Schedule:

February 21, 2024

6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Evening Session - Beat Street 40th Anniversary Celebration
106 Minutes / Harry Belafonte And David V. Picker / Us
With Dreams Of Breaking Out Of Their South Bronx Existence, An Erstwhile Dj, Breakdancer, And Graffiti Artist See A Ray Of Hope When Local Composer And Choreographer Takes An Interest In Their Talent. But These Friends Will Find That Dreams Are Hard Won In The Epicenter Of New York’s Hip-Hop And Breakdancing Culture.

Celebrating The Influence And Legacy Of The 1984 Classic Directed By Harry Belafonte And David V. Picker, Beat Street Is Revered For Introducing Hip-Hop, Breakdancing And Urban Style To A Generation Of Young People Across America. The Sounds, Dancing, Art And Fashion In This Film Broke Down Barriers And Invited Everyone, No Matter Their Race Our Background, To Participate In This New Movement That Celebrated And Honored The Culture From Which It Emanated.

This Very Special Screening Of Beat Street Will Include Rappers And Breakers From The Film, As Well As Critics Of Music, Art And Fashion Who Will Help Break Down Why Beat Street Had Such An Impact In The 1980’s That Is Still Resonating Today

Fit / Katie Murphy Amphitheater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only. Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station.
Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

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February 22, 2024

11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Day Session — Love Thy Neighbor'hood / New York Stories
What Is A Home? How Do We View The Communities That Shaped Us Into Who We Are Today?

For Black History Month, Justice Film Festival Has Partnered With Fit Students From The Black Student Union To Present Films That Embody The Spirit Of: Love Thy Neighbor’hood, An Exhibition That Illustrates The Dynamics Of Home And What That Means To Each Artist. From An Outside Perspective, Many Predominantly Black Neighborhoods Are Viewed As Dangerous And Scary Places, Where Nothing Good Ever Comes About. These Filmmakers And Artists Are Challenging That Narrative Through Their Work. The Exhibit And Films Feature Works Of Varying Mediums Created By People Of A Wide-Range Of Backgrounds Across The Diaspora.
Featuring: Last Lap / Speak / I Identify As Me / Mixed Memories / I Am Not Ok / In Honor Of A Purple Heart / Saint Leroi

New York Stories (4:00-5:00 Pm)
A Selection Of Short Films That Celebrate The Spirit And Diversity Of New York City.
Featuring: Queens Pride / Interception / Songs For You, Always / Chasing Light / Alien Numbers

Fit / D207 Theater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only. Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station. Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Thursday: Evening Session "Care In Common"
Care In Common” Is Presented By Justice Film Festival In Partnership With Caring Across, An All Ages Movement To Transform The Way We Care.

Dctv Firehouse Cinema
By Subway: N, R, Q, W, 6, J, A, C, E To Canal Street
By Foot/Car: On The East Side Of Lafayette Street Between Walker & White Streets

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February 23, 2024

12:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Day Session — Periodical / Short Films
Short Films! (12:30-3:15 Pm)
Featuring: 100 Million Displaced / A Clean Slate / A'ai / Arivals / Deserted / Echoes Of The Rio / Forbidden To See Us Scream In Tehran / I Am Because You Are / Mobile / Olive Tree / Renegade Running / Runaway / The Test

Periodical (3:30-5:00 Pm)
95 Minutes / Lina Lyte Plioplyte / Us
The Unexpected Story Of The Human Body Exploring The Marvel And Mystery Of The Menstrual Cycle. Periodical Includes Interviews With Experts, Activists, Doctors, Journalists, And Celebrities Including Gloria Steinem, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Watts And Anna Konkle. Periodical Is Told Through Innovative Mixed Media Storytelling For Everyone Who Wants To Know More About The Menstrual Cycle, And Especially For Those Who Don’t.

Fit / Katie Murphy Amphitheater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only. Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station. Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

5:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Friday: Evening Session — Die Laughing / The Abc's Of Book Banning / Bobi Wine: The People's President
Die Laughing (5:30-7:00 Pm)
19 Minutes /Jl Pomeroy, Tom Broecker / Us
A Documentary Short That Illuminates The Power Of Comedy, And The Lengths Comedians Will Go To Inspire Laughter While Expressing The Truth Where Freedom Of Expression Is A Literal Fight For Freedom.

The Abc’s Of Book Banning
27 Minutes / Sheila Nevins / Us
In Recent Years, More Than 2,500 Books Have Been Removed From School Districts Around The Us, Labeled As Banned, Restricted, Or Challenged, And Made Unavailable To Millions Of Students. By No Accident, The Themes Targeted Are The Usual Scapegoats Of The American Right—Lgbtq+ Issues, Black History, And Women’s Empowerment—Impeding The Power Of Future Generations To Develop Their Own Thoughts And Opinions On Critical Social Issues. By Weaving Together A Lyrical Montage Of Young Readers And Authors, The Abc’s Of Book Banning Reveals The Voices Of The Impacted Parties, And Inspires Hope For The Future Through The Profound Insights Of Inquisitive Youthful Minds.

