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Dance Films Co-Presents: ‘Babylon Dreamers’ at the Margaret Mead Film Festival

October 22, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Roman Schumunov's BABYLON DREAMERS

Margaret Mead Film Festival and Dance Films Co-Present

Babylon Dreamers

at the Margaret Mead Film Festival

Sunday, October 22, 2017 Screening at 5:00PM

American Museum of Natural History Entrance on 77th Street near Central Park West New York, NY 10024-5192 Click here for directions.

Dance Films Association is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Margaret Mead Film Festival, co-presenting dance film Babylon Dreamers with the Other Israel Film Festival on October 22, 2017 at the American Museum of Natural History.
Babylon Dreamers (Hacholmimn Mibabylon) 
Roman Shumunov | 2016 | 87 minutes | Israel 
US Premiere | Director & Protagonists in Attendance 
Headspins, windmills, and b-boying: a group of immigrants from the former Soviet Union form a breakdancing troupe in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Israel. They dream of competing in the International Breakdancing Competition in Germany, but the road is paved with hardship and crisis. Lacking an instructor, they learn moves from videotapes and move one step closer to their goal.
Learn more about the film here.
Still from ‘Babylon Dreamers’  

Co-presented by:
2017 Margaret Mead Film FestivalThe American Museum of Natural History’s Margaret Mead Film Festival screens documentaries that increase our understanding of the complexity and diversity of the peoples and cultures that populate our planet. The Mead Festival has evolved with the times while maintaining its important history and has grown steadily to reflect the ever-evolving incarnations of storytelling, technology and growing access to communities near and far. The Mead Festival presents the best in documentary, experimental films, animation, hybrid works, and more.

Other Israel Film Festival 2017 LogoFounded in 2007, The Other Israel Film Festival uses film to foster social awareness and cultural understanding. The Festival presents dramatic and documentary films, as well as engaging panels about history, culture, and identity on the topic of minority populations in Israel with a focus on Arab citizens of Israel/Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up twenty percent of Israel’s population. Our goal is to promote awareness and appreciation of the diversity of the state of Israel, provide a dynamic and inclusive forum for exploration of, and dialogue about populations on the margins of Israeli society, and encourage cinematic expression and creativity in dealing with these themes. Our programming is guided by our mission to showcase quality cinema that brings the human stories and daily lives of Arab citizens and other minority groups to the big screen, focusing on those often overlooked by mainstream Israeli society and culture.

 
 

dfa_logo_no_bg-copyDance Films Association, Inc. (DFA) is dedicated to furthering the art of dance film. Connecting artists and organizations, fostering new works for new audiences, and sharing essential resources, DFA seeks to be a catalyst for innovation in and preservation of dance on camera. Currently, DFA is actively seeking to broaden its audience via new media initiatives and membership drives, to support cutting edge approaches to dance documentation, and to expand partnerships with schools, arts partners, media sites, and other institutions. Alongside the Dance on Camera Festival, DFA conducts year round programming such as the Dance Film Lab, Dance Films Presents, and Capturing Motion NYC and additionally acts as a Fiscal Sponsor and offers a Production Grant.

NYCulture_no bg This program is made possible in part with support from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, The Office of the Mayor Bill De Blasio, and Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl.

Venue

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West & 79th Street
New york, NY 10024 United States
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Website:
http://www.amnh.org/