We are honoured to invite you, dear members of our theatre and film community, to the New York City Bar Association's important event:
The Sound of the Siren: Commemorative Reflection on the History of the Holocaust and the Rise of Global Antisemitism program on April 19th.
This event is Co-Sponsored by The Garden of the Avant-Garde Film and Theatrical Foundation. Let us join in the fight against intolerance, racism and the blatant denial of historical facts.
Fordham Law’s 74th Annual Alumni Luncheon
We have commenced an initiative with the Climate Smart Agriculture Network in a effort to empower woman and youth on the African Continent with an eye on a documentary film in that region.
Youth and Women as Enablers in Enhancing the Domestication and Localization of Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030
Achieving SDGs is impossible without the equipping Women and the Youth. Thanks to @GcuCsayn to acknowledge the need of the youth and women as enablers to enhance the domestication and localisation to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Join us as world leaders share their knowledge with us.
D'Arts Connector interviews to a first-time movie director Sophia Romma. Her independently produced movie "Used and Borrowed time" has garnered numerous awards this festival season and was Oscar Eligible. And this is only one side of my guest's many talents. Our inspirational conversation turned out to be absolutely fascinating. Do not leave in the middle!
Avis Boone, host of "That's How We Role Podcast"
The legendary Charles Weldon, Artistic Director of the Negro Ensemble Company presents a tale summoning tolerance and equity for immigrants worldwide in Sophia Romma's play at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. Prepare to engage in politically satirical Cabaret like no other, composed of the very fabric that created the American landscape. Considering the onset of today's xenophobia and the plague of hatred towards those who have failed to assimilate, this plays is as important as ever.
Claus Mueller: (New York Correspondent at M21Entertainment, Paris, France)"Though I liked the film I did not cover it for our digital publications now reaching more than 200.000 international media professionals., The distribution parameter is too narrow even in the relatively small art / political film market. If the film had been edited down to the essentials it would have a better chance, but it was too loaded with interesting but secondary elements."
Amy Taubin: (Indie Wire, Sound and Sound Movie Magazine): Lot's of ambitious ideas..."
Gerald Wright Film Showcase: "This overall ensemble performance is brilliant and hits its mark. The impeccable staging on screen shows that the actors throw themselves into their roles. This is a unique means in cinema production, as it is a plot-driven presentation, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. However, there is a sense of this being epic by way of its historical value as it covers an expanse of time."
MARK SAVITT: "The continuation of Racism and Anti-Semitism is a theme worth exploring, The script is as subtle as a sledge hammer and the action is grotesque. The actors are all especially fine at creating their expressively iconic roles. Many of them have much experience as stage performers and this contributed to the richness of their work. Ms Romma can get fine performances from her troup, especially Cam Kornman and Maureen O'Connor. I know we all tend to overeat, especially around Christmas Time."
Beate Hein Bennett New York Theater Wire: "Sophia Romma creates a multi-dimensional microcosm in this film. An actual tragic event that happened in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s during the height of the civil rights struggle is the basis for the central plot: a fatal love encounter between a blind Jewish girl and a black young man. White racist intolerance and laws against any mixed race relations in the Southern US had reached a fever pitch of hatred, and murderous vigilante actions had become an all too common occurrence."