Bobi Wine: The People’s President (7:00-9:00 Pm)
118 Minutes / Christopher Sharp & Moses Bwayo / Uganda
In Uganda’s 2021 Presidential Election, Music Star, Activist And Opposition Leader Bobi Wine, Together With His Wife Barbie, Rallies His People In A Dangerous Fight For Freedom From President Museveni’s Oppressive 35-Year Regime.

Fit / Katie Murphy Amphitheater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only. Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station.
Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

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February 24, 2024

2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Day Session — Join Or Die / Awakening To Justice / Pine Grove: More Than A School
Awakening To Justice  (2:00-3:30 Pm)
35 Minutes / Untamed / Us
When A Historian Discovers A Forgotten Abolitionist Manuscript Dated From 1839, He And His Fellow Researchers Uncover A Text That Sheds Light On The Reality Of Racism Today — And The History Of Faith And Race In America.

Pine Grove: More Than A School
18 Minutes / Janelle Proulx, Tyler Kirby / Us
Told By Members Of The Community And Former Students, More Than A School Documents The Story Of Pine Grove, One Of Few Remaining Tuskegee-Rosenwald Community Schools. Built In 1917 To Educate African American Children In The South During The Jim Crow Era, The Historic Schoolhouse Is Now Listed On America’s "Most Endangered Historic Places."

Join Or Die (3:30-5:00 Pm)
103 Minutes / Rebecca Davis And Pete Davis / Us
Join Or Die Is A Film About Why You Should Join A Club — And Why The Fate Of America May Depend On It. In This Feature Documentary, Follow The Half-Century Story Of America's Civic Unraveling Through The Journey Of Legendary Social Scientist Robert Putnam, Whose Groundbreaking "Bowling Alone" Research Into America's Decades-Long Decline In Community Connections Could Hold The Answers To Our Democracy's Present Crisis. Flanked By Influential Fans And Scholars — From Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, And Surgeon General Vivek Murthy To Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, And Priya Parker  As Well As Inspiring Groups Building Community In Neighborhoods Across The Country, Join Bob As He Explores Three Urgent Civic Questions: What Makes Democracy Work? Why Is American Democracy In Crisis? And, Most Importantly…What Can We Do About It.

Fit / D207 Theater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only. Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station. Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

5:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Saturday: Evening Session "A Night For Ukraine" — 20 Days In Mariupol / Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles / Indomitable
"A Night For Ukraine"—On The 2-Year Anniversary Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine We Look Back At The Atrocities Of This War And Celebrate Those Who Are Offering Hope And Justice For Its People
Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles (5:30-7:00 Pm)
12 Minutes / Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk / Ukraine

On The 19th Day Of The War
6 Minutes / Odveig Klyve / Norway
The Norwegian Poet, Odveig Klyve, Wrote This Poem On March 14, 2022, The 19th Day Of The War In Ukraine, And Published It On Social Media The Same Day. The Poem Was Quickly Shared Several Thousand Times. Spontaneously People Started To Translate This Poem, And It Has Now Been Translated Into More Than 100 Different Languages And Dialects.

Indomitable
21 Minutes / Sonia Lowman / Ukraine
Narrated And Executive Produced By Sienna Miller With Original Music By Ben Harper, Indomitable Tells The Story Of The Emotional Wounds Of The War In Ukraine, Centered On The Besieged Town Of Chernihiv. There, At The Country’s Central Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Hundreds Of Patients And Staff Rode Out One Of The Worst Chapters Of The War, Hunkered Together In The Basement For 37 Days Without Power Or Heat. Their Experience Tells The Larger Story Of The Mental Health Crisis That Ukrainians Will Now Face For Years To Come.

20 Days In Mariupol (7:00-9:00 Pm)
97 Minutes / Mstyslav Chernov/ Ukraine
An Ap Team Of Ukrainian Journalists Trapped In The Besieged City Of Mariupol Struggle To Continue Their Work Documenting Atrocities Of The Russian Invasion. As The Only International Reporters Who Remain In The City As Russian Forces Close In, They Capture What Become Some Of The Most Defining Images Of The War: Dying Children, Mass Graves, The Bombing Of A Maternity Hospital, And More.

Fit / Katie Murphy Amphitheater
Fit Can Be Reached By Subway: 1, A, C, E, F, R, Or W, And The M On Weekdays Only.
Take The 1, R, Or W To The 28th Street Station. Take The A, C, E, F, Or M To The 23rd Street Station.
Located At Seventh Avenue And 27th Street, New York City

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Date: February 21 - 24, 2024

Location: Various Venues in New York, NY 10001

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