familes brought together—and sometimes pushed apart—by trans-racial adoption.
Hardwood
Dir. Hubert Davis, 2004, 29 mins.
The personal journey of director Hubert Davis as he sets out to find why his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, made the decisions that shaped Hubert’s own life. |
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Friday, Sept. 19
7:30 pm
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Wattstax
Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins. Filmmaker to attend.
Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful" African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future. |
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Saturday, Sept. 20
7:30 pm
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Wattstax
Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins.
Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful" African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future. |
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Sunday, Sept. 21
7:30 pm
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Wattstax
Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins.
Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful" African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future. |
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Monday, Sept. 22
7:00 pm
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The Pact (co-presented with Doc-Watchers)
Dir: Andrea Kalin, 2006, 84mins. Filmmaker to attend.
A gritty and provocative true-life story of three friends from the 'hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school to find a way to go to college and then medical school. |
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343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
Suggested Admission: $10 (unless otherwise noted). The box office is open 12 - 6pm Monday - Friday and 1 hour before all showtimes till event end.
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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
in partnership with the City Council.
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