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.
Saturday,
Mar. 27
6:30 pm
Sen One Graphics and the Universal Zulu Nation Present:
Hip-Hop Hieroglyphics
***Fundraiser for the Afrika Bambaataa Cultural Center***
Style Wars Dir. Tony Silver, 1983, 69 min.
Style Wars is the holy grail of graffiti, hip hop and early 80s NYC urban culture. Was also awarded the Grand Prize for Documentaries at the 1983 Sundance Film Festival. This documentary is regarded as the indispensable document of New York Street culture of the early '80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis.
Panel and Art Exhibit Featuring: Sen One, James Top, Lava 1 and 2, Henry Chalfant. Followed by book signing with Henry Chalfant, "Subway Art," 25th anniversary edition.
Plus a reception with Legendary DJs Lord Yoda X, DJ EZ Rock, amd DJ Uncle Cess on the 1s And 2s!!
The Universal Zulu Nation Presents:
Zulu Cinema A Portion of the Proceeds from this event will go to the
Afrika Bambaataa Multi-Cultural Community Center building fund
5:00 pm
Turn Off Channel Zero Dir. Opio Sokoni, 2007, 114 mins
The aim of Turn Off Channel Zero is to kick the hell out of the creators of negative images. Professor Griff of the legendary Hip Hop group Public Enemy kicks it with activists, artists, filmmakers and everyday people about the state of Hip Hop. There are solutions, actions and some real things that get said. Its real like that when people turn off Channel Zero.
Followed by panel discussion featuring Dr. Shaka Zulu of Universal Zulu Nation. More speakers TBA
8:00 pm
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History Dir. Dick Fontaine, 1984, 60 min.
This tremendous, highly stylized BBC production features dynamic appearances by a veritable who's who of original school luminaries: Kool Herc (in what are perhaps his most revealing and personal public interviews), Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, the Cold Crush Brothers, Lisa Lee, Sha-Rock, graffiti writer Brim of Tats Cru, and Officer Kevin Hickey of the NYPD's infamous Vandal Squad. Rhymed narration provided by NYC broadcasting legend Gary Byrd.
Followed by a panel discussion featuring Queen Kenya, Cholly Rock, Seelo representing F.O.T.B.S
Featuring the Artwork of Lava 1 and 2 and an After Party!
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.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
