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Deets: NYC Homecoming Week, August 14-22, will be a citywide celebration featuring free outdoor screenings throughout all five boroughs, co-presented by Rooftop!
A series of free film screenings will take place across the five boroughs August 14-22, as part of New York’s momentous Homecoming Week celebrations. Throughout the action-packed week, various premieres, sneak peeks, and screenings will occur in parks and venues, including the NYC premiere of Netflix’s upcoming documentary Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Harlem’s Jackie Robinson Park.
Screenings will include:
Monday, August 16th at Walter Gladwin Park, Bronx: NEON presents Jamila Wignot’s documentary Ailey, on the visionary New York dancer, director, choreographer, and activist Alvin Ailey;
Tuesday, August 17th at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island: A special Staten Island screening of the season two finale and an exclusive sneak peek at the season three premiere of FX’s critically acclaimed Emmy®-nominated comedy series What We Do in the Shadows;
Wednesday, August 18th: NYC Homecoming Week Film at Rockefeller Park, to be announced
Wednesday, August 18th at Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, Manhattan: The NYC premiere of Netflix and Marcus A. Clarke’s upcoming documentary Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali;
Thursday, August 19th at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn: Hulu, Disney’s Onyx Collective and Searchlight Pictures present Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s critically-acclaimed Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised);
Friday, August 20th at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens: A presentation of New York Shorts, including HBO’s How To with John Wilson: How To Cook the Perfect Risotto; and more
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