¡FUEGO! Remember The Fires

¡FUEGO! Remember The Fires

Film / Media, Multidiscipline, Partnerships, Theater

October 19, 2019 in THE BRONX – Pregones/PRTT, in partnership with We Stay/Nos Quedamos, WNET • Thirteen, and Indie Lens Pop-Up, presents a multi-part afternoon arts and humanities program on the subject of the Bronx fires! Excerpt screening of documentary DECADE OF FIRE by Vivian Vázquez, excerpt reading of forthcoming musical TORCHED! by Rosalba Rolón and Pregones/PRTT Ensemble, conversation with the creatives and Edwin Pagán, and walking tour led by Elena Martínez and Petr Stand. FREE ADMISSION – RSVP now open!

BxFW: October

Film / Media, Partnerships, Presenting

October 2, 2019 in THE BRONX – BxFW screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! This month’s feature is GRAZING THE SKY by Horacio Alcalá, a revealing look at the incredible physical exploits of eight circus acrobats from around the globe, and the drama that ties diverse artists and athletes from Circus School in Gaza, Palestine, to Cirque Du Soleil in Sydney, Australia. Co-presented with Prime Latino Media and 21 Islands International Film Festival. FREE admission. Seating is limited. RESERVE NOW!

Wolfgang Staehle 2001

Wolfgang Staehle’s 2001

Film / Media, Music, Partnerships, Presenting, Visual Arts

September 11, 2019 in THE BRONX – Real-time screening of large scale video installation by net.art pioneer Wolfgang Staehle, presented in partnership with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and in observance of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Video will start at 8:00 am and will show the entire course of the day, with the planes crashing at 8:46 am and 9:03 am, followed by the aftermath, running until sundown. Live music improvisation featuring Edsel Gómez, on piano, and Iván Renta, on saxophone, at 6pm. FREE event. Seating is limited — RSVP now!

Mirada Extendida - Detail of works by Rafael Rivera Rosa

Mirada Extendida

Film / Media, Painting, Presenting, Visual Arts

Now On View in THE BRONX – First U.S. exhibition of recent digital works by Puerto Rican master painter, printmaker, and graphic designer Rafael Rivera Rosa, and related screening of documentary film MIRADA EXTENDIDA by Juan Carlos García Padilla. Both the artist and the filmmaker will be present at opening night event. Co-presented with Bronx Film Wednesdays and Prime Latino Media.

BxFW: JUNE

Film / Media, Partnerships, Presenting

June 5, 2019 in THE BRONX – BxFW screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! This month’s feature is AFTER MARÍA: THE TWO SHORES by Sonia Fritz, a hopeful look at Puerto Rico eight months after the devastation of Hurricane María. In-person Q&A with filmmaker! Co-presented with Prime Latino Media and 21 Islands International Film Festival. FREE admission. Seating is limited. RESERVE NOW!

BxFW: APRIL

Film / Media, Partnerships, Presenting

April 10, 2019 in THE BRONX – Bronx Film Wednesdays (BxFW) screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! Featuring I AM A DREAMER, a new documentary fiction series about the DREAMers generation, by Mario Rosales. Co-presented with Prime Latino Media and 21 Islands International Film Festival.