MAY 2nd & 3rd, Opening May 4: Harry Belafonte: SING YOUR SONG @ ICE Theaters
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Sing You Song, 2011, USA
Wed, May 2, 7 pm
ICE Theaters Lawndale
3330 W Roosevelt Road
Adm: $5.00
Thursday, May 3, 7pm
ICE Theaters Chatham
210 W 87th St
Adm: $5.00
From Harlem to Mississippi to Africa and South Central Los Angeles, Sing Your Song takes us on a journey through Harry Belafonte’s life, work and most of all, his conscience, as it inspires us all to action!
Sing Your Song is an up close look at a great American, Harry Belafonte. A patriot to the last and a champion for worldwide human rights, Belafonte is one of the truly heroic cultural and political figures of the past 60 years. Told from Harry’s point of view, the film charts his life from a boy born in New York and raised in Jamaica, who returns to Harlem in his early teens where he discovers the American Negro Theater and the magic of performing.
From there the film follows Belafonte’s rise from the jazz and folk clubs of Greenwich Village and Harlem to his emergence as a star. However, even as a superstar, the life of a black man in 1960s America was far from easy and Belafonte was confronted with the same Jim Crow laws and prejudices that every other black man, woman and child in America was facing.
Among other things, the film presents a brief look at the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of an insider, someone who despite his high profile, wasn’t afraid to spend time in the trenches.
Black World Cinema, a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around the world. Black World Cinema presents films by filmmakers that bring us story with compelling content and a human dimension seldom presented in mainstream cinema.
All screenings are followed by lively discussions moderated by program director Floyd Webb or Cecilia Horde along with local scholars, screenwriters and directors.
Screenings are the first Wednesday at
ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters
3330 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60624
Screenings are the first Thursday at
ICE Chatham 14 Theaters
210 W. 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60620