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DESCRIPTION:​​With Sheril Antonio\, Neema Barnette\, Jelani Cobb\, Stanley 
 Crouch\, Warrington Hudlin\, Malcolm Lee\, Shola Lynch\, and Khalil Muhamm
 ad in person \n\nPart of Changing the Picture\, sponsored by Time Warner I
 nc. \n\n  \n\nUntil the releases in the past two years ​​of 12 Years a Sla
 ve and Django Unchained\, the subject of slavery\, the “peculiar instituti
 on” that shaped the American identity and psyche\, has been largely absent
  from the American film and television narratives. Museum of the Moving Im
 age marks the beginning of Black History Month by hosting an afternoon pro
 gram of rare screenings and lively discussions with major critics and film
 makers that take a close look at the artistic treatment by the filmmakers 
 who get to tell this story and the meanings of the stories they select to 
 tell. \n\n\nSCREENING \n\nSolomon Northup’s Odyssey \n\n1:00 p.m. \n\nDir.
  Gordon Parks. 1984\, 115 mins. Digital projection. With Avery Brooks\, Rh
 etta Greene\, Mason Adams. Almost 30 years before 12 Years a Slave\, the l
 egendary photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks directed this adaptation 
 of Solomon Northup’s memoir about his life as a black man who is kidnapped
  and sold into slavery. At the time of its airing\, Gene Siskel wrote\, “I
  don’t believe Roots was any more powerful or better acted than Solomon No
 rthup’s Odyssey.” \n\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION \n\n“Which Story\, What Story\, a
 nd Whose Story Is Being Told?” \n\n  3:15 p.m. \n\nA distinguished panel o
 f critics and historians will discuss the recent the depiction of slavery 
 in such high-profile works as 12 Years a Slave\, Django Unchained\, and ot
 her films. Confirmed panelists include Sheril Antonio\, Associate Dean\, N
 ew York University Tisch School of the Arts\; Jelani Cobb\, Associate Prof
 essor of History\, University of Connecticut\; Stanley Crouch\, columnist 
 for the New York Daily News\; and Khalil Muhammad\, Director of The Schomb
 urg Center for Research in Black Culture\, New York Public Library. The pa
 nel will be moderated by Warrington Hudlin\, President of the Black Filmma
 ker Foundation and Museum trustee. &nbsp\; \n\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION \n\n“Who
  Gets to Tell the Story? Why and Why Not?” \n\n  5:00 p.m. \n\nProminent A
 frican-American filmmakers discuss the unique challenges they face in tell
 ing historically significant stories. Confirmed speakers include Neema Bar
 nette (Woman Thou Art Loosed on the Seventh Day)\, Malcolm Lee (Best Man H
 oliday)\, and Shola Lynch (Free Angela Davis).&nbsp\;The panel will be mod
 erated by Warrington Hudlin\, President of the Black Filmmaker Foundation 
 and Museum trustee. \n\n\nSCREENING \n\nBurn! starring Marlon Brando \n\n 
  6:30 p.m. \n\nDir. Gillo Pontecorvo. 1969\, 112 mins. Digital projection.
  With Marlon Brando\, Evaristo Márquez\, Norman Hill\, Renato Salvatori. T
 he professional mercenary Sir William Walker (Marlon Brando) instigates a 
 slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help impro​​v
 e the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the s
 ame rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power\, thre
 atening British sugar interests. This rarely screened film by the director
  of The Battle of Algiers features one of Marlon Brando’s strongest perfor
 mances. \n\n\n​​Tickets: $15 ($12 students / $9 Museum members / free for 
 Silver Screen members and above). Ticket includes access to the Museum's g
 alleries and all Massa' Gaze screenings and discussions. Order online or c
 all 718 777 6800 to reserve tickets. \n\n  \n\nMassa’ Gaze was conceived a
 nd organized by Warrington Hudlin in his dual role as President of the Bla
 ck Filmmaker Foundation (BFF) and trustee of Museum of the Moving Image. P
 romotional partners include: American Black Film Festival (ABFF)\,&nbsp\;B
 K Nation.org\, Black Documentary Collective (BDC)\,&nbsp\;Black Filmmaker 
 Foundation (BFF)\, Medgar Evers College Film &amp\; Culture Series\,&nbsp\
 ;NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, The Eagle Academy for Young Men\, Reelblac
 k.com\,&nbsp\;Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture\,&nbsp\;Shado
 w and Act Blog\,&nbsp\;WBLS-FM Open Line talk radio show.
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LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image
SUMMARY:Massa' Gaze: Screenings and Critical Discussions of the Depictions 
 of Slavery in Film and Television
